Three car accident on interstate
Only minor injuries in a crash on I69 in Pike County. The Friends of the Petersburg Fire Department Facebook Page reports they responded to the 11:08pm accident last night at the 39
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Paving to start soon
The harsh winter did serious damage to Washington’s streets. Mayor Joe Wellman recently returned from a trip to northern Indiana, and noted that pot holes and weather damaged roads are a
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50 to close at Montgomery, 41 to be restricted at Vincennes
-INDOT says contractors will close US 50 7.5 miles east of Highway 57. The official detour uses I69, State Roads 58, US 231 and US 50. The work is set to start Monday and is expected to
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Vehicle windows busted; arrests in Odon for battery
-A rash of vandalism is being investigated as residents on Northeast 19th, Northeast 20th, Southeast 7th, Southside Avenue and Meredith Streets reported windows in parked vehicles busted out. All
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Groups seek more protections for prehistoric-looking fish
Conservation and environmental groups are seeking more federal protections for a rare fish that’s known to exist in only one area of Indiana within the entire Ohio River basin. The lake
Continue Reading »Farmers see dry growing season start, hope for rain
(AP) — Indiana farmers are hoping for precipitation to return despite the cold and wet beginning of spring that’s caused planting issues. A May 20 report from the U.S. Department of
Continue Reading »Indiana schools to get separate state, federal grades
(AP) — Indiana schools will get two separate grades from differing state and federal formulas. Schools will receive grades this year from a state accountability law and through the federal
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Discussions continue on Indiana highway project
(AP) — Southwestern Indiana officials have met with Gov. Eric Holcomb and the state’s transportation commissioner in their continuing efforts to get a four-lane, limited-access highway
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Memorial Day at the Daviess County Courthouse
(photo of part of the crowd at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Washington on Monday) Area service men and women were acknowledged at the Memorial Day Service Monday at the Daviess County
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I69 police chase ends in an arrest
Saturday evening at approximately 6:05, Trooper John Davis was patrolling I-69 near the 48 mile-marker when he observed the driver of a 1999 Pontiac traveling at 85 mph. Trooper Davis attempted
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