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Evansville business owner says city should help shops hurt by constant construction
EVANSVILLE – Your Brother’s Bookstore had only been open a month when the city blew up the building down the street. The planned implosion of the decrepit skyscraper at 420 Main St. closed roads, reconfigured routes and misted parts of Downtown Evansville in a layer of dust. The dynamite vibrations even caused a...
Kentucky Attorney General Coleman moves to block Hazard’s restaurant tax, calls it ‘unlawful’
The Eastern Kentucky city of Hazard is facing another legal obstacle in its effort to begin collecting a restaurant tax. Attorney General Russell Coleman is appealing a Franklin Circuit Court order that said Hazard was eligible to pursue the tax. He called it “an unlawful tax” for the city of about 5,200. The restaurant tax, […]
Danville couple opens their hearts and home through adoption
DANVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) —When Justin and Kasey Padgett married in 2018, they knew they wanted to have their own children, but they said God had a different plan. “We tried to have a baby on our own, and it just did not work out for us. And so, we applied to become foster parents in 2020,” said Kasey Padgett.
Candidate for governor meets with voters ahead of October debate
POSEY COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — Candidates from local and state races spoke at the Cream the Candidate event in Posey County. Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater was in attendance. Rainwater hopes to become Indiana’s next governor. “I believe that in 2024 what Hoosiers need is better government, not bigger government, not more taxes taken away from […]
Rain Delays Didn't Stop The Action At Salem Speedway Aug. 17
The Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery couldn’t be stopped by two rain delays and a late-night track lighting failure on Saturday night, Aug. 17. It was “Classic Cars Cruise in on the High Banks”. Several owners took advantage to ride the banks with their vintage...
City looking into building public skate park in Mt. Vernon
MT. VERNON, Ind. (WFIE) - The mayor’s office in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, is gauging public interest in adding a public skatepark. The city shared an online survey to get input as to what the community might like to see in a potential skate park. Hunger Skateparks would be designing...
Indiana’s first Civics Bee champion cares about student mental health
Ellie Fost is a self-described nerd. A nerd that talks up parents about the economy and reads the day’s news before class. But she’s also a nerd whose passion echoes in the Indiana Statehouse because she’s invigorated by what she’s talking about and unafraid of the large crowd in front of her.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library keeps growing in Indiana but Marion County lacks full access
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In 85 counties in Indiana, all children under age 5 can register to read free books delivered to their home through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. That’s 31 more counties than a year ago. But many children in the state’s most populous county, Marion, are still […]
Goals, saves and PKs: Vote for IHSAA girls soccer players of the week (Aug. 19-24)
IndyStar will be recognizing the top girls soccer players in Indiana with our players of the week poll. Scroll to the bottom of the article to vote. Voting is open until noon Friday. ...
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