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Gibson Co. site to mark freeing of last slaves

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:13:39 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - Gibson County residents will gather this week to mark the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation as part of a Juneteenth celebration.

Gibson Co. site to mark freeing of last slaves

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:13:23 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - In celebration of Juneteenth - June 19, 1865, the day that Union soldiers freed slaves at Galveston, Texas, one of the last remaining pockets of slavery in the former Confederacy - Lyles Station Historic School in Gibson County will host a three-day observance with emphasis on fellowship starting Wednesday.

Community unites to preserve Fort Branch history

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:59:08 -0400

FORT BRANCH, Indiana - As it was in life, so it remains in memory: Fort Branch High School is the proverbial center of its namesake town.

Community unites to preserve Fort Branch history

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:56:16 -0400

FORT BRANCH, Indiana - Memories of a southwestern Indiana high school are living on in a museum set up in the school's old gymnasium.

Family Glance: 'Man of Steel,' 'The Internship,' 'Now You...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:47:55 -0400

A guide to movies from a family perspective: - "Man of Steel"

Merion's siren song lures many golfers into peril

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:19:01 -0400

ARDMORE, Pa. - By TODD MILLES

Bike helmet credited with saving 8-year-old girl

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:47:58 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - On May 25, Colleen Schneider was hit by a car as she was on her way to get lemonade while riding her bicycle.

Bike helmet credited with saving 8-year-old girl

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:41:20 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - An 8-year-old southwestern Indiana girl is home from the hospital, with a bicycle helmet being credited with saving her life.

Ind. teen losses part of arm when dragged by train

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:02:28 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - Family members say a teenager has had part of his arm amputated after being dragged by a train in southwestern Indiana.

Toyota's SW Ind. plant adding slightly more jobs

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:55:22 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - Toyota says it is hiring slightly more new workers than first expected as it increases production at its southwestern Indiana factory.

Bucking a trend, a poor student from Calif. gains entry...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:53:48 -0400

By DIANA LAMBERT - Lloyd Chen can't afford the $70 for a high school yearbook. His family can't pay for a graduation party or a trip abroad.

Ind. man charged in estranged girlfriend's killing

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:28 -0400

PRINCETON, Indiana - A southwestern Indiana man accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend outside of a restaurant where their son had celebrated his eighth-grade graduation had been ordered off the premises by police before he returned with a shotgun, authorities said.