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Ascension selling 9 Illinois hospitals to California-based Prime Healthcare
Ascension is selling nine of its Illinois hospitals — more than half of its hospitals in the state — to a large, California-based health system, it announced Thursday. Ascension plans to sell the hospitals, along with four of its post-acute and senior living facilities, to Prime Healthcare. Neither Prime nor Ascension disclosed the sale price Thursday. The hospitals slated to be sold to Prime ...
Road diet coming to Willow street
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) officials heard public comment on a proposed road diet for State Road 441 in Vincennes on Thursday. Several turned out to hear the plan and voice concerns. A road diet typically involves converting an existing four-lane undivided roadway to a three-lane roadway consisting of two...
WINTERROWD LODGE #664 GOLF TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The Winterrowd Lodge #664 Open Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, August 3rd, at the Richland Golf Club in Olney with an 8:00 tee time that morning and a limit of 25 teams to take part. It’s a shotgun start for the handicapped scramble event with the entry fee at $80 per person, including green fees and golf carts furnished, plus food from 9:00 to 1:00, refreshments at the Pro Shop and on the course, and various door prizes. For more details or to sign up, call the Richland Golf Club at 618-395-1661 as soon as possible.
Shots fired investigation underway in Evansville
EPD investing early Friday morning shots fired report with injuries and one arrest. One injured after early morning shots fired report in Evansville. A victim is being treated for injuries after driving themselves to the hospital following an early morning shots fired report in Evansville.
Lowes employee caught stealing money from registers, police say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police have arrested an employee at an area business. Officers say they were called to the eastside Lowes because 19-year-old Jack Hammond, II, had been stealing money from the store. Police say Hammond was an employee for about six months and would put money back...
Grandmother turns in grandson who hit ambulance on run, fled the scene
A teenager with a previous DUI conviction has crashed into the back of an ambulance on a run and fled the scene. James Franklin, 18, of Providence, struck the rear of an ambulance with its lights and siren activated Wednesday morning at approximately 10:00, according to multiple media reports. Franklin’s...
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources
(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar companies to pay more to rent land than the farmers feeding the nation. Myke Luebbers of the Illinois Freedom Alliance said there were more green areas in Southern California before solar farms were...
Photos Show a Bear is Now Touring Southern Illinois Golf Courses
If you're planning to golf in Illinois soon especially in the southern part of the state, you might want to know that a predator might be watching. Many photos show there's a bear currently touring southern Illinois golf courses. I saw CBS in Chicago share this interesting story about a...
Knox Co. Health Dept. to Hold Back-to-School Immunization Clinic
The Knox County Health Department will conduct a Back-to-School Immunization Clinic today from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the Bierhaus Building on N. 2nd Street in Vincennes. . Immunizations offered will include those required by local school districts as well as recommended vaccines for various...
Community comes together to remember life of 8-month-old Miya Rudd
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — The community came together to remember the life of a missing Ohio County baby who is presumed dead. The Pleasent Valley Community Church and Glenn Funeral Home and Crematorium hosted a visitation, celebration of life, and a vigil on Thursday for 8-month-old Miya Rudd. “The community has shown remarkable support today […]
July 30th Initial Hearing Set for Woman Charged with Attempted Murder
A Vincennes woman was returned to Knox County from Lawrence County Illinois to face a warrant for attempted murder. 23 year-old Madalyn Dennis is accused of the crime in relation to a shooting earlier this week at Autumn Ridge Apartments. Authorities claim the un-named victim was shot in the head in his car, but drove himself to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment. Witnesses say a second car drove away from the scene.
Hoosier residents can earn a free pre-veterinary technology certificate at Vincennes University - here's how
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTHI) - Hoosier students can now earn a tuition-free pre-veterinary technology certificate at Vincennes University. It's through the state's "Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant." The one-year certificate is a stepping stone for starting a career in the industry. It also meets the requirements for applying to Purdue's...
Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit coming to Vincennes University’s Shake Library
VINCENNES, Ind. July 25, 2024 – The Vincennes University Shake Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
Beshear’s PAC has raised $493,000, but given little so far to help other candidates
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear’s political action committee raised $493,000 in its first six months, but so far it has made few contributions to fulfill its purpose of helping “good people” win closely-contested elections across the country. Through June 30 the Beshear PAC, named In This Together, has donated only $24,800 to candidates it has […]
With chance of VP pick, Beshear questioned on national issues. Here's what he had to say
As Gov. Andy Beshear is thrust into the national spotlight as a contender for the Democratic vice presidential nomination, the two-term Kentucky statesman is being pushed to answer questions about topics ranging from border security to the Israel-Hamas war. The popular Democratic governor is mostly known inside of Kentucky for his steady leadership...
Big Lots closing up to 40 stores across the US—including these 3 Illinois locations
We now know which locations Big Lots will be closing across Illinois. Big Lots, the Ohio-based retail discount chain announced on July 10 the company’s plans to close up to 40 locations across the country this year, due to financial challenges the brand is facing in a post-Covid market.
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