CHARLESTOWN — A project to build the first Habitat for Humanity house in Charlestown is underway, and once completed, single mother Aerion Irvin looks forward to moving in with her two daughters.

JEFFERSONVILLE — The City of Jeffersonville is still seeking funding through several avenues to pay for the $36 million expansion at the North Wastewater Treatment Plant.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Officials in Clark and Floyd counties are working to assure coronavirus vaccines are still available for those who want to protect themselves, especially with the holidays ahead.

CLARKSVILLE — Our Lady of Providence High School has announced that Steve Beyl, Class of 1999, will be its next principal effective July 1, 2022.

Clark County Museum

NEW ALBANY — The holiday season is filled with shopping, parties and gatherings with loved ones. It’s a season of joy, but it’s also a time when you can be at greater risk for dangers such as theft and break-ins because you’re busy and may let your guard down.

JEFFERSONVILLE — After raising two children of her own, Shelley Krininger is now raising her 2-year-old grandson, Leo Lawton, at her home in Jeffersonville.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Maxwell’s House of Music in Jeffersonville and Mom’s Music in Louisville are joining to present a band showcase from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 at Our Lady of Perpetual Hops in New Albany.

CHARLESTOWN — The Charlestown Council voted to affirm its desire to support a wastewater treatment design plan on Wednesday with $800,000 from the capital trust fund and $1.5 million from American Rescue Plan fund.

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JEFFERSONVILLE — Dr. Rita Fleming is known in the community as a state representative and an obstetrician, but people might not be familiar with her work as a taxidermist.

SELLERSBURG — St. John Paul II Catholic Church, 2253 St. Joe Road West in Sellersburg, is preparing to celebrate the Dedication Mass of its newly built church.

CLARKSVILLE — What speedway can you go to and not be concerned about the weather? The answer is the Southern Indiana Speedway in Clarksville.

JEFFERSONVILLE — A Jeffersonville mother is committed to making sure her young child receives the care he needs as he faces numerous health issues.

CHARLESTOWN — The Charlestown City Council approved a rezoning request Wednesday for a $35 million, 192-unit affordable housing project that they voted against in late October.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — There were 129 new cases of COVID-19 reported between Clark County and Floyd County on Wednesday.

FLOYD COUNTY — A local foundation is providing $330,000 in grants for services supporting Floyd County residents.

JEFFERSONVILLE — Clark Memorial Health (CMH) has received accreditation status by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for the services of its Sleep Center.

WASHINGTON — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments Wednesday over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies and has forged one of the most enduring fault lines in American life and politics.

NEW ALBANY — Rauch and Blue River Services will be applying for up to $500,000 from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) next year to renovate the Fairmont Neighborhood Center in New Albany.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s top medical groups pleaded Tuesday for more people to get COVID-19 vaccine shots as the state is in the midst of a new surge of infections and hospitalizations.

NEW ALBANY — The Salvation Army of Southern Indiana is seeking donations and bell ringers for its annual fundraising effort to support its year-round services, which have grown in demand since the pandemic.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Ron Ramey is no dancer.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — New Albany-Floyd County and Borden-Henryville School Corp. have returned to mask mandates as cases increase in Southern Indiana.

CLARK COUNTY — Clark County will begin working to raise awareness about available resources for quitting tobacco use through a $34.8 million state health initiative.

CLARKSVILLE — The Clarksville Town Council plans to vote on an ordinance that would bring the town’s Parks and Recreation Department under the authority of the council.

NEW ALBANY — The Interstate 265 eastbound to Interstate 65 southbound ramp will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Friday. This closure will allow crews to finalize the lane configurations that will be in place for the duration of bridge construction.

LOUISVILLE — The Joint Board for the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project approved two resolutions Monday related to the operations of the RiverLink tolling system.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated including booster shots as he seeks to quell concerns Monday over the new COVID-19 variant omicron, but he won’t immediately push for more restrictions to stop its spread, his chief medical adviser said.

CLARKSVILLE — A community theater has recently made a comeback after a hiatus due to the pandemic, and the organization continues to recover through fundraising efforts.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Typically only located on Pearl Street in Downtown New Albany, Dada Boutique has broadened its reach for the holidays with a pop-up shop in Clarksville’s Green Tree Mall.

NEW ALBANY — A Southern Indiana group is honoring veterans by sharing the stories behind photographs, letters and other memorabilia from those who served in various wars.