Mount Vernon News

Wendy McNamara , R-District 76, of Mount Vernon, and Sen. Jim Tomes , R-49, of Wadesville.

A bid by Trent Van Haaften , a former Democratic state lawmaker who lost his 2010 race for the U.S. House, to reclaim his former state House seat could make Southwestern Indiana home to one of the state's most competitive races.

The Indiana House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a Republican-backed right-to-work bill, sending it on to the State Senate where it is expected to win easy approval and be signed into law by Gov.

Cheers for some positive economic news in Posey County, Ind., where it was reported the Port of Indiana at Mount Vernon on the Ohio River had one of its busiest years ever in 2011.

Steve Bugg of Newburgh has been named president of the Harlaxton Society board of directors at the University of Evansville.

Herrenbruck and the former Sharon Willett were married Jan. 20, 1962, at Zion Lippe United Church of Christ in Mount Vernon, Ind.

Now they are sampling the alluvial soils of Southwestern Indiana. The Norfolk, Conn., couple set out on May 25, 2011, from Point Reyes, Calif., on a more than 5,000-mile journey and mission to spread awareness of humanitarianism within communities across the United States.

Tears fall for Harold R. Carey, who could be seen jogging city streets almost daily, even in recent days.

Ivy Tech will rent two classrooms in the building for classes to be taught there in the fall semester.

The Posey County facility handled 4.7 million tons of shipments last year, which represents a 12 percent increase over 2010.