Tim Jagielo

The residential units of the Vault on Main in downtown Evansville are complete, allowing for construction of the city-owned park, called 4th and Main park. It is expected to be complete in November.

Evansville’s 4th and Main Park was imperiled by unstable soil, underground structures

Tim Jagielo

This spring, the city of Evansville began construction on the park near the new Vault on Main building downtown; the park’s viability was in danger when digging on the site began

Vanderburgh County Commission President Just Elpers made the motion to indefinitely table the solar energy project in northern Vanderburgh County, citing a lack of time to look over the lengthy project narrative, and concerns for nearby property owners.

Vanderburgh County could form data center study group under proposed ordinance

Tim Jagielo

Draft of local law could be available Friday; will be taken up by Area Plan Commission Thursday Aug. 6 while other counties seek to regulate projects first

Attendees to the Area Plan Commission Special Meeting fill the space prior to the session, Monday, July 27. The meeting was called to go over the draft ordinance to regulate data centers in the county. The majority of attendees wore red shirts to protest data centers. The intent was to provide information and a chance to comment, not vote as a body.

‘Nothing set in stone’ — Posey County at start of long legal process to govern data centers

Tim Jagielo

Posey County residents are the latest to join the heated discussion on data centers in their communities; joins other municipalities in developing laws to guide these high-tech projects

Bricklayers work on the new front Entrance of the Academy of Science and Medicine, Tuesday, July 21. This EVSC facility is undergoing an expansion and renovation this summer for $10.6 million.

EVSC spending millions renovating athletic, learning spaces this summer

Tim Jagielo

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation uses this time of the year to take care of their 40 buildings — everything from deep cleaning, to renovations and overhauls; three projects in particular cost $17.2M

Melrose Assisted Living Resident Judy Kennedy (left) listens to a solo piano piece performed by an Evansville Youth Music Collective member, Friday Oct. 10.

Air Quality Action day — a call to reduce emissions for sake of the vulnerable

Tim Jagielo

Southern Indiana is experiencing an elevation of particulate matter in the air, prompting the suggestion to reduce vehicles on the road and use of small engines like law equipment

Deaconess staff members try out a Nintendo Switch in the group infusion room of the new Pediatric Infusion Center. This is located in the third floor of the GI Specialty Center, Deaconess Gateway Center in Warrick County. The video games are part of the comforting environment for children while they receive medical treatment via IV. According to Deaconess, it's a first for the tri-state.

New ‘kid friendly’ Pediatric Infusion Center about to accept first patients

Tim Jagielo

Until now, children in need of IV medication like chemotherapy, had to receive their care within the general hospital; now there’s a place just for them at Deaconess Gateway.

Attendees to the July 13 Warrick County Area Plan Commission meeting overflow into the hall and stairs prior to the meeting. The big draw was the hearing for the proposed ordinance on data centers. It would have prohibited large data centers, while regulating medium-sized facilities. The measure was tabled for more time to explore the topic.

Data Center vote: Warrick Area Plan Commission tables own ordinance; halts projects in 2026

Tim Jagielo

Warrick APC fielded hours of public comment for, and against data centers; paused projects for further investigation, expert input on effects of data centers good and bad

Republic Services Sanitation Worker Bill Rowe empties recycle bins at 05:30 a.m. in an east side Evansville neighborhood, Thursday July 2. With a heat advisory in effect for most of the week, trash and recycling routes started 30 minutes earlier to reduce heat exposure .

Early July heat brings heat advisories, spike in ER visits, caution for employers

Tim Jagielo

Seasonal high temperatures and humidity can go from uncomfortable to dangerous — especially for the elderly or the very young

Ohio River Crossing contractors distribute cement within a section of barrier wall on the nearly 4,000 foot long I-69 bridge over the floodplain, Wednesday June 24. The Indiana section of the ORX Project is reportedly 80-percent complete. Finishing this will make ii possible to build the new I-69 bridge over the Ohio River.

Indiana ORX section 80-percent complete

Tim Jagielo

The Kentucky side was completed last year; Ohio River Bridge work begins next year; highway will eventually connect Canada to Mexico

Evansville City Grants manager Holly Trevino (right) hands out US flags prior to the America's 250th Anniversary Proclamation Ceremony, Wednesday July 1, at the Vanderburgh County Civic Center in Evansville. This event serves as a kickoff for the Independence Day festivities in the city.

Call for participation, unity, at USA 250 Proclamation: ‘Democracy requires us to show up’

Tim Jagielo

Ahead of the July Fourth holiday, the City of Evansville held their own ceremony marking the country’s 250th anniversary complete with an official proclamation and towering American flag