Category Archives: Local News

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.
Tom Zimmerman 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...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 28, 2025

IDOE Pursuing New Opportunity to Reduce Red Tape
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is pursuing a new opportunity to reduce federal red tape and increase state-level control over how federal education funds are used. Through a proposed waive...
Will Peppers Jul 27, 2025

Road Closure Planned for State Road 58 In Sullivan Co. and State Road 61 In Knox County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 58 near Carlisle in Sullivan County is scheduled to close Monday for an emergency railroad repair. The closure will occur between Cherry Street...
Will Peppers Jul 27, 2025

UWKC Names Campaign Co-Chairs for This Year
The United Way of Knox County has named Carson and Whitney Thacker to be the co-chairs for this year's fund-raising campaign. Each year, the county's United Way campaigns to raise money for various re...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 25, 2025

DNA Evidence Leads to Cold Case Murder Arrest in Gibson County
DNA evidence led to the arrest of an Evansville man this week in a 31-year-old Gibson County murder case. Indiana State Police and the FBI arrested 61-year-old Timothy Farber Tuesday for the alleged m...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 25, 2025

KC Council Doing Prep Work on 2026 Budget
The Knox County Council is doing its prep work before hearings start on the 2026 County budget. Traditionally, the budget hearings last over a four to five-day stretch in September. Knox County Counci...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 25, 2025

GSH Gets with the Guidelines Again This Year
Good Samaritan Hospital has been honored with three awards from the American Heart Association this year. The Hospital won those awards as part of the Association's "Get With the Guidelines" program. ...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 25, 2025

Greene County Man Pleads Guilty to Murder
A Greene County man charged with killing a woman and her son changed his plea to guilty Wednesday in Greene Circuit Court. 36-year-old Joshua Penick's guilty plea to two counts of Murder was accepted ...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 25, 2025

Lemonade Stands Raise Good Money for Isaiah 1:17 House
Despite a rainy weekend, the Isaiah 1:17 House raised over seven-thousand dollars from a set of lemonade stands across Vincennes. Various groups and individuals joined together to help the group help ...
Tom Zimmerman Jul 25, 2025



