Category Archives: Local News

Mt. St. Joseph Retreat Building Coming Down
A historic building that has stood for almost 150 years will be torn down next year. The bricks in the walls and foundation are crumbling, and there are other problems inside. Dan Heckel is director o...
Jul 22, 2021 Internet Archive Book Images

Local Food Bank Gets State Funding
Eleven Hoosier food banks, including one in Evansville will get a slice of a State of Indiana funding pie. And it's a pretty tasty pie, at $1 million to support the organizations' efforts to provide s...
Jul 22, 2021 Gilgongo / CC

Teachers Ask For A Raise
Teachers at the East Gibson School Corporation went before the school board last week to request a pay raise. The funds for teacher salaries and benefits are dictated by student attendance. In the las...
Jul 22, 2021 jdog90 / CC

Felon Back In Jail
An Evansville man convicted of a 1992 murder is back in jail on several charges. E-P-D detectives say home surveillance footage shows 48-year-old James Decker appear to hit a man with a car at Florida...
Jul 22, 2021 James Decker (Vanderburgh County Jail)

EVSC Plans for Opening Day
The first day of school for EVSC students is a little more than two weeks away. But even as that first day looms, new COVID cases are once again on the increase. The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp...
Jul 21, 2021 Graphic Provided by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

Firefighters Practice Downtown
This is a drill. If you see fire trucks around the 420 building in downtown Evansville, don't worry, it's a training exercise. The building is about to be torn down, so firefighters are getting practi...
Jul 21, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Case Against Fmr Gibson Clerk Dismissed
The case against former Gibson Co. clerk James Morrow has been dismissed. The trial was held in Vanderburgh County with Pike County prosecutors. As reported earlier this month, there was a mistrial. P...
Jul 21, 2021 Clyde Robinson / CC

Public Comment on Water Rate Sought
If you are an Evansville municipal water customer and would like to comment on the utility's pending rate request, you have the chance to do just that. Evansville's water utility is proposing a $15.6 ...
Jul 21, 2021 Joe Pell / CC

Concert Canceled
If you were going to see ZZ Top at the Ford Center tonight (Wed), you're going to have to change your plans. The group says ... Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Wednesday's performance at the For...
Jul 20, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Wesselman Woods To End Recycling
Wesselman Woods will drop on-site recycling. Officials say this will allow them to devote more time and resources on preserving Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands. Recycling numbers are down at indiv...
Jul 20, 2021 Steven Leith / CC


