Newburgh 13 year-old's efforts pay off as governor signs bill to allow kid refs
A change in Indiana's child labor laws is now law thanks in part to the efforts of a 13-year-old boy from Newburgh.
View ArticleIndiana changes allows younger youths as referees
Photographs by DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press Matthew Burkart, 13, of Newburgh, Ind., center, hopes one day to be able to referee soccer matches, but a child labor law requiring referees to be at...
View ArticleEvansville Day School dedicates addition of atrium to school
It is named the Tom and Nancy Traylor Atrium. The Traylors brought their first son, Tom Jr., to Evansville Day School in 1971, and continued to bring their three other children to the school.
View ArticleDream Homes [Jump]Tour offers a close-up look at where the heart is
When Janet Stout first saw the Bates-Walden home in historic Newburgh more than 24 years ago, she fell in love and immediately bought it.
View ArticleNOTEBOOK: Newburgh teen's labor bill 'legwork' impresses senator
He successfully lobbied the Indiana General Assembly to change the state's labor laws so that children who are 12 and 13 can work as youth sports referees.
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Chronic Disease Program of the Vanderburgh County Health Department: Blood pressure screenings: Salvation Army Thrift Store at 1931 S. Weinbach Ave., 12:30 to 2 p.m. today; Buehler's IGA at 4635 N....
View ArticleATM almost stolen with front loader at Newburgh bank
According to Newburgh Police Chief Brett Sprinkle, the stolen heavy equipment tractor was stolen from Mulzer Crushed Stone on Indiana 662 along with a pickup, which looked to be the getaway vehicle had...
View ArticleINDOT Working On Bridge Replacement On U.S. 150
The Indiana Department of Transportation is announcing that beginning on Wednesday, April 24, work will begin on the bridge replacement project on U.S. Route 150 west of Prospect.
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Chronic Disease Program of the Vanderburgh County Health Department: Blood pressure screenings: World Wide Missions at 301 N. Congress Ave., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today; St.
View ArticleYour pictures on our fridge
Larry Eifler / Special to The Courier Press The Warrick County Retired Teachers Association was entertained April 1 by the Boonville High School Thespian Troupe with highlights from their spring...
View ArticleStill going strong
The Evansville Museum's contemporary still life collection has been a perennial favorite of many visitors, so much so that it has inspired several area residents and businesses to start their own...
View ArticleCoroner: Death at East Side hotel was an accidental overdose
After receiving that report earlier this month, Vanderburgh County Coroner Annie Groves concluded that 47-year-old Robin Frank died due to repository failure caused by "multiple medication toxicity."...
View ArticleCAPLAN: Weekend plant sale offers garden gamut
Next Saturday and May 5, the Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener Association will offer its annual plant sale at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center.
View ArticleConstruction delays, detours are back for motorists on busy Warrick road
A section of S.R. 261 is open to residents of Lake Ridge and Rolling Hills subdivisions, but a section of the road is completely closed to traffic until November.
View ArticleThree-vehicle accident on Evansville's East Side kills 1
An Evansville woman died Tuesday afternoon after being involved in a three-vehicle crash on the city's East Side.
View ArticlePolice charge four in connection with string of some 50 residential burglaries
Evansville police spokesman Sgt. Jason Cullum said the men were likely operating under a home improvement ruse, where they went door-to-door to see if anyone was home, and if someone answered, they...
View ArticleCalling him 'silver-tongued con man,' judge sentences Galloway to 24 years
Court records filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office concluded that Galloway stole more than $119,200 from the eight victims named in the charges, and 27 other known victims whose cases...
View ArticleFull Interview With Walmart Shooting Witness
Click on the video player to watch the Eyewitness News interview with Samantha Miller, who was at the east side Walmart on Sunday when a man was shot.
View ArticlePrice Less Foods opens in Newburgh
Price Less Foods continues to grow its cost-plus grocery store in the greater Evansville area - this time with a new location in Newburgh.
View ArticleFormer mayoral hopeful Davis finds new gig as financial adviser
Rick Davis gets a hug from Betty Knight Smith after learning he lost a second term for Vanderburgh County Treasurer's race to Susan Kirk on Tuesday night at the Democratic Party at the Hadi Shrine.
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