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Paintings, photographs, computer images, sculptures, drawings and even dolls are popping up in this month's bloom of new art exhibitions opening in the Tri-State. HHH "Border," a mixed-media work by Janice ...

“It's really exciting for our moms to have gotten us to this point and for us then moving on to another point in our lives.”

More than 1,400 take walk VIDEO For some, graduation a fitting gift for Mother's Day By Gavin Lesnick Monday, May 12, 2008 USI graduate Laura Hall All three of Nancy and Norman Bulloch's children graduated ... via Evansville Courier & Press

“I can't imagine going to a job without children.”

Catholic schools honor Teachers of Year By John Martin Thursday, May 8, 2008 Two first-grade teachers with a combined 49 years of service in local classrooms were honored Wednesday as Evansville Catholic ... via Evansville Courier & Press

“Any time, in this day and age that there is language that has any words in it that could be construed like that, we have to just take precautions”

Possible threatening message found in Fort Branch school Staff report Originally published 12:29 p.m., April 17, 2008 Updated 12:29 p.m., April 17, 2008 Officials at Fort Branch Community School discovered a ... via Evansville Courier & Press

Police in Fort Branch are investigating a threat written on a school wall. Officials at Fort Branch Community School sent a letter home to parents telling them about the threat, which was written on a boys' ... via WFIE-TV Evansville

“They're saying we could get another 2 to 4 inches by noon tomorrow, which would get us up to 9 inches.”

Flooding closes schools By Mark Wilson Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Schools in Vanderburgh and Posey counties are closed today because of heavy rains that fell throughout the day Tuesday and overnight. via Evansville Courier & Press

UPDATE, 8PM SAT: Here are some snow totals for the Tri-State: 2.8" in Ft. Branch 3-4' in Evansville 9" in Henderson 8" in Owensboro 10" in Tell City As you can see from our See it, Snap it, Send it submissions, ... via WFIE-TV Evansville

A Gibson County woman is sentenced to 10 years for dealing meth. Forty one-year-old Tina Murphy of Fort Branch plead guilty to drug and theft charges. via WFIE-TV Evansville

“I knew it would be a while because they had to wait for equipment to get the truck off. So I sat and sat. You hear the sirens, and you know it's all about you. That made it surreal.”

Woman pinned under coal truck recalls horror By Garret Mathews Sunday, March 2, 2008 For several days after a loaded coal truck overturned onto her SUV, Catherine Euler picked pieces of glass and coal out of ... via Evansville Courier & Press

“Seatbelts will reduce injuries and save lives but only if people properly wear them.”

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Martin County on Friday. According to state police, Clifford J. Lannan, 77, Loogootee, was driving a 1975 John Deere farm tractor south on U.S. 231, about a ... via Washington Times-Herald

“I think our country is really poised to give coal a much larger role in its energy use.”

VINCENT PUGLIESE / EBJ A portrait of Mike Schiele, who is the chief executive officer of Vigo Coal Co., which is headquartered in Downtown Evansville. via Evansville Courier & Press

“There was no other way to get additional heavy equipment in there without causing further harm, so it took an extensive amount of time for extrication.”

Loaded coal truck overturns on SUV Driver trapped for 2 hours By Kate Braser Saturday, February 23, 2008 VINCENT PUGLIESE / Courier & Press Firefighters from Fort Branch and McCutchanville work together to ... via Evansville Courier & Press

“We usually don't slow down much”

While many people were able to stay home during the ice storm, others still had to show up for work on Thursday. via WFIE-TV Evansville

An Evansville man is behind bars Friday after a head-on collision in Gibson County. via WFIE-TV Evansville

Staff report Originally published 06:52 a.m., February 15, 2008 Updated 06:52 a.m., February 15, 2008 A head-on crash in Gibson County, Ind., has resulted in the arrest of an Evansville couple for driving under ... via The Evansville Courier and Press

“If the totals hit $7.5 million in damage, they may make a declaration, and then we would go back and individually assess damage.”

Gibson County Emergency Management Agency Director Terry Hedges said the National Weather Service predicts a greater threat of potentially dangerous thunderstorms today than last week's storm, which cut a ... via Tri-State Media

“And he said, 'Well could you, we need to verify that number, do you have a check handy?' and I said no I don't and he said, 'Well, will you get one?' and I said no I won't and I hung up the phone.”

Someone is making phone calls pretending to be from the Social Security Administration. via WFIE-TV Evansville

“Unfortunately, in this day in age, gas prices are going up, book prices are going up, tuition is going up, books are going up, the shipping on all that is increasing. So, it's unfortunately on the backs of students to bare most of that cost.”

Fort Branch home takes heavy storm damage Mayor says Evansville city limits expanding Henderson police officer fired Local principal accused of shoplifting Credit card grace periods shrinking Update: School ... via WFIE-TV Evansville

“They don't have enough employees to in-house they have to go higher ten guys to do a big project like this.”

Fort Branch home takes heavy storm damage Mayor says Evansville city limits expanding Henderson police officer fired Local principal accused of shoplifting Credit card grace periods shrinking Update: School ... via WFIE-TV Evansville

Fort Branch home takes heavy storm damage Mayor says Evansville city limits expanding Henderson police officer fired Trucker arrested for drunk driving A truck driver was arrested on srunk driving charges early ... via WFIE-TV Evansville