Otwell News

Damage on SE Sixth Street in Evansville. Picture sent in by a Courierpress.com reader.

Dan and Linda Risley, formerly of Pike County and graduates of Otwell High School, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday.

On August 19, 2008 after a five month investigation, the Jasper Police Department arrested 20-year-old Willie Montgomery of Otwell, Indiana on one count of rape.

High water from last week's heavy rains and subsequent flooding is still keeping some roadways shut down, Indiana Department of Transportation officials said this morning.

Staff report Originally published 06:52 a.m., June 12, 2008 Updated 06:52 a.m., June 12, 2008 A number of roadways in the region are closed because of floods from still-rising rivers.

Kids get to play a bit and take a break from the surrounding destruction Sometimes, Kathryn Martin doesn't have a name.

“There is no request for information as it relates to child abuse or neglect, it's not a request, it's a legal requirement”

Following the discovery of of a child pornography video on a school employee's cell phone, Pike County Prosecutor Darrin McDonald says it's time everyone in the community gets the message that child abuse is a ... via TristateHomepage.com

Indiana state police arrest a man for giving alcohol and readings inappropriate for children to six juveniles last month. via WEHT-TV Evansville

Man held on alcohol, pornography charges A Pike County, Ind., man has been arrested by Indiana State Police on charges he furnished alcohol and pornographic material to six juveniles during spring break. via Evansville Courier & Press

“I knew it wasn't (appropriate). I knew it all along.”

A Pike County man is facing felony charges for allegedly providing alcohol and porn to teenagers. via WFIE-TV Evansville

An Otwell man is charged with supplying a group of juveniles with alcohol and porn. via TristateHomepage.com

“We're working hard and doing our best and doing as well as we have ever done and yet because of the way it is applied, you actually go down.”

State school rankings for area schools were a mixed bag of higher and lower rankings for 2007. via Washington Times-Herald

Indiana State Police tell 14 News an Otwell man was intoxicated and just wanted to talk to someone, so he called 911 late Monday night. via WFIE-TV Evansville

Melanie Schnarr and Andy and Teresa Barber of rural Montgomery wish to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Nicole Barber, to Jason Traylor. via Washington Times-Herald

Snow and rain have rivers rising and closing roads in southern Indiana. Flood waters from the west fork of the White River are now rushing across State Road 358 in northern Daviess County. via WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Tiffany Darrow and Keith Westfall of Bicknell announce the birth of their son, Hunter Blaize Westfall. via Washington Times-Herald