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...

Perdue Farms in Washington has set a mass layoff to take place on October 10th. The action is due to the elimination of the second shift. Perdue Farms made the announcement in a notice to the state of Indiana. Nearly 300 employees will be affected. Workers who are not terminated for cause, or don't leave voluntaril...

A Bruceville woman allegedly bit a state trooper during a traffic stop in Vincennes early Sunday morning, during a stop for not having proper license plate light. Police say 37-year-old Norma Worland displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. She also failed to submit to a chemical test. During her ...

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is investigating a suspected arson fire during the early morning hours of Sunday, August 24th at a residence at 106 Mill Street in Washington. Anyone who may have information concerning the fire is urged to come forward. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for informati...

Work has begun to extend the sidewalks on Hart Street from 15th Street toward U-S 41. The work has been on the radar for a long time, but Vincennes City Engineer John Sprague says other, larger projects kept getting in the way. Sprague believes a key to the current Hart Street sidewalk work is improving the area near...

Hearings continue for the Knox County Council, as they start their second budget session. Typically, the first two days are designed to hear various departments' budget requests, with the final two set for actual 2026 budget setting. Knox County Council president Mike Morris knows they have to take proper care of the...

Fire crews put out a chemical blaze at a Newburgh facility early Sunday, but officials are still assessing the environmental fallout. The fire involved combustible metals like magnesium, aluminum, and zinc, though it's unclear which ones actually burned. Water runoff reached nearby Vann Lake and is being tested. Offici...

Vincennes' Good Samaritan Hospital will offer free Pap and HPV testing to the community on Tuesday, September 23rd from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Family Health Center, 1027 Washington Avenue. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, and early detection through regular screenings is key. A Pap test can detect pr...

The Knox County Council is starting the first of four days of budget hearings today, to slot 22 million dollars into its various 2026 accounts The hearings will run through Thursday. Traditionally, County Council members will take the first two days to hear various department budget requests, and then last two to set...

Indiana's Outstanding Teen Addison Chattin finished her run in the America's Outstanding Teen in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. Chattin did not make it into the final eleven, but did win a Preliminary Talent contest last week. That victory gave her a 15-hundred dollar scholarship. Chattin was named Indiana's Outst...

Daviess County Rural Water lifted a precautionary boil order Sunday that was issued Friday due to the repair of a water main. The boil order affected customers on County Road East 100 North ... west of the intersection of 900 East. Also included were all customers on County Road 800 East.