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Lower costs, less travel: American Legion baseball regaining popularity in SW Indiana
EVANSVILLE — There's a slew of former high school standouts from Southwestern Indiana playing American Legion baseball this summer. Eugene Pate and Newburgh boast graduates from multiple area schools — they're coached by Central's Robbie Frank and Evansville Christian's Joe Paulin, respectively. Funkhouser trots Mater Dei and North Posey alumni while Princeton has a former Tiger on its team. ...
DeKalb County crash leaves two dead
WATERLOO, Ind. (WFFT) — A Friday afternoon crash left two people dead. Dennis Corolla, 55, of New Albany was driving a 2020 Jeep Wrangler southbound on I-69 near mile marker 336, between U.S. 6 and C.R. 10. The driver left the road for an unknown reason around 1 p.m.
Four county golfers place in Top 10 at Indiana Junior PGA Championship
Hamilton County golfers made an impact at the Boys Indiana Junior PGA Championship, which took place last Thursday and Friday at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru. Westfield senior-to-be Will Harvey finished third at the event. He tied for second with Whitestown’s Mac Myers at the end of the two-day, 36-hole tournament. Both golfers scored two under par 142s; Myers won a playoff for second place. Harvey’s highlights included an eagle on hole No. 6 during his first round; he also drained four birdies total for both of his rounds.
Habitat for Humanity, Winnebago team up on home
ELKHART — Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a home at 1114 Middlebury St. Joining future homeowner Dyshiea Woods at the event were the city’s Director of Communications Corinne Straight, Winnebago’s Customer Service and Operations Manager Steve Eriksen, Grand Design’s Community Outreach Emily Stahley, Newmar’s Executive Assistant Chelsea ...
Storm recovery still underway in Elkhart
Elkhart continues to recover from the storms that blew through on Monday evening. “It really feels like we’ve turned a corner and the worst of the storm is behind us. We continue to be grateful that Elkhart came out of this event without any injuries or fatalities. The work of cleanup and meeting the immediate needs of our residents is ongoing. We don’t want anyone to feel alone, so please reach out to us if you need anything.” -Mayor Rod Roberson.
Concord mall renovation preserves history
A new stage of construction at the former Concord Mall in Elkhart. Crews are working to transform the historic mall into a new business park. Developers say preserving the history of the building was important, deciding to update the building instead of tearing it down. "They didn't like blow it...
Delphi Murders: Indiana Supreme Court Denies Motion to Recuse Judge
Indiana Supreme Court denies defense motion to recuse judge in Delphi Double Murders case. Richard Allen is accused of killing teen best friends Abby Williams and Libby German. Allen is due back in court for a July 29 pretrial hearing. (7/19/24) Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
Country Heritage names new distillery
LAOTTO, Ind. (WFFT) — Country Heritage Winery & Vineyard is welcoming their distillers. Announced today in a Facebook post, the winery revealed Backroads Distilling Company as the new distillery. Backroads Distilling Company was founded by Jeremy and Jennifer Lutter. Offering cocktails and flights, a portion of the distillery will...
Flood waters drowned out the 47th annual Northern Indiana 'Power of the Past' weeklong event
WINAMAC, Ind. -- Flood waters drowned out the 47th annual Northern Indiana 'Power of the Past' weeklong event that would have started today, July 18. This is just the second time in the events history since 1976 that it has been cancelled due to weather. “It’s really disheartening not to...
Penn football previews upcoming season with new coach
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Pete Riordan under his first offseason as just the third head coach in Penn football program history. Through 60 years, the Kingsmen have only had two head coaches, Chris Geesman for 39 years and Cory Yeoman for 21 years. "I heard someone's the other day, you know,...
Indiana port to build Chicago sea cargo container terminal
The Ports of Indiana is set to build a sea container terminal on Lake Michigan, making it the first all-water route for ocean vessels via the Great Lakes to serve the Chicago metro area, according to a July 2 press release. The new terminal received approval from U.S. Customs and...
UPDATED: Global IT outage affects IU, Indiana services
The mass information technologies outage affecting airports, government institutions and other organizations is impacting IU, University Information Technology Services wrote in an email Friday morning to faculty, staff and students. An IU spokesperson said in an email to the Indiana Daily Student at 1:16 p.m. that IU services had been...
Gov. Holcomb traveling to Australia, Singapore for next economic development trip
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Gov. Eric Holcomb is set to begin his next international economic development trip. He’s expected to depart Indianapolis on Saturday for Australia and then return from Singapore on Tuesday, July 30. The trip will focus on growing partnerships in order to advance mutually beneficial economic...
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