Evansville Courier & Press Stories: Local

The Henderson County Board of Education plans to open bids on its early childhood center on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the board office.

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A discarded cigarette is being blamed for a fire Wednesday that destroyed a Princeton, Ind., apartment complex.

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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Bluegrass fans from around the world are heading to western Kentucky to begin a yearlong celebration of Bill Monroe’s 100th birthday.

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With an increasing chance of widespread rain across the region over the next couple of days, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is reminding drivers to use appropriate caution on area highways.

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This month’s “Music on Main” program at RiverBend Academy, School of Visual & Performing Arts, is set for tonight and will feature Bob Park & Friends.

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A motorcyclist from Mount Vernon, Ill., was critically injured this morning when the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving collided with an eight-point Whitetail deer.

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An Albion, Ill., man has been jailed on multiple counts of unlawful delivery of marijuana following a lengthy investigation by the Carmi-based Southern Illinois Drug Task Force.

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Some area soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as some local theologians have concerns about a Florida minister's plan to burn copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, on Saturday.

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Some area soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as some local theologians have concerns about a Florida minister's plan to burn copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, on Saturday.

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A fire that destroyed a 36-unit apartment building at Vail Estate Apartments on Princeton’s South Side Wednesday afternoon appears to have started on the exterior of the building, according to fire officials.

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