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Current headlines from Evansville Courier & Press - News Headlines:
- VA reaches helping hand out to veterans
The Evansville Veterans Affairs Clinic hosted an outreach Thursday, providing free food, clothes and supplies to homeless and needy veterans.
- Second Kentucky fugitive caught in Muhlenberg County
The second of two Kentucky prison escapees that caused a Tuesday manhunt on Evansville's North Side has been apprehended.Muhlenberg County, Ky., Sheriff Eddie Perry said his officers arrested 53-year-old John Alstatt in Bremen, Ky.Acting on a tip that Alstatt could be visiting his sister in the area, officers followed Alstatt's sister to a Wal-Mart near a wooded area. Perry said officers watched Alstatt emerge from the wooded area and head toward his sister's vehicle. He was then taken into custody.
- Nonprofit agency Youth First to hold open house today
Youth First will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an open house this afternoon.
- Ivy Tech sets enrollment record
Ivy Tech Community College has hit a record high for first day of fall semester enrollment.
- Illinois farmer killed by overturned tractor
A rural Xenia, Ill., farmer died Wednesday when the tractor he was operating overturned in a ditch.
- Illinois police arrest man wanted for Henderson, Ky., shooting
Illinois police have arrested a man accused in a shooting that occurred at a Henderson apartment in March.
- Saturation patrols nab four suspected drunk drivers
Indiana State Police say they arrested four drunk drivers during overnight saturation patrols in Southwestern Indiana.
- Driver sought in collision with child
Police in Henderson are looking for the driver of a silver Pontiac sedan who hit a student crossing the street in front of North Middle School and then left the scene, dispatchers said.
- Annual quilt auction expected to draw crowd
Every year on Labor Day weekend carloads of quilt fans from as far away as St. Louis, Chicago and beyond find their way to Daviess County, Ind., home to hundreds of Amish and Mennonite families. They're drawn by the annual Amish Quilts Auction.
- Police organization fills school desks with supplies
The Warrick County FOP will be doing its annual donation of school supplies to the school corp. The event will be at the School Corp. headquarters on Gum Street in Boonville.
- Signature sets SAT bar high
Signature School's SAT scores were the state's third-highest.
- Leading a DOUBLE LIFE
Carter twins are turning 100
- Bayh shines during his time in the spotlight
Pride. Disappointment. Relief. In the moments after Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., took a turn in the national limelight with a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, local Democrats in Denver said they feel all those things for the state¿s junior senator.
- Stuck at sea — sort of
Low water levels and sediment buildup along a stretch of the upper Mississippi River have left the LST 325 stuck.
- Warrick welcomes budget input
The Warrick County Council will hosts its public meeting on Thursday on its 2009 budget.
- Higher education numbers steady
Despite the tighter economy this year, or maybe because of it, fall enrollments at two area colleges showed no signs of a major decline.
- Retired officers face charges
Two former Evansville Police Department officers are facing felony drug charges.
- TIF asked in Warrick museum, marina
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal to build an indoor-outdoor museum and recreational facility in Warrick County that would include an aquarium, movie theater, marina, hotels and restaurants met with some skeptical questions from state lawmakers on Wednesday. The nonprofit Hoosier Heritage Youth Foundation wants to build a conservation "interpretive center" called Village Earth on 272 acres of mining reclamation land in northwestern Warrick County. The site is next to the Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area, within the new Interstate 69 corridor. Located south of Elberfeld, Village Earth would have an educational component, with animatronic exhibits on the history of the area, an aquarium and a wind farm.
- Delegate fills in on climactic vote |AUDIO
The Democratic National Convention just keeps getting better for Terry White. The 55-year-old White, who is participating in his first national convention in almost 40 years as a party activist, came to Denver as an alternate who had supported Hillary Rodham Clinton for president. But when a Clinton delegate from Vincennes went home with an injury, White was tapped to fill her spot. As a delegate with full floor privileges, he voted to formally nominate Barack Obama for president.
- Locals respond to church's need for evacuation help
If you have a few days to spare and can lift heavy objects, American Baptist East could use your help.
Headlines last updated at Aug 28, 2008 21:26:18pm.
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