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A panel discussion on "Consequences of Racial Bias within the Justice System for Individuals and Communities" is planned at the University of Evansville on Thursday.

Friends of Newburgh Inc. is accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations.

The City of Evansville, in partnership with Leadership Evansville has announced that its VOICE Initiative has received a 2015 IACT Community Achievement Award from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns for the over 100,000 population category.

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has completed deck rehabilitation work on the Shawneetown Bridge that started back in June.

Broadway Avenue at Johnson Lane will close to all traffic starting at 7 a.m. on Monday. This location is one-tenth of a mile west of Middle Mount Vernon Road.

The Downtown Evansville Quarterback Club will meet Monday at the Scottish Rite, 203 Chestnut St.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close a section of Kentucky 258 in Daviess County starting Wednesday.

The Allstate Foundation will present a check for $70,000 to Holly's House, a nonprofit organization that provides services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse in Southwestern Indiana.

Christy Powell, currently the assistant to the mayor of Boonville, has been hired as the Newburgh town manager.

Officials at Mesker Park Zoo announced the eventual return of the historic carousel, as well as the addition of a Budgie aviary, during a press conference on Friday.