Mount Vernon News

A simulated tank barge fire early this morning on the Ohio River at Canal Street was an exercise drill for the Ohio River Emergency Response Cooperative .

The Posey County 4-H Fair kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds in Mount Vernon, Ind.

Charles and Lillian Stevens of Mount Vernon, Ind., celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary Friday with their family in Carmel.

Because of today's weather many area firework displays have been rescheduled. Newburgh and Owensboro fireworks displays have been rescheduled for Sunday at 9 p.m. Henderson's festivities will start at 6 p.m. with fireworks at 9 p.m. Muhlenberg is rescheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. Mt Vernon fireworks is rescheduled for next Saturday July, 11.

The Democratic-controlled Indiana House has passed a two-year budget on a 62-37 vote, meaning there will be no state government shutdown.

Nathan Provost of Mount Vernon, Ind., holds Clark, a beagle mix that he is fostering for Henderson rescue group Pay It Forward Animal Welfare Network.

Evansville police say a shoplifting incident involving a CD of rapper 50 Cent turned into something more costly - a scuffle, some injuries and a strong armed robbery charge against a 25-year-old Mount Vernon, Ind., man.

Liquid fuel sales for Indiana-based CountryMark were up 5 percent in 2008. This past year, CountryMark sold 472 million gallons of liquid fuels and energy products.

Indiana State Police said they have arrested a man who robbed a Mt. Vernon home last Friday.

According to Paul Axton, a state conservation officer who lives in Posey County, Ind., the pair put in Sunday at the boat ramp in Mount Vernon but experienced engine problems around 6 p.m. "Evidently they tried to get the boat running so they could make it back to Mount Vernon, but the battery ran down and the motor wouldn't crank over," said ...

And after the project was complete, he decided to rebuild the tractor, a task he didn't consider much different from rebuilding a car.

The pair, who both work for SABIC-Innovative Plastics, are in the running for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award, considered the country's highest honor for community service This year's local Jefferson Award winners, Andrea Croslyn and Bala Ambravaneswaran, are headed to Washington, D.C., this week Andrea Croslyn and Bala Ambravaneswaran, both ...

Evansville police said a local man, while fighting with his girlfriend on Friday, attempted to choke her and also ripped a heart monitor off of the chest of their 2-month-old son.

Thunderstorms rumbled through the Tri-State this afternoon, prompting several weather warnings, according to the National Weather Service.

Seth GruNdhoefer / Courier & Press Mount Vernon resident Don Julian has a sample of blood drawn for the Cancer Prevention Study-3 at Saturday's Relay for Life walk.

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Keith W. Hart Jr., 31, was the financial secretary for the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union, Local 315-G. The indictment alleges between Nov.

Wright's Berry Farm at 5233 Anderson Road in Newburgh is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 7 days a week.

Southwestern Indiana's share is paltry, and area officials are angry about what they see as a snub.

Indiana State Police from the Evansville post arrested 13 motorists from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday during a saturation patrol targeting impaired and dangerous drivers.