EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vectren Corporation today announced that it will present at the Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 11, 2008.

By LARRY CAPLAN The Purdue Extension Service exists to provide unbiased information to the public on a wide variety of topics. There are several programs coming up over the next several weeks that we'd like to invite you to attend. First and foremost is my Master Gardener training for this fall.

By MARK WILSON, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7417 or wilsonm@courierpress.com River Sweep 2008, the annual shoreline cleanup of the Ohio River and its tributaries, will be held Saturday. Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties will host local campaigns.

By LIBBY KEELING, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7450 or keelingl@courierpress.com Cathy Engel participates in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in memory of her husband, Ed; her mother, Muriel; and her mother-in-law, Mildred.

By DAN SHAW, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7519 or shawd@courierpress.com The cost of natural gas this winter may increase by 50 percent over last year, Vectren officials warned Thursday. A dekatherm of natural gas cost about $8, on average, last winter.