
State Road 61 Pipe Work Postponed
Work State Road 61 between Hickory Corner Road and South Robinson Road near Verne has been postponed. That news from the Indiana Department of Transportation. That pipe work as will be rescheduled for a later date. At this time, no date has been set for that work to be completed.
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Knox County Still Weighing Options for Future CCMG Funding Formula
The Knox County Commissioners and County Council are still considering their options, following a re-formulating of the Community Crossings Matching Grant. For the last eight years, the C-C-M-G has allowed millions of dollars of infrastructure and paving improvements statewide. However, a new formula could affect the a...
13h ago

INDOT Reminds of SR 61 Closure near Verne for Pipe Work on Wednesday
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 61 between Hickory Corner Road and South Robinson Road near Verne in Knox County is scheduled to close tomorrow for a pipe replacement project. Work is expected to take two days to complete, ...
13h ago

Isaiah 1:17 House Awarded Funds from 100 Women Who Care
The Isaiah 1:17 House is the recipient of the July quarterly gift from the 100 Women who Care. The group met last week and decided at that session to award the funding to the Isaiah 1:17 House. They were one of three groups up for the funding. After all the money is turned in, the total amount given away is usually wel...
13h ago

City of Vincennes Already Considering Budget for 2026-- and 2027
Vincennes City officials are preparing now for negotiations for their budget for 2026-but the real concern is for the 2027 budget. Legislative tax cuts and other measures have left cities scrambling to accommodate an expected loss of property tax revenue for that year. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says just as they plan ...
13h ago

Vincennes City Council Approves Amended Fee Ordinance for Signage
The Vincennes City Council approved on final reading an amended fee ordinance for various signs and markings in the city. The new ordinance adjusts the initial signage fee to 200 dollars, with a 50 dollar renewal fee each following year. The renewal fee would be due annually each year on January first. Handicapped driv...
13h ago

Braun: State Can Avoid Problems with Illegal Detention at Atterbury
Governor Mike Braun is expressing confidence in avoiding problems with conditions at a planned ICE detention facility at Camp Atterbury in Johnson County. Braun says he supports the use of Camp Atterbury for a new temporary facility if conditions c...
13h ago

Vincennes Board of Works Awards Sidewalk Contract
The Vincennes Board of Works approved the low bid of Myers Contracting yesterday for coming sidewalk work alongside Hart Street. The work will run along Hart from 15th Street to Veterans' Memorial Drive. It will also tie in with an INDOT project from Veterans' Memorial Drive to the U-S 41 overpass. Myers had the lowest...
13h ago

Delay in Place for Re-Open of Bridge on Old U-S 50 in Daviess County
The Daviess County Highway Department says the Indiana Department of Transportation has extended the closing of Old US Highway 50 between County Roads 200 West and 300 West for a bridge rehabilitation project. It had been scheduled to reopen follow...
13h ago

Routine Traffic Stop Leads to OWI Arrest
Indiana State Police say failing to yield to an emergency vehicle led to the arrest of an Indianapolis man Friday evening. A state trooper was making an emergency run on US 50 to a domestic dispute in Washington when the vehicle in front of him fai...
13h ago

Heat Advisory-- or Worse-- In Place Through Tuesday
A heat advisory is now in effect until 8:00 pm Tuesday. Heat index values are expected to be at or above 105 degrees each afternoon with overnight temperatures remaining in the mid-70s. Meanwhile, in Pike and Gib...
13h ago

More Info Released on Accident and Arrest in Knox County
More information has been released on a Knox County weekend accident that led to the arrest of a Vincennes man. Knox County Sheriff's deputies responded to the accident on Hoods Road, just south of Vincennes. An investigation showed driver, 27 year-old Jared Cummins, was driving an off-road vehicle, while having a .277...
Jul 28, 2025

VU's A2Y Program Underway
Vincennes University is working now with Walmart to provide hands-on technician training for Walmart associates. It will expand Walmart's Associate to Technician program to Vincennes, following a successful pilot in Dallas-Fort Worth. The A2T progr...
Jul 28, 2025

Daviess Disaster Loan Center Open in Odon Through Thursday
The Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Odon will open for its full hours today, and stay open through the end of the month. Businesses and residents in Daviess County and the contiguous counties of Knox, Greene, Martin and Pike, may qualify for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration follo...
Jul 28, 2025

SR 61 near Verne to Close Wednesday for Pipe Replacement
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 61 between Hickory Corner Road Verne Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure.
Jul 28, 2025

UWKC Seeking Day of Caring Volunteers
The United Way of Knox County is preparing for its annual Day of Caring, taking place Thursday, September 18th and Friday, September 19th. Carson Thacker is one of the co-chairs for the overall United Way campaign this year. He lays out both days' activities. Thacker feels this is a great ...
Jul 28, 2025

INDOT to Perform Road Work Today on SR 58 Near Carlisle
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 58 near Carlisle in Sullivan County is scheduled for closure today for an emergency railroad repair. The closure will occur between Cherry Street and East County Road 4 Southeast. The p...
Jul 28, 2025
Authorities Remind All to Be Ready for Back to School
Back to school activities start early next month, with some school districts starting as early as Monday, August fourth. That means police officers county-wide will be put back into place as school resource officers-or SRO's. Knox County Sheriff's Major Mike Fisher knows the officers in the schools are a good-and posit...
Jul 28, 2025

Two-County Pursuit Leads to Arrest in Gibson County
An Evansville man is facing numerous charges following a police chase that began in Evansville and ended in Gibson County when he struck a pick-up truck. Evansville Police initially attempted to pull over 30-year-old Austin Butcher for a traffic vi...
Jul 28, 2025

Gov. Mike Braun expressed confidence in planned ICE detention facility at Camp Atterbury
Gov. Mike Braun expressed confidence in avoiding problems with conditions at a planned ICE detention facility at Camp Atterbury in Johnson County. Braun stated that he supports the use of Camp Atterbury for a new temporary facility as long as conditions can be improved. U.S. Rep. André Carson is investigating th...
Jul 27, 2025