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The Mount Vernon High School Class of 1962 will host a picnic Oct. 10.

The Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center is seeking applications for projects in Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties now through Sept. 25.

Army Reserve Pvt. Jace C. Brandenstein has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

A free seminar about college savings plans is planned for Sept. 23.

A Newburgh restaurant owner has been charged with felony counts of theft and forgery.

Teamsters Local 215 and the Evansville Vanderburgh School Board negotiating teams have scheduled a collective bargaining session for Aug. 29 to further discuss contract proposals exchanged a week ago.

Prosecutors have filed a newc heck fraud charge against Eric Morgan, an Evansville businessman already accused of securities fraud and other financial crimes.

Youth-oriented discount retailer Five Below is opening its first Evansville store next month.

Although the Lincoln Amphitheatre took a hiatus from its traditional summer performances of "Lincoln," the outdoor venue is planning a preview concert to its new format that will kick off during its 2016 season. The amphitheatre will host two tribute bands — Beatles' tribute Hard Day's Night and Rolling Stone's Satisfaction — at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 as a preview of the venue's new season format under the direction of the Office of Tourism Development.