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The new Rainbow Beach is 10 years old
Today marks 10 years since Rainbow Beach was re-opened. It’s been a decade since a ribbon cutting ceremony took place at the pool located at Gregg Park following an extensive refurbishing of the facility that was originally built in 1937. Over the years the pool was remade several times,...
Just days away: Vanderburgh County Fair preparations underway
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — The Vanderburgh County Fairgrounds are almost ready as the county fair is just days away. Since Wednesday, organizers have been at the fairgrounds preparing for a wide range of activities, including a motocross race scheduled for Monday. Vanderburgh County Fair staff members say they expect 40,000 to 50,000 people at […]
Community garden program continues at Bloomfield library
GREENE COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - A local library is offering more than just books to people in the area. The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library started a community garden in 2023. It began as a program to show people that they too can grow a garden of their own. Since then, the program received grant money to expand things.
Chase Briscoe’s Hoosier Homecoming
INDIANAPOLIS — Chase Briscoe will have plenty of support in Sunday’s 30th Anniversary of the Brickyard 400, including a special group of kids from his hometown of Mitchell, Indiana. Before the launch of Briscoe’s racing career, the Southern Indiana community was famous as the hometown of Gus Grissom,...
Indiana Town Backs Out of Pride Festival – Now It’s Getting Sued
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the town of Loogootee, Indiana, because it believes that the town violated people’s First Amendment rights by rescinding their approval for a Pride festival. Reversing Decisions. Organized by a local LGBTQ+ advocacy group called Tri-State Alliance, the town initially granted permission for...
Mitchell Community Schools student registration opens Monday, July 22
MITCHELL- Mitchell Community Schools student registration opens Monday, July 22, 2024. Reminder: ALL students/families must register for school every year. You can do this online via Harmony Family Access or visit a school to register online via Harmony Family Access. Paperwork needs to be completed each year. Please see the image for online and onsite dates/times.
Take a look at who qualified for the 2024 Evansville Men's City Golf Tournament
EVANSVILLE — The most anticipated moment from the Romain Cadillac Men's City Tournament qualifier every year comes at the end. Who will conquer the nerves and advance from the playoff?. This year proved once again it never gets easier. The 2024 Evansville Men's City Tournament officially begins on August...
ABE Graduates At Ivy Tech
EVANSVILLE, IN – Ivy Tech Community College Evansville has 42 students who have completed their Adult Basic Education journey at Ivy Tech – earning their High School Equivalency Diploma. On July 12, a graduation ceremony and celebration honored the 42 graduates, 8 of whom received honor’s designations. Six...
Major outage impacts local businesses & agencies, leaving some customers frustrated
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) —In a major technological disruption today, banks, businesses, government services, and even some emergency services have had issues. With experts calling it possibly the “largest IT outage in history.”. The source of these widespread issues appears to be linked to a recent software update for...
Task force apprehends Evansville man accused of E. Louisiana Street killing
EVANSVILLE — A multi-jurisdictional effort by Southern Indiana law enforcement on Friday led to the apprehension of Martin K. Miniard, the man investigators now accuse of carrying out a fatal shooting in Evansville earlier in the week. Miniard, 54, was booked into the Vanderburgh County jail just after midnight...
North Side pizzeria says it's closing
Heady's Pizza, a popular North Side pizzeria, has announced on social media that it will close soon. "It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will be shutting down," a post on the shop's Facebook page stated. "After years of serving our community, we will be closing our doors for the final time after we sell out of inventory."
Grundy County Speedway 7-19; Goodaker Photos/Recap
Morris, Ill., July 19—Andy Jones, behind the wheel of the Keith Tolf-owned No. 52, came home the winner of the 40-lap super late model stock car feature race at Grundy County Speedway Friday night as the raceway hosted its annual Kids Night/Bicycle Giveaway event. The son of longtime and...
Indiana Sports Hall of Fame weekend gets underway in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – The Indiana Sports Hall of Fame is having it’s third induction banquet this Saturday. They held a fundraising dinner on Friday night to kick things off. Multiple Indiana sports legends are attending including Dave Schellhase. Schellhase is a North and Purdue alumnus, who also played in the NBA for the Chicago […]
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