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The cast members of Evansville Civic Theatre's "Oklahoma!" take their places on stage surrounded by the newly constructed set. They are practicing the spacing and timing of the choreography to make sure it can fit in the space between set pieces. Director Kensington Eck is standing in an aisle clapping with the beat and singing along with the cast to "The Farmer and the Cowman," only breaking to take notes on adjustments to make on the next run through.

Keynote speaker at this year's Mid-America Institute on Aging seminar has travled the world discovering the secrets of a long life from centenanarians in several different cultures. Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow, will discussion his research on longevity and the challenges of aging.

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Neighborhood activists would be virtually deputized with new powers to help Evansville city government wage war against housing blight if Democrat Gail Riecken is elected mayor.

A contractor hired by the Evansville Water & Sewer Utility is installing a lining to major sewer pipe in a neighborhood near Wesselman Woods.

Vectren subsidiary Energy Systems Group has signed what Vectren calls a "very significant contract" to do work at the Johnson Space Center.

GSSI officials are looking for past Gold Award recipients from the 11 counties covered by the council, as well as other women who earned the highest award and now live in the area, to help celebrate 100 years of the Gold Award.

Textbooks won't be the only thing high school students in the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon haul around this school year.

A bat found in Evansville has tested positive for rabies at the Indiana State Department of Health, according to a news release issued by the Vanderburgh County Health Department.

The Vanderburgh County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes Friday and Saturday, according to a news release from the agency.