Tim Jagielo

In an October 2023 visit, Darlena Harrara holds son Aaron, 6 weeks old, during a Pre To 3 visit from Nancy Londono of the Vanderburgh County Health Department. This program is a key way the county and partners are seeking to reduce infant mortality rates. These visits allow workers like Londono to offer additional services where needed.

Collaboration, wraparound services credited for a reduction infant mortality rates

Tim Jagielo

The Vanderburgh County Health Department is celebrating a 10-year low in infant mortality rates — 3.8 deaths to 1,000 live births in Vanderburgh County for the 2024 study year

Ports of Indiana Mount Vernon is celebrating a new partnership to maximize freight by river, and freight by train. They also link cargo to road transportation.

Grains, road salts and windmill blades: new study aims to grow Ports of Indiana, Indiana products

Tim Jagielo

The Ports of Indiana, with a hub in Mount Vernon, is part of a study with other regional ports to expand cargo movements between the Great Lakes and inland waterways — the partnership is being described as ‘unprecedented’

Shuai Hao, senior associate landscape architect at Sasaki (right), shares the newly unveiled 3D concept to Ashley Diekmann, River vision advancement director with EREP, and Keith Kinney, trustee at the Evansville Museum Board, Wednesday Feb. 11 in a board room at Innovation Pointe in Downtown Evansville. This represents the northernmost portion of the Ohio River Vision project concept.

Sasaki is halfway done with Evansville River Vision schematic designs

Tim Jagielo

The Ohio River Vision project to transform the Ohio Riverfront is undergoing a ‘due diligence’ phase, leading to changes in the conceptual design; most focuses on riverfront park in downtown Evansville

Trash and recycle bins line an alley on Evansville's east side. Rates for trash and recycling services are going to increase for residents the next three years. This is because the city water utility has been covering cost increases to trash services, and can no longer do so.

Evansville residents will pay $2 more on their next water and sewer bill for trash pickup

Tim Jagielo

Following a city council vote — Evansville residents will see their trash and recycling bills increase by $2 in 2026 and 2027 and more than three dollars in 2028; EWSU says their charges don’t cover the trash contract with Republic Services

Election 2026

Tomes, Hostettler face new challengers

Tim Jagielo

The candidate filing deadline for the 2026 primary election has passed and some new names have been added to challenge incumbent Republicans

Vanderburgh County Democrats pose for a photo a candidacy filing event at the Vanderburgh County Civic Center Elections Office, Tuesday, Feb. 3. From left is Sally Busby, candidate for District 76 state representative, Cindi Clayton, State Senate District 49 candidate, Mary Allen, District 8 U.S. Representative Candidate and Logan Patberg, candidate for District 78 state representative.

Election 2026

Vanderburgh Democrats bring several challengers to GOP-controlled county, state, national seats

Tim Jagielo

Vanderburgh GOP, Democrats, busy working to get their candidates elected in 2026 — the dominating Vanderburgh County Republican party will focus on keeping their candidates in office, Dems will focus on unseating some incumbents

Delaney Byrum of Evansville attempts to help an American Medical Response driver, stuck in the snow with a patient, Jan. 25, 2026. The driver ended up getting assistance from the driver of a large 4X4 truck. This driver was one of about 130 stuck vehicles reported to Joint Central Dispatch.

Evansville-Vanderburgh Joint Dispatch received 130 ‘stuck vehicle’ calls during snow event

Tim Jagielo

Snowfall required the Evansville Transportation Department to use an entire winter’s-worth of road salt, keeping Evansville plow workers busy for 18-hour shifts

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson addresses media at the Sheriff's Office Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, over the fatal incident at a subdivision near Petersburg Road and East Boonville-New Harmony Road that occurred Thursday evening.

Election 2026

Update: all local sheriffs up for reelection in 2026 elections — not all running again

Tim Jagielo

Some will face primary and general election challengers, while others may not — candidates for county offices can file to run until February 6 at noon; Incumbent Posey, Warrick County Sheriffs are term-limited

Demonstrators march in the cold, Friday Jan. 23 outside the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Evansville. The event was organized in short notice by Indivisible Evansville to protest the actions of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota, and amplify an economic boycott of companies associated with ICE.

Evansville joins in national protest of businesses ‘propping up' ICE operations

Tim Jagielo

Indivisible Evansville, a volunteer organization for ‘protecting democratic institutions and promoting participation in the political process,’ held an anti-ICE protest on Friday before the Doubletree Hotel in Evansville

Todd Robertson, executive director for the Department of Transportation and services, takes questions on Friday, Jan. 23 at the city road maintenance garage on Harlan Avenue in Vanderburgh County. The city has 6,000 tons of salt on hard, pre-treated to lower its ice fighting temperati

Evansville Mayor on snow storm prep: ‘a coordinated community-wide response effort’

Tim Jagielo

On Friday, both leadership of Vanderburgh County and the city of Evansville shared their plan for dealing with the coming show event — which could include the most snowfall in the area in 20 years