Category Archives: Local News

Housing Development: Better, But With Room for Imporovement
A recent step forward for the Bierhaus Flats complex is considered a good step forward for helping Vincennes with a housing shortage. At this point, a groundbreaking date has not been set, but the fac...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 26, 2025

Vincennes Man Arrested on Meth Charges
A Vincennes man faces drug charges following a traffic stop in Vincennes Monday night. The driver, 53-year-old Roger McClure, was known to the deputy due to the anonymous tip line having received a to...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

Washington Man Arrested on Battery Charges
Washington Police arrested a Washington man Sunday for Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon and Battery. 47-year-old Alphonse Desruisseaux (day-ROO-soh) is being held without bond in the Daviess County S...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

Two Area Lakes Will Benefit from LARE Funding
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has approved grants for two area lakes, as part of environmental improvements statewide. The largest grant will be for Sullivan Lake in Sullivan County. The...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

BPW Approved Block Closure Tomorrow for Terra Force Announcement
The Vincennes Board of Works has approved a closure of Fifth Street between Main and Busseron tomorrow from noon to three p-m. The closure is part of a press conference tomorrow at one-30 at the Panth...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

Indiana General Assembly Considering Two Bills With Direct Municipal Impact
At this time, the General Assembly is considering at least a couple of bills with direct influence on municipal government. The first bill is a move to shift the state's municipal elections to the sam...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

INDOT Warns About Ongoing Toll Text Message Scam
The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning people against a text scam concerning toll payment warnings. The scam tells the prospective victim that they owe an amount for alleged non-payment o...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

HELP Program Gets Help from Vincennes City Council
Sustainability of the Vincennes Teen Center was the topic of over a half-hour discussion last night before Vincennes City Council. The discussion, in part, concerned a claim from the HELP program that...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

Burkhart Insurance Citywide Cleanup Set for May in Vincennes
Burkhart Insurance Agency's Annual Citywide Cleanups are happening this spring. The Terre Haute event is on April 12th while the Vincennes and Washington Citywide Cleanups will take place on Saturday,...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 25, 2025

Weather for Week Ahead Looks Seasonal, Maybe Wet at Times
You may have heard tornadoes touched down in Indiana this past week, but conditions will get better. However, the temperatures won't be so warm. Chad Swain is a forecaster with the National Weather Se...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 24, 2025

