Edwardsport News

At the Indiana Carbon Capture and Sequestration Summit in September 2008, Duke Energy President Jim Rogers claimed that he would bring the new Edwardsport coal-fired power plant online at or under budget.

Don Villwock, a grain and soybean farmer from Knox County was re-elected to a fifth term as president of Indiana Farm Bureau and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.

Duke Energy says the cost of the coal-gasification power plant it's building in southwestern Indiana has risen another $150 million, boosting the project's estimated price to $2.5 billion.

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A break in an AT&T fiber optic trunk line near Edwardsport early Thursday wreaked havoc with communications in Greene County until service was restored around 2:30 p.m. AT&T Spokesperson Jackie Janus reported technicians working to repair the break were able to restore service around 2:30 p.m. "The cut was caused by a third-party contractor ...

The Memory Makers Quilt Guild of Greene County will meet at Rilleda Hudson's Busy Bee Shop in Linton on Sept.

The Edwardsport Town Council is discussing whether it would be financially possible to add a town marshal to the budget.

Many residents of a small southern Indiana town aren't happy with Duke Energy's request to close a street for a rebuilt rail line, even though its $150,000 offer could pay for repaving rest of its streets.

A coalition of consumer and environmental groups try again to stop construction of a Southern Indiana power plant.

It was slow going Saturday morning on Highway 41 near Princeton. Crews were busy hauling a tool to a coal plant in Edwardsport.

Thousands of coal industry muckety mucks are in Charlotte this week attending the Coal-Gen industry conference.

Two people are killed Friday morning in a crash in Knox County. Dispatchers tell 14 News it happened around 6:30 on State Road 67 between Bicknell and Edwardsport.

A large, coal-burning utility in the U.S. and another in China have agreed to cooperate to develop methods to more cleanly burn coal, including so-called carbon capture and storage technology .

A large, coal-burning utility in the U.S. and another in China have agreed to cooperate to develop methods to more cleanly burn coal, including so-called carbon capture and storage technology .

The Clean Air Task Force , a Boston-based environmental advocacy organization, today commended the pioneering agreement between major US and Chinese utilities to support the development of cleaner energy technologies.

Duke Energy is planning to finance at least part of the cost to study a proposed carbon dioxide storage project by increasing its customers' electric rates.

A huge load made its way to a new home in southern Indiana and tied traffic up a little along the way.

Duke Energy has filed plans with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for a proposed carbon dioxide storage project in Southwest Indiana.

Marking a significant step forward in the use of cleaner coal technology to help meet the country's future energy requirements, the first major pieces of equipment have arrived at Duke Energy's Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle plant in Edwardsport, Ind.

Indiana State Police want to warn people of traffic delays that may occur Wednesday morning, June 17.