Highland
A census designated place in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
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Your Fall Festival Preview
It’s almost the first full week of October, when the West Side Nut Club’s Fall Festival takes over four blocks of West Franklin Street. Starting Monday, Oct. 5, more than 200,000 attendees (hopefully including you!) will find 130-plus food booths, a wildly popular half-pot…
Events
Barbara Kay (Swayze) Eichmiller, 88, Cannelburg
Barbara Kay (Swayze) Eichmiller, 88, of Cannelburg, Indi., passed away peacefully on September 29, 2026, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 14, 1938, in Martin County, Ind., to the late Clyde and Madge (Morris)…
Obituaries
Robert C. “Bob” Goodman, 74, Huntingburg
Robert C. “Bob” Goodman, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at home surrounded by family. Bob was born in Evansville, Indiana, on April 19, 1952, to Donald and Daisy (James) Goodman. He married Debbie Harold on November 19, 1972, at…
Obituaries
Completing the Connection
With $202 million worth of infrastructure just north of the Ohio River now built, all that’s left to connect Interstate 69 from Indiana to Kentucky is the most costly piece — a four-lane bridge expected to open in 2031. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and other dignitaries gathered Sept.…
Transportation
Gov. Braun marks major construction milestone on I-69 Ohio River Crossing
EVANSVILLE – Today Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced completion of Section 3 of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project in Evansville during an event at...
Real Estate & Development
A Voice of Her Own
Kenna Elpers vividly remembers stepping up to her mark, facing the backs of the coaches seated in front of her, taking a deep breath, and belting out a song. Then, a chair turned. A coach wanted her voice. True, the “coaches” were her 10-year-old friends, the “chairs” were office…
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Highland by the numbers
- Area
- 2.27 sq mi (5.87 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 45.9
- Households
- 1,928
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $98,002
- Median house value
- $240,400