A Princeton man faces a charge of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated after he crashed his vehicle into a ditch in Gibson County on Tuesday. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old Brent McNeeley was also arrested for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.

Vincennes Water Utilities personnel have been busy finishing various state-aided projects across its territory. The projects include extension of water and sewer lines for the benefit of the U-S 41 Industrial Park, southern and eastern Vincennes, and the Essex Road area. The funding was provided by the state's READI g...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Wednesday was $3.52 per gallon, still 52¢ lower than Wednesday's national average of $4.04 per gallon. It was also 27¢ higher than a month ago, and 39¢ higher than a year ago. In Vincennes, prices have slipped some, back to around 3-35...

The Knox County Council has approved motions for two solar plants coming to Harrison Township. The first is for the development known as the Lucky Point Solar project. That plan is for a 13-hundred acre, 140 megawatt power station along State Road 61 between Petersburg and Lucky Point Roads. The Lucky Point project is ...

Centerpoint Energy has got the go-ahead to install a new gas line along Kimmel Road to the under-construction First Bank location at Kimmel Pointe. The new two-inch line will stretch from Kimmel and Main to the facility. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says the new gas line underscores the continued growth in that area. M...

Beginning on Monday, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced two Greene County road closures for chip-and-seal maintenance. U.S. 231/State Road 67 will close between Terre Haute Street and the U.S. 231/S.R. 67 intersection near Worthington. Drivers should use S.R. 157, S.R. 54, and S.R. 57 as the official de...

A small, spin-up tornado was reported in central Knox County this afternoon. The weak tornado carved a path over and northeast of State Road 550, paralleling Mariah Creek toward Bruceville. The main damage was to trees in the heavily wooded area. Also, some county roads west of Bruceville were affected. The small t...

The Washington City Council voted Monday night to approve a municipal Wheel Tax and Motor Vehicle License Excise Tax, creating dedicated funds for each. The taxes are intended to help fund local road repairs and qualify the city for matching state infrastructure grants. Council also approved a temporary moratorium on d...

The Knox County Council approved the minimum required amounts for both wheel and excise taxes for County vehicle owners. The wheel tax will be at $7.50 per vehicle once per year for passenger vehicles, with the excise tax totaling $5.00 for commercial vehicles over 11,000 pounds. Councilman Rich Chattin made the propo...

Indiana State Senator Daryl Schmitt of Jasper is holding a series of town halls to hear from District 48 residents. Meetings begin later this month and continue into September and are scheduled for Chrisney, Derby, Petersburg, Princeton, Marengo and Huntingburg. Dates, times and venues are listed with this story on our...

The Vincennes City Council has approved a re-submission of their DORA-or Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area-at last night's session. The ordinance will now be forwarded to state authorities for their approval. The first submission was returned for adjustment, following passage on April 27th. Vincennes City Councilma...

South Knox School "Corporation superintendent Jeff Cochren reported a lower of number of Corporation students starting school this year than in 2025. At last night's School Board meeting, Cochren reported a total student population of 1145, compared with 1180 to start the last school year. Of that total, 598 were...

The Knox County Commissioners are busy preparing their budget for Knox County Council review in about a month's time. Council's annual four-day budget session will happen at its traditional time in mid-September. Commissioners' president T-J Brink says the plan is to review future plans with both County departments an...

Fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission regulator Andy Zay is suing Governor Mike Braun over his dismissal. Zay is seeking to get his seat back on the powerful IURC before the commission votes on if they should reconsider the 71-million-dollar rate hike approved for AES Indiana. He was fired by Braun after backing ...

Vincennes Community Schools has taken five bids under advisement for a planned locker room renovation at Lincoln High School. The lowest bid among the five offers was from Tabor-Owens for just over 2.3 million dollars. The five accepted bids fell within a 500-thousand dollar range, with the highest bid at a little ove...

A Heat Advisory is in effect from noon until 9:00 p.m. today forKnox, Daviess, Greene, Martin, Sullivan, Pike, Gibson, and Dubois Counties. Heat index values up to 105 are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun,...

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum will not be allowed to run in the November general election for State Senate, District 39. In a n official release, Yochum cited a procedural error from the Indiana Democrat Party will keep him from appearing on the general ballot in November. Mayor Yochum was told about the decision yesterd...

    Dr. Tamera Halter has been named the new Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Vincennes University.       Halter stepped into her new role on August 6th.       She takes over from Interim Dean Dr. Jason King. ...

      As students return to school this week, drivers are reminded to slow down, stay alert, and watch for children near roadways, crosswalks, and school zones.       Motorists should obey posted speed limits, stop for school buses with flashing red lights and...

Vincennes YMCA director Dennis Kordes updated Vincennes City Council last night on the success of the Vincennes Trolley. The city-wide scheduled bus system has been a vital free service to good numbers of Vincennes residents. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says the service has succeeded beyond what he originally expected. ...

The Vincennes Board of Works has approved installation of a new two-inch gas line running on Kimmel Road northward to the under construction First Bank facility. Centerpoint Energy is doing the work from Kimmel and Main to the property. Since the line is on Vincennes City property, the Board of Works had to approve th...

All Vincennes City Government offices will be closed this Friday, for an Employee Appreciation Day. Recycling and trash pickup for the week will not be affected. The compost site on Old Terre Haute Road will also be closed on Saturday, August 15th.

The Indiana Legislature approved a couple of bills earlier this year to help curb the drastic increase in electric bills. One of those changes gives more power to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commssion-or IURC. Jasper State Senator Darryl Schmitt also points to a new statute keeping power providers to various consum...

Vincennes Police continue their weekday patrols of school zones during drop-off and pick-up times. The patrols are to encourage driver safety with kids going both to and from school. V-P-D Chief Jon Hillenbrand reminds everyone those patrols are not just something they do early n the year-but all school year long. Dri...

Vincennes City Council will begin consideration this evening on an expanded Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area-or DORA-at this evening's session. The proposal would expand the area to cover eight different vendors as DORA locations. They include Pub n' Grub, the Café Moonlight, Prime Sports, Willie's Pub, the...

EMERGENCY WATER SHUT OFF & BOIL ORDER Due to a hydrant being struck at Mill St. & Sycamore St., water service is being shut off for emergency repairs. POSSIBLY IMPACTED: • South Spring Street • Mill Street • South Sycamore Street • Possibly Park Street Additional areas may be impacted as rep...

Vincennes' native Cody Biggs has been promoted to the Army rank of Lieutenant Colonel following confirmation by the U-S Senate. Biggs will get the official promotion pinning in a ceremony on Sunday at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes. Current Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Lange will preside over the coming ceremony....

Dr. Tamera Halter has been named the new Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Vincennes University. Halter stepped into her new role on August 6th. She takes over from Interim Dean Dr. Jason King. Halter holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Indiana State University, a Master of Science in ...

Beginning January 1st, certain Healthy Indiana Plan members ages 19-64 will need to complete 80 hours each month through work, part-time education, job training, or community service-unless exempt. To help HIP members check to see if they would be subject to or exempt from HIP Work Requirements, the Family and Social S...