Know someone whose achievements, service or story deserve the spotlight? Our Times has launched a new Community and Youth Spotlight submission process, making it easier to nominate the people shaping Evansville and the Tri-State—and helping our newsroom preserve the stories that define our community.
A beloved Fall Festival food tradition is getting a new chapter. As Grace and Peace Lutheran Church prepares to close, its popular donut burger food truck has been donated to the Evansville African American Museum — giving the museum a new way to raise funds while keeping a community favorite alive.
What does it take to build a family when the path isn't traditional? Evansville resident Ree Quarels shares her IVF journey, the challenges of access and information, and how her experience led her to help another woman achieve her dream of motherhood.
This week’s Around Town highlights Labor Day weekend celebrations in Evansville and Owensboro, featuring community gatherings, live music, food, family fun and cultural connection
A new Habitat for Humanity of Evansville home is linking affordable housing with better health. The fourth Building Homes and Health project brings together Deaconess Health System, local universities and student volunteers to show how safe, stable housing can shape family well-being across the community.
Across Indiana, congregations and community organizations are joining forces to tackle housing, homelessness, employment, literacy and more. Discover how Congregations with Community has invested more than $3.2 million in partnerships—and why its leaders say relationships, not grants, are the real catalyst for lasting change.
For more than 30 years, Memorial Community Development Corp. has turned faith into action through housing, child care, youth development and other investments in Evansville families. As the organization celebrates 32 years, its leaders are reflecting on the lives impacted — and what it means to “replant the seed” for the next chapter.
After hearing Nolan Wells’ parents speak at the NABJ convention, a journalist reflects on their search for answers, the need for transparency and the person behind the headline.
HOPE of Evansville is taking on The Phoenix, a longtime troubled housing complex on Covert Avenue, with plans to restore the property and bring new investment to the neighborhood.
At just 12 years old, Kam Owensby chases his dream and competes at the USATF Junior Olympics in California, representing the Evansville Speedsters Track Club.
