Good morning, Evansville.

SWIRCA & More is hosting a free community picnic today at its Healthy Aging Campus on 16 W.

Virginia St. where residents of all ages can enjoy food, games, face painting and learn about local services available for families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Registration is open for Goodwill’s annual Fifth Third Bank Turkey Day 5K on Thanksgiving morning, Nov.

26, in downtown Evansville. Runners, walkers, and families can join for $35 for adults and $30 for younger participants – proceeds support The Excel Center Evansville Southeast.

Ohio County High School choir students will take the stage with Foreigner today at 7 p.m. at the Beaver Dam Amphitheater — the band contacted choir director Ryan Himes in May to include them in the final song of the show.

House of Lecter is celebrating its 30th anniversary with updated catacombs and immersive scares as it honors longtime owner Phil Wolter (a tribute led by his family), and the haunted house will offer thrills through Nov.

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Oakland City University voluntarily resigned its accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission effective June 30 due to ongoing financial challenges including layoffs and delayed payroll.

It has approved teach-out agreements with the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville and Webster University in St. Louis to support its current students.

cMoe at the Children’s Museum of Evansville received a grant from the CenterPoint Energy Foundation to fund four free Family Literacy Nights—set for Nov.

10, Dec. 1, Jan. 12 and Feb. 2—that offer literacy activities for children and caregivers in the local area.

Evansville will host the 2026 NAACP Indiana Conference at Hilton DoubleTree from Oct.

22 to Oct. 25, featuring educational sessions on environmental justice, public education, veterans issues, labor, health care, criminal justice, and political action with speakers including Mayor Stephanie Terry, Rev. Larry Rascoe, NAACP Indiana President Sadie Harper-Scott, and Nikkita R. Oliver.

Reitz High’s marching band (known for community spirit) collects food donations with Tri-State Food Bank during Hunger Action Month while rehearsing for its home competition, Drill on the Hill, this Saturday; students volunteer in various roles as they perform at Harrison’s in the morning and Reitz later.

Amazon officials are in early stages of evaluating a data center in Posey County & will address resident questions by working with local officials through a full public review process; the Area Plan Commission meets next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Hovey House.

State Road 66 in Spencer County has reopened ahead of schedule after a 5½‑week closure that began in mid‑August (road crews removed barricades and county officials noted that work to repair rural roads damaged by detour traffic will continue).

Records show that Ace Sushi @Meijers, Albion Fellows, and Boom Nutrition underwent inspections in late August—each reporting no violations—from the Vanderburgh County Health Department.

The American Red Cross is hosting the 'Love Like Abi' blood drive on Sept.

30 at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon to honor Abi Williams, whose battle with breast cancer inspired her husband to launch drives that have collected 626 units + reached a county record with 140 donors.

Reitz beat Castle 21-7 at the Reitz Bowl on Sept.

25 — the Panthers capitalized on opponents' mistakes. They will travel to Enlow Field for their next game against Memorial.

High school football games across Southwestern Indiana were played Friday with matchups starting at 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., featuring teams at Castle at Reitz, Gibson Southern at Heritage Hills + Tell City at Tecumseh.

Evansville weather was partly cloudy with a high of 78.