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Man accused of pulling gun on woman in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Police in Evansville say they arrested a man Monday after he pulled a gun on a woman. Officers were called to an area of Boeke Road and Riverside Drive around 3 p.m. Monday to investigate a report of a person with a gun. EPD officers...
Mayor Terry selected to join Harvard city leadership initiative
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Evansville mayor, Stephanie Terry, is selected as one of thirty-nine mayors to join Harvard’s city leadership initiative. This is a first of its kind initiative made up of mayors and city leaders who will participate in a year-long professional management program. The goal is to equip city leaders with tools and […]
Ivy Tech is offering free Certified Clinical Medical Assisting training in Bedford
BEDFORD – Ivy Tech Community College’s Bloomington campus is offering a free Certified Clinical Medical Assisting (CCMA) training course. The 16-week class will be held July 23 through October 31 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the North Lawrence Career Center in Bedford. A grant from IU Health will pay for the training course and certification exam.
WIN Energy announces new CEO
WIN Energy REMC has appointed Leslie Beard as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective August 1, 2024. Beard succeeds Tom Nowaskie, who retired after serving as CEO since August 2018 and dedicating over 45 years to the cooperative. Beard began her career at WIN Energy REMC in 2000 and...
Report of a man lying in the roadway lands him behind bars
BEDFORD – An Oolitic man was arrested after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call on July 5 at 10:40 p.m. about a male lying on the side of Indian Creek Camp Road. The caller had not stopped to check on the male, who was wearing...
Southeast Iowa woman's cheeky milk slogan turns her into a viral sensation
BLOOMFIELD, Iowa — A simple can of evaporated milk may not hold any significance to most people, but for one southeast Iowa woman, it’s changed her life. For 97-year-old Helen Ernst of Bloomfield, Ia., it was an ordinary November day.'. After coming home with groceries, she needed to...
UE files lawsuit after failing to receive $10k refund for basketball tournament
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – The University of Evansville filed a legal complaint against Fastlane Communications last week after officials say they were misled into spending $10,000 to participate in a basketball tournament. According to court documents, the university entered into a contract with Fastlane in March of last year. The contract stated Fastlane would host […]
Judge orders Sellersburg man back to prison
BEDFORD— Lawrence Superior Court II Judge Robert Cline sentenced a Sellersburg man to the Indiana Department of Correction after he failed to comply with the terms of his probation. Gage England, 29, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, a Level 6 felony, and possession of a narcotic drug, a...
IU Bloomington ranked highest in Indiana in US News’ Best Global Universities rankings
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University Bloomington has ranked highly in the recently released U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings for 2024-25. Of the 2,250 universities ranked worldwide, IU Bloomington ranked 135th overall for global impact, the highest of the ranked universities in Indiana. In subject-area rankings, IU Bloomington earned its highest ranking in education and educational research at No. 38.
Henderson native Taylor inducted into Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame
A year and a half into a retirement of walking the pristine white beaches of Sarasota, Fla., Corky Taylor said to himself, “I can’t do this.”. It was around this time that he’d begun thinking about getting the rights to the name of his great-grandfather’s distillery, “Peerless,” and its original Distilled Spirits Plant number.
Gov. Holcomb breaks ground on READI 2.0 Kokomo project
KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, along with other local and regional officials, were in Kokomo on Tuesday to help break ground on the first quality of place project supported by the recent expansion of the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI 2.0). According to a news release from Holcomb’s office, funds […]
Indiana governor candidate hosts Fort Wayne town hall
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — An Indiana governor hopeful is visiting Fort Wayne. Jennifer McCormick, the state’s former superintendent of public instruction and a current Democratic candidate for governor, is welcoming the public to a reproductive rights and freedoms town hall meeting. “Across our nation and here in...
World-class athletes to compete in Jammin’ and Jumpin’ Saturday in Audubon Mill Park
The Jammin’ and Jumpin’ Street Vault competition which draws athletes from all over the country—including former Olympians—returns Saturday to Audubon Mill Park. The exhibition begins at 9 a.m. with youth, high school and college vaulters. Keith Hobson, who helps organize the event, said the bar will begin at a lower height at the beginning, gradually inching up throughout the day.
'Don't miss': Kentucky college professor on unpaid leave after Trump shooting post
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (TND) — Bellarmine University in Kentucky on Monday announced it has placed a professor on unpaid leave after learning of his comments about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Professor John James reacted to the shooting by posting “if you’re gonna shoot, man, don’t miss”...
Coming soon: Downtown BGKY Harvest Festival
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Downtown BG Harvest Festival is set to kick off on Oct. 19. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., family-friendly events and activities will be available to the local community. According to Downtown BGKY, there will be free parking and free admission to the festival....
RFD-TV FEATURING THE SINGING BLACKSMITH OF WEST SALEM TODAY AND SATURDAY
(WEST SALEM) Folks are encouraged to tune into RFD-TV this Tuesday afternoon and later this weekend for a special Rural Heritage program featuring our friend, The Singing Blacksmith, Bryan Dale Headley, of rural West Salem. Featuring work from Bryan’s blacksmith shop, the show will air this afternoon (Tuesday) at 3:30 (Illinois time) and again this coming Saturday afternoon at 2:30 (Illinois time). The show will also then re-air in a few more weeks. Go to the RFD-TV website and check out the upcoming schedule to see Bryan and his locally produced work.
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