Tim Jagielo

Contractors work to penetrate reinforced concrete at 215 Main Street in Evansville, Monday Aug. 18. The street and sidewalk are closed for water service of the coming restaurant, Terrica's.

200 block of Main Street in Downtown Evansville closed until Friday for building development

Tim Jagielo

215 Main Street, currently named 'Terrica's,' is being renovated, receiving water taps this week; this project adds to the list of ongoing closures downtown

Evansville Ascension St. Vincent Chaplain Deb Fleck (left) blesses the Labor and Delivery staff including nurses and physicians, Thursday Aug. 14. The blessing ritual was their way of commemorating and officially opening the revamped, updated and improved facility.

After four years and a blessing, Ascension’s $16 million project is complete

Tim Jagielo

Ascension Saint Vincent Evansville has officially opened their revamped maternal care and baby delivery areas; includes additional emergency rooms and large family suites

Oakhill School Second Grade Teacher Lori Hardwick reads to students prior to a math lesson, Wednesday, Aug. 13. These students will likely take the IREAD assessment, though it's only required for grade 3 students.

EVSC scores high in state reading assessment

Tim Jagielo

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is touting an 83.5-percent overall pass rate for IREAD results — a 10-percent improvement over 2023

Contractors clear a Goosetown Alley of lawn and tree debris Tuesday., Aug. 12. The city mowed 42 properties and removed trash from 37, according to the Building Commission

812 Day 2025: new city parks campaign, improvements to Goosetown Neighborhood

Tim Jagielo

The city of Evansville unveiled a new campaign to replace faded broken city park signs to begin creating more welcoming attractive parks; dozens of properties saw lawncare, trash removal

Evansville City Engineer Michael Libitzke finishes discussing facets of road repair funding, and how the proposed wheel tax for Evansville residents factors into the repairs, and receiving state grants for road repairs. The city administration has proposed a wheel tax on all Evansville residents, payable when registering their vehicles. If passed by city council, it would go into affect January 1 of 2026. passenger vehicles would cost $25, motorcycles $15 and heavy vehicles $35.

Evansville ‘Wheel Tax’ first reading — some questions, some answers, all frustration

Tim Jagielo

Wheel tax to bridge projected $15 million lost over the next three years, due to recent changes to Indiana law. Heronemus — state road grants ‘a pittance.’

At the sinkhole worksite on Riverside Drive in Evansville, the priority this week has been installing 150 panels of sheet paneling around the site. This will allow excavation to begin to access repair areas.

EWSU: crews pounding safety planks into ground to begin sinkhole excavation

Tim Jagielo

The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) is making progress to begin repairing the sinkhole on Riverside Drive after spring delays

Lincoln Avenue between Rotherwood Avenue and US-41 is one stretch of local streets slated for repairs with proposed "Wheel Tax" money. Repaving costs about $300,000 for one mile. Here, pedestrians walk east on Thursday, Aug. 7.

Evansville drivers may have $25 Wheel Tax in 2026

Tim Jagielo

‘Roads are continuing to deteriorate, and they will, if this will tax does not pass’ – Mayor Stephanie Terry

On Wednesday Aug. 8, Mary Allen (second from left) approaches Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry for a hug, after Terry's heartfelt introduction, and endorsement of Allen, who officially declared her candidacy for US House of Representatives. She said she only ran because she was able to remain on Evansville City Council during her campaign.

‘This race is not going to be easy’ — Allen on facing incumbent Messmer

Tim Jagielo

Current Evansville city council member Mary Allen officially declared her democratic candidacy for the District 8 US House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon

Ely Sena-Martin, Immigrant Welcome and Resource Center executive director, said her job has changed in response to the emerging unwelcome climate felt by immigrants and even recently naturalized citizens. As a naturalized citizen, she feels unsafe returning to the US, if she were to visit her home country, the Dominican Republic. She has concerns that she could be detained based on her nationality.

Fiesta Evansville, Latino Resource Day, 'probably cancelled' amid looming ICE threat

Tim Jagielo

Climate of concern over arrests and deportations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement also likely discouraging foreign talent from studying in us; and making even naturalized citizens feel unwelcome

Boonville Mayor Charlie Wyatt was joined by other local mayors for the 2023 Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (EREP) Lunch with the Mayors game that uses the "Jeopardy" format to discuss local progress.

Boonville Mayor charged with hit-and-run after backing city truck into parked vehicle

Tim Jagielo

Charles Wyatt has been summoned to county court in response to an investigation by the Indiana State Police; the charge — leaving the scene of a crash