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The mayors of both Evansville and Owensboro, Kentucky, will take part in a news conference Thursday afternoon at Deaconess Sports Park, the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau says.

An Evansville man accused of striking and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk earlier this year will accept a plea deal, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Megan Southwell has published "Mommy's Reminders to You," a book designed to help children grow up in a Christian way.

In response to growing use of synthetic drugs such as K2/spice and bath salts among teens, the Indiana Youth Institute is hosting a forum as part of its Youth Worker Café series. The event will feature Donna Lilly, a chemical dependency coordinate at Deaconess Cross Pointe.

University of Evansville professors Anthony Beavers and Kristy Miller were honored recently with the Sadelle and Sydney Berger awards for service and scholarly activity.

The 56th annual Marrs Elementary School burgoo event is Oct. 3 in the school's parking lot at Highway 62 between Evansville and Mount Vernon.

Old National Bank is excited to announce its Tools For Schools grant promotion.

University of Southern Indiana's English teaching program is now accredited through the National Council of Teachers of English, meaning it is a nationally recognized department with no conditions.

Gibson County authorities have identified the man injured after he car collided with a train in Francisco, Indiana on Tuesday afternoon as a Princeton resident.

A Saline County, Illinois woman was injured Wednesday afternoon when her car was struck by a freight train at a crossing in Galatia, Illinois.