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Southern Indiana, in the United States, is notable because it is culturally unique. The area's geography has led to a blend of Northern and Southern culture that is not found in the rest of the state of Indiana.
Culturally, there are many distinctive characteristics. Southern Indiana speech patterns gravitate toward a Southern drawl, though the accent is considerably less pronounced than in points further south in the Upland South or in the Deep South. The Roman Catholic Church has a significant presence in the region. Noteworthy Catholic institutions in Southern Indiana include St. Meinrad Archabbey, one of two Catholic archabbies/seminaries in the United States and Mount St. Francis, a large retreat center in Floyd County.
Southern Indiana's topography is considerably more varied and complex than central and northern Indiana, including large tracts of forest (e.g., Hoosier National Forest), rolling fields, and a chain of low mountains/high hills (800-1,000 ft.) called the Knobstone Escarpment, or Knobs. The region also includes the oldest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world at the Falls of the Ohio state park in Clarksville.

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Melcher decision on hold

Jan 9, 2009 7:16 am

The next move in a Vanderburgh County Republican Party lawsuit seeking to oust a newly elected Democratic officeholder is to wait. Pending the outcome of a guiding case in Terre Haute, Ind., a loca...

Man calls for help to find son

Jan 9, 2009 7:16 am

When Irvin Groeninger II got a phone call from Kansas last month, he thought his son, who now would be 21, had hired a private investigator to find him. But the Butler County sheriff's deputy on th...

USI announces field of three for consideration for top post

Jan 9, 2009 6:45 am

A nationwide net was cast in the search to replace University of Southern Indiana President H. Ray Hoops, but in the end the university isn't looking very far. Two of the three finalists named Thur...

Teen facing multiple charges

Jan 9, 2009 6:01 am

An 18-year-old Evansville man who police say was convicted of driving while intoxicated last November was arrested again Wednesday afternoon for allegedly causing three separate hit-and-run wrecks, in...

Police searching for Ky. Burger King robber

Jan 9, 2009 6:00 am

Authorities in Henderson are searching for a man who robbed the Burger King on U.S. 41 early this morning.

Clerk served county, sandwiches well

Jan 9, 2009 6:00 am

Among all the life lessons Buddy Peak taught his son, Billy Steve Peak, the one that would serve him most in a career spanning more than 30 years in county government was how to make a barbecue sandw...

Catholic Diocese of Owensboro (Ky.) elects administrator

Jan 8, 2009 11:00 pm

The Catholic Diocese of Owensboro (Ky.) has elected one of its priests to serve as administrator until a new bishop is appointed to succeed its recently-retired bishop.

UPDATE: Judge delays decision in Hatch Act trial

Jan 8, 2009 6:45 pm

Deciding to await the outcome of a guiding case in Terre Haute, a Vanderburgh County judge today delayed indefinitely his ruling in a trial to determine whether County Commissioner Steve Melcher was ...

USI announces finalists for president

Jan 8, 2009 5:30 pm

Two of the three finalists named in the national search to replace University of Southern Indiana President H. Ray Hoops are from USI. Hoops announced last year that he will retire on June 30 after...

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