The Knox County Council will wrap up its budget hearings with a meeting this morning with its fiscal adviser Reedy Financial. Much of the budget setting happened last night, as the Board works to slot an estimated 22 million dollars in expected money into various Department accounts for 2026. One area that did get fund...

      Governor Mike Braun has directed that flags be flown at half-staff across the state of Indiana today in observance of Patriot Day.       Flags will be lowered at all state facilities from sunrise to sunset in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in...

Vincennes City and Vincennes Township Fire Departments are honoring victims of the 9/11 attacks with a huge American flag display again this morning. For 23 years, since September 11th, 2002, the large flag has hung over the Hart Street overpass at U-S 41 in Vincennes. The display first happened on September 11th, 2002...

The City of Vincennes is hoping it has conquered all the problems with its various stoplights. In the last several months, various City intersections have been affected with various stoplight problems. Vincennes City Engineer John Sprague says earlier this year, the problem extended to one of Vincennes' busiest interse...

The Vincennes Board of Works approved a motion to hire Reedy Financial to do an independent audit of the Pantheon Business Theatre. Reedy is the current financial consultant for the City of Vincennes. The audit must also be approved by Knox County government, since the two government groups jointly oversee the facility...

The South Knox School Board has approged a just over 19 million dollar budget for ths coming year. The budget is up nearly 2.3 million dollars for last year's total, with nearly all of that increase coming from a rise in the Operations fund. The final advertized tax levy for the district is being advertised at nearly 6...

      Indiana Conservation Voters say they have delivered petitions signed by nearly nine-thousand Hoosiers opposed to mid-decade redistricting being urged by President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.       Indiana has just two Democrats elected to the U....

      Applications for the 2025-2026 Energy Assistance season will be available to the public on October 1st.       Applications can be found at most local libraries, most Pace Community Action Agency locations, and online at pacecaa.org.    &en...

The Vincennes Community School Board has approved on first reading a sweeping set of changes to the Corporation's proposed policy and guidelines. Superintendent Greg Parsley told the Board the changes were due to recommended state and federal language changes to the policies. Among the proposed revision areas include s...

The Duke Energy Foundation gave a five-thousand dollar grant to the Isaiah 1:17 House to help with its mission of helping kids in need. The check was presented to Isaiah 1:17 House director Jacqueline Cunningham by Duke Energy's Kurt Phegley. The grant is the latest in a long line of Duke Energy Foundation grants to he...

The Vincennes Board of Works has approved a boundary survey for the Rendezvous grounds. Vincennes City Engineer John Sprague approved the survey to set up a legal framework for a possible lease agreement. The surveying work will cost around three-thousand dollars. Board members approved the funding unanimously.

November fifth is the expected start date for a new fire training center to come to Vincennes. Vincennes Fire Chief Brett Bobe announced the date at yesterday's Vincennes Board of Works session. The tower will be built by the State of Indiana as part of an overall plan to increase fire training for various departments...

The United Way of Knox County is calling on individuals, businesses, schools, churches, and community groups to join forces for its annual Day of Caring, taking place Thursday, September 18th and Friday, September 19th. The United Way says the two-day event is one of the county's largest volunteer initiatives, pairing ...

Indiana's final Free Fishing Day of 2025 is Saturday, September 27th. While there are no licenses or stamps required on Free Fishing Days, all regulations, such as seasons, bag limits, and size limits, still apply. These special days offer Indiana residents the opportunity to try fishing for the first time in the state...

The Vincennes City Council has approved, on final reading, an ordinance to change the designation of members of the Board of Works. The new ordinance allows the Mayor to choose Board members to join him on that city board. The previous language required the positions to be held by the City Attorney and City Engineer. ...

The sound of harvest machinery is being heard across area fields, as harvest activities get underway. With harvest season in full swing, area drivers are reminded to watch for slow moving farm vehicles-especially on narrow county roads. A run of dry weather has spurred harvest in many areas. Knox County Purdue Extensi...

The competition ended Saturday in Orlando, Florida for Indiana's Oustanding Teen, Addison Chattin. Chattin failed to make the semifinals on Saturday, but did win a preliminary talent competition to gain 15-hundred dollars in scholarship money. Chattin's mother-Sarah Chattin-says her daughter gained something else whil...

The Vincennes Community School Board held its public hearing last night on its 2026 budget proposal. This year's budget is advertised at just over 44 million dollars-a just over 4.2 million dollars over the actual 2025 budget amount. Of that final total, 24.8 million dollars is for Education fund, with over 10.6 mill...

The Knox County Emergency Maznagement Agency will hold a Code RED on Thursday, September 18th. The test will run from one to one-30 p-m. The test will cover a mock emergency at the Duke electric plant at Edwardsport. The Code RED message will be delivered to Code RED subscribers within nearly nine miles of the plant. ...

A Petersburg woman will serve a year and nine months in federal prison for stealing over 161-thousand dollars from a Dubois County nonprofit. 50 year-old Ellen Corn embezzled the funds from a Dubois County group that provided mentoring and scholarships to Dubois County students. The embezzlement happened from March o...