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19-05-2025
- General
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Move over, Liam. Indiana has a new most popular baby name for boys. See the rankings
Hoosier parents had a new favorite baby name for boys in 2024, according to data released this week by the U.S. Social Security Administration. Oliver replaced Liam in the No. 1 spot for baby boys in Indiana, while Charlotte continued its run of popularity topping the state list for the fourth consecutive year. Liam and Oliver have been in the top two spots in some order for Hoosiers every year since 2016. Liam and Olivia were the most popular names nationally. Check out more on the full list of national and statewide favorites below. Rank Male name Number of males Female name Number of females 1 Oliver 397 Charlotte 354 2 Liam 384 Amelia 346 3 Theodore 341 Sophia 254 4 Noah 303 Olivia 251 5 Henry 293 Emma 248 6 Elijah 265 Evelyn 233 7 Hudson 250 Eleanor 226 8 James 245 Harper 195 9 Asher 239 Mia 194 10 Benjamin 237 Ava 191 Rank Male name Female name 1 Liam Olivia 2 Noah Emma 3 Oliver Amelia 4 Theodore Charlotte 5 James Mia 6 Henry Sophia 7 Mateo Isabella 8 Elijah Evelyn 9 Lucas Ava 10 William Sofia See the top 100 names in Indiana here, or see how the popularity of names has changed over time (including your own) with a searchable database here. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Most popular baby names of 2024 announced. See Indiana, US favorites
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17-03-2025
- Business
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Vanderburgh County home listings asked for less money in February - see the current median price here
The median home in Vanderburgh County listed for $234,894 in February, down 3.5% from the previous month's $243,472, an analysis of data from shows. Compared to February 2024, the median home list price increased 21.1% from $193,950. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Vanderburgh County, not houses that were sold. Information on your local housing market, along with other useful community data, is available at Vanderburgh County's median home was 1,784 square feet, listed at $142 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 11.6% from February 2024. Listings in Vanderburgh County moved steadily, at a median 71 days listed compared to the February national median of 66 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 73 days on the market. Around 174 homes were newly listed on the market in February, an 11.5% increase from 156 new listings in February 2024. The median home prices issued by may exclude many, or even most, of a market's homes. The price and volume represent only single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes. They include existing homes, but exclude most new construction as well as pending and contingent sales. Across the Evansville metro area, median home prices fell to $264,000, slightly lower than a month earlier. The median home had 1,830 square feet, at a list price of $147 per square foot. In Indiana, median home prices were $279,450, a slight increase from January. The median Indiana home listed for sale had 1,834 square feet, with a price of $153 per square foot. Throughout the United States, the median home price was $412,000, a slight increase from the month prior. The median American home for sale was listed at 1,791 square feet, with a price of $227 per square foot. The median home list price used in this report represents the midway point of all the houses or units listed over the given period of time. Experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average list price, which would mean taking the sum of all listing prices then dividing by the number of homes sold. The average can be skewed by one particularly low or high price. The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Vanderburgh County home listings asked for less money in February - see the current median price here
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14-03-2025
- Climate
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National Weather Service warns Friday night's severe weather could include tornadoes
The National Weather Service is continuing to update its forecast for Friday night's severe weather event in the Tri-State. Here's what meteorologists at the agency's Paducah, Kentucky office are saying about the outlook. The risk for tornadoes has increased, according to a briefing issued Friday morning by the National Weather Service. The best window for severe weather in the Evansville area is between 11 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service said in a Friday morning briefing. A second round of severe weather is possible midday Saturday. The primary hazards will be widespread damaging winds and tornadoes, according to the weather service. Large hail is also possible. The potential exists for what the agency classifies as "significant severe weather," including winds of 70-75 mph (hurricane-force winds) and tornadoes that rate as EF2 or higher on the Fujita scale. Forecasters say models indicate a broken line of severe thunderstorms will develop over central Missouri on Friday afternoon and evening and then track east into the Tri-State. Significant wind shear will be in place over the Tri-State, which could cause the storms to become severe. It will be quite windy in advance of the storms, with south winds of 40-50 mph in place ahead of the line of storms Friday afternoon and evening. Storms will be moving fast when they approach the Tri-State, reaching speeds up to 70 mph at times. After a brief break, more severe storms with heavy rain are possible Saturday afternoon over Western Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana. The Storm Prediction Center, a branch of the National Weather Service, has placed most of Southern Illinois and parts of far Western Kentucky in a "moderate risk" area for severe thunderstorms − the second-highest risk level the agency uses. There is a small area of Southwestern Indiana in the "moderate risk" area, as well, along the Wabash River in Posey and Gibson counties. The Evansville area is in an "enhanced risk" area, which is a step below the moderate risk level. Between an inch and 1.5 inches of rain is expetced in the Evansville area through Saturday night. The heaviest rain will be over Western Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, where up to two inches is possible. The National Weather Service said the last moderate risk day was on May 26, 2024, which it deemed a "very high impact event." That storm system spawned tornadoes near Mortons Gap, Kentucky, and Fort Branch, Indiana. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Severe weather in Evansville, Indiana
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12-03-2025
- Climate
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The first severe weather threat of the season arrives Friday night in the Tri-State
Springtime weather has arrived in the Tri-State. That means some fantastic days − high temperatures in the 70s and brilliant sunshine − but also some risks for severe storms. The first severe threat of the season arrives late Friday, according to the National Weather Service. And while it's still too early to get into much detail, here's what forecasters are saying about storm chances. Derrick Snyder, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, said the main threat looks to be late Friday into the early morning hours Saturday. "There's still some wiggle room" on timing, Snyder said. It'll be a familiar setup for the region, as a squall line of thunderstorms is expected to form over Missouri, then sweep across the Mississippi River and into the Tri-State. The most likely threats, Snyder said, are damaging winds and a "spin-up" tornado along the line. Still, with a few days left until the severe weather arrives, forecasts could fluctuate, Snyder noted. Rainfall totals have dropped a bit in recent frecast models, Snyder said. The bulk of the rain will happen as the line of storms moves through. Anywhere from three-quarters of an inch to an inch of rain could accompany the thunderstorms. It's going to be a nicer weather week, otherwise. High temperatures on Wednesday (75 degrees) and Thursday (71) will be well above average, and sunny conditions are expected. There are small chances of rain on Thursday. After the storm system leaves the area Saturday morning, sunny skies will return with a high temperature of 68 that day and 52 on Sunday. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Severe weather possible in Evansville, Henderson areas
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11-03-2025
- Climate
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'Snake Road' in Shawnee National Forest closing earlier this year amid warmer weather
Southern Illinois' "Snake Road" is closing earlier than usual this year, according to officials with the Sawnee National Forest. The reason? Warmer weather. Officially, the road is classified as Forest Service Road No. 345, and it closes twice pear year to "help ensure safe crossing for several species of snakes and amphibians" for migration. Usually, the closure happens March 15. This year, it's starting on Wednesday (March 12) amid warmer temperatures. Forest Service Road No. 345 is dubbed "Snake Road" − a 2.5-mile stretch in Union County, Illinois, that runs north to south along the base of towering limestone bluffs, a man-made obstacle between the swampy floodplain of the Big Muddy River and the ancient bedrock. The Big Muddy is itself part of the Mississippi River flood plain, flowing in a channel anciently cut by the bigger river before humans tamed it for navigation. The road is there because the USDA Forest Service, which manages the area, is tasked with balancing conservation with access to public lands. Every spring, snakes and amphibians — some of which are considered endangered or threatened species in Illinois and the United States — slither and crawl their way from their winter home in the bluffs to the summer habitat of LaRue Swamp. The annual migrations attract people from across the country eager to witness the rich diversity of reptile and amphibian species along this single stretch of road. About 66 percent of the amphibians and 59 percent of the reptiles known to occur in Illinois are found there. The move back to the swamp sets the creatures up for a spring and summer of feeding in the biologically rich wetlands, storing the fat that will sustain them from roughly November to March.. Because many of the snakes, especially venomous species such as cottonmouths, copperheads and timber rattlers, release scent trails, Ballard said they are able to follow them back and forth. In the early 1970s the Forest Service began closing Snake Road for three weeks in spring and fall to protect the migrating creatures, Sue Hirsch, a public affairs specialist at Shawnee National Forest, told the Courier & Press in 2017. Vehicles account for 25 percent of the man-made causes of death for snakes in the area, Ballard said. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Snake Road in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest closed
