Tim Jagielo

Izumi Braun from Troy Michigan, juggles during the Open Gym time of the 2025 International Jugglers' Association Festival Thursday, July 17, in the Great Hall of Old National Events Plaza. Braun and about 600 others stayed in downtown Evansville for the convention. The festival schedule encouraged exploring the downtown and patronizing businesses. Vanderburgh County elected, and tourism officials are seeking to recruit more overnight conventions to the ONEP, in cooperation with a new management company on September 1.

ONEP getting new operators starting September 1

Tim Jagielo

Local tourism officials are seeking to increase profits and efficiency, overnight conferences at the Old National Events Plaza by changing who operates the facility

The new Amax Trail is a one-mile connector to schools, athletic fields and eight miles of trail.

Warrick opens Amax Trail, renovated trailhead

Tim Jagielo

Warrick Trails held a symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony Friday July 25

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.

Elpers on proposed solar farm: ‘Not the right fit’

Tim Jagielo

Orion Renewable Energy proposed a 900-acre solar farm in Scott Township; said 'disappointed and surprised' by Elpers' statement

Marta Venier, assistant professor at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington, in the lab during the PFAS study.

IU pilot study: ‘forever chemicals’ like PFAS detected in reusable feminine hygiene products

Tim Jagielo

A ‘forever chemical’ builds up the body and never breaks down, and is linked to serious health risks; PFAS is a common forever chemical found in many everyday products, especially for water proofing

Lloyd4All Study meeting attendees Eugene Brouillard, (left) and Mark Boatman, look at area maps Tuesday night at Harrison High School. Brouillard was interested in ways to make biking safer near the Lloyd Expressway. Boatman was curious about how traffic would flow near Burkhardt Road after the completion of Lloyd4U.

How bikeable and walkable are streets surrounding the Lloyd Expressway?

Tim Jagielo

This is what the Indiana Department of Transportation wants to know, and nearby residents can weigh in on a new connectivity study, ‘Lloyd4All’

Aedes albopictus, or Asian Tiger Mosquito, carries and transmits West Nile Virus.

Indiana’s first human case of West Nile Virus was detected in Vanderburgh County

Tim Jagielo

It’s not uncommon to find West Nile Virus in mosquitoes this time of year — specifically the Asian Tiger Mosquito

Jim Cannon (right) leads Evan Smith (center) and Alexx Kazz in juggling nine bats at once during open gym at the International Juggler Association 2025 Festival in Evansville Indiana, Thursday July 17. With some practice, the trio were able to do this trick in about 10 minutes. About 600 attend the annual event, which also includes breakout sessions, the IJA board meeting and judged competitions. This is the first time holding the festival in Evansville.

Jugglers' Fest up in the air in Evansville

Tim Jagielo

The International Jugglers' Association is holding their annual festival in Evansville through the weekend; attendees hail from the Midwest, Mexico, Canada and even Germany and Ukraine

On June 23, Jesse Fluty with Tomahawk Services gathers J-channel for the new temporary raptor enclosures beside the Wesselman Woods Nature Center. This enclosure will house raptors as the new mews are being built, and provide an alternate shelter when needed.

New mews being built for raptors at Wesselman; more space, cute pond for Sybil the eagle

Tim Jagielo

Wesselman Woods has several well-known birds of prey living at their nature center; their enclosures are in poor shape, so they are being rebuild better and bigger this year

On Saturday, June 28, Andrew Martin with Cultural Resource Analysts, unveils the new historic marker for the 75 individuals reburied after they were hand-excavated from downtown at the historic McGarry Cemetery. They were found during an underground water utility project.

Science revealed stunning diversity among pioneers reburied from McGarry Cemetery

Tim Jagielo

Sometimes utility crews find obstacles during underground projects. In the case of Evansville, it was the earthly remains of 75 individuals interred 200 years ago

Gabby Brooks of Evansville beckons for her daughter Averigh, 3, to jump into the children's area of the Burdette Park Aquatic Center Sunday, June 29. This facility is drawing increased numbers of memberships thanks to it being fully staffed. Investments are also being made in the Aquatic Center infrastructure.

Burdette Park: first new Master Plan since 2005

Tim Jagielo

New parking, ADA accessibility improvements, even a tree house with zipline, part of the 5-year plan for Vanderburgh County’s only park