WITZ Radio Personality Karen Dorrell passes away

WITZ Radio has lost another family member. At 7:05 a.m. on Sunday morning, Karen Dorrell passed away after losing her fight against cancer. Karen joined the WITZ family in December of 1979. She met her husband Dean (often known as ‘Abe Lincoln’) when they performed together in the play ‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’ They got…

Newest two teachers at VUJC only seventeen years old

Two seventeen-year-old students from Pike Central are Vincennes University Jasper Campus’ newest teachers, but it’s not surprising the two are teaching one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Jared Lamberson and Zach Riddle have taken part in a special program offered at Pike Central called Project Lead the Way since their freshman years….

Through bad dirt good seeds can grow

Behind the Work Release Center a small garden has been slowly taking shape. Planted about five weeks ago, corn, onions, squash, tomatoes, peppers, and all the usual suspects are growing despite the lack of water. Each evening the garden is tended by dedicated volunteers. They are watering and weeding, learning and leading, and it’s a…

Huntingburg Lake eaglet

The eaglet at Huntingburg Lake is maturing quickly. Notice the black eaglet to the left in the nest. It isn’t flying yet but as Sam Voelkel said to me yesterday, “It’s about as big as a turkey now.”. Sam’s photo gallery can be seen here and he is usually at the lake with a big…

Three local high schools sending teams to automotive competition

Teens from four area high schools are heading to Indianapolis today to compete in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest. The teams are checking in today and the state contest will begin at 9:00 a.m. Friday. Only ten teams throughout the state qualified to compete at the State Competition. Southridge, Heritage Hills, and Pike Central…