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Burdette Park is going to be abuzz this weekend with a tail-wagging event full of activities for pets and their owners.

The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana will host a public forum Monday to gain community input regarding the future of the Alhambra Theatre.

With more than 58,000 visitors last year at the Children's Museum of Evansville (cMoe), Executive Director Stephanie Terry said it's time to scrub off the little hand prints and buff out the scuff marks.

The Indiana Department of Transportation began advertising a contract on Wednesday to install J-turns at the U.S. 231's intersections with Indiana 62 and 62/68 near Dale, according to a department news release issued on Wednesday.

The Boonville Merchants Association plans a big day on the Square on Oct. 1.

North High School's Class of 1970 will host a reunion on Oct. 3.

Indiana is seeking nominations for torch bearers for the 2016 Bicentennial celebration.

The funeral for Larry Nelson, the longtime Evansville Police Department detective and Fraternal Order of Police president who died last week, will be open to the public.

The Arts Council will host a public forum on the future of the Alhambra Theatre on Monday, Sept. 14.

Tropicana Evansville's general manager says a calendar quirk hurt attendance at his casino, and at most others around the state.