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Crowds and artists praise the 2024 ERJ
About two hundred people braved the heat this past weekend heat to attend the Electric River Jam. The 4th annual event at the French Commons was held on Saturday with several new bands performing this year. Organizer Kylor Shields told First City News that the crowd really enjoyed all of...
Red Hill’s Salute To Levi Jones USAC Sprint Race Rained Out
SUMNER, Ill. — Morning showers and a forecast calling for incoming heavy thunderstorms has forced postponement of the July 3, Salute to Levi Jones program featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at Red Hill Raceway. The $10,000-to-win event will now take place at Red Hill Raceway on...
Unique Mind Reader Show to Benefit Southern Indiana Animal Shelter
This show is like nothing you've seen before, and it's all to support a local animal shelter. Pike Animal Welfare Shelter (Pike County PAWS) Pike Animal Welfare Shelter (PAWS for short) is an animal shelter serving Pike County. Located in Petersburg, this shelter is small but mighty! They have many great animals who are waiting to find their forever homes, and often help when they can by pulling from Evansville Animal Control when they are able, and helping with animal hoarding cases. Throughout this article, we'll showcase a few adoptable animals through PAWS.
Salem 11u All Stars Start District Tonight At Olney
The Salem 11u All Stars open District Tournament play tonight at Musgrove Park in Olney. They will take on either Robinson or Lawrenceville at 6pm tonight. The winner will advance to the semifinals on Friday against Olney after the White Squirrels opened up last night with a 3-1 win over Mt Carmel in their tournament. The loser of tonight’s game falls into an elimination game at 7pm tomorrow night.
Barry Mueller
Barry Lee Mueller, 71, of Columbia, IL, born May 20, 1953, in Olney, IL, passed on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 peacefully at home. Barry graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Civil Engineering and later returned and received a master’s in Structural Engineering. His love for the University of Illinois continued long after graduating as he became an Illinois Fighting Illini Football season ticket holder.
Sharon Irene (Potts) Gladish, 86, Petersburg
Sharon Irene (Potts) Gladish passed away at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg, surrounded by her daughters, on June 27, 2024. Born on February 17, 1938, in Petersburg to O.F. and Phoebe (Elkins) Potts, Sharon was the eighth of nine siblings. Sharon graduated from Petersburg High School in 1956. She...
Vincennes Cub League Grant
The State of Indiana could give Vincennes Cub League a matching grant of up to 50-thousand dollars for dollars raised in a Crowdfunding campaign. The Vincennes Cub League is raising the funds for improvements to Veterans’ Field. The field, designed for 13 to 16 year-old players, is part of the overall Vincennes Cub League complex.
$35 Million Housing Project Planned for Vincennes
A $35 million housing project to support local talent attraction and retention in Vincennes has entered the final stages of planning and approval. Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development. After final details are wrapped up later this summer, construction will begin on 240 new apartment units on...
Lee William McCray
PRINCETON — Lee William McCray, 78, of Princeton, formerly of Owensville, passed away June …
2024 Princeton Youth Soccer Camp
Future Tigers, along current PCHS Girls Soccer Head Coach Patrick Donnell, PCHS Boys Soccer Head Coach Brad Woods, PCHS Soccer alumni and current Tigers are pictured at the PCHS Soccer Complex on June 27 following the 2024 Princeton Youth Soccer Camp. Photo Provided.
Kenny Presley performs; Lodge raises money for local mural
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Community members packed the top of the Moose Lodge in Lawrenceville, cheering on a two-hour performance of classic Elvis Presley songs sung by Kenny Presley Saturday night. Roger Kull, lifetime resident of Lawerenceville and ticket-taker for the event, greeted everyone as they entered, handing out notes...
Mattox Hinkle delivers a pitch
Princeton Post 25 Senior Legion pitcher Mattox Hinkle (28, red) locks in on the target as he prepares to fire a pitch during Post 25's game against Madison Post 9 on June 29 in the Princeton Invitational at Gil Hodges Field. Kyle Hill/Sports Editor.
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