Category Archives: Local News

IL Governor Pritzker Lays Out Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2026
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's 55.2-billion-dollar 2025 spending plans do not include new taxes. He unveiled the budget Wednesday afternoon in Springfield. The proposal also cuts health care for immi...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

Work Continues on Art Gallery Expansion at Shelton Museum
Work continues on a proposed art gallery at the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy. When complete, the gallery will feature Skelton's art projects over the years, along with other art exhibits of n...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

City of Vincennes Among Others Worried About Effect of Property Tax Cuts
Municipal and county governments across Indiana are closely eyeing a potential property tax cut bill coming through the Indiana Legislature. If approved, they cuts could have a dramatic effect on fund...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

Illinois Republicans Criticize State Budget Proposal
Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker laid out is proposal for an over 55 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2026. The budget outline came in a speech the Governor made earlier this week in Springfield. E...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

Failing School District Bill Fails to Advance at Statehouse
Proposed legislation to break up certain Indiana school districts is failing to advance at the Indiana Statehouse. House Bill 1136 would have dissolved school districts where less than half of the chi...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

Vincennes RDC Gets Update on Broadway Place Project
The Vincennes Redevelopment Commission heard an update on the coming Broadway Place project at yesterday's session. Developers have switched the idea for Broadway Place to up to 13 two-family duplexes...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

Tomorrow is Last Day for VITA Tax Assistance
Tomorrow is the final day to turn in a tax return packet for the Knox County VITA assistance service. The effort is operated by the United Way of Knox County, to provide tax assistance to those wantin...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 21, 2025

KCIEDC Looking to Europe As Another Development Opportunity
Knox County Indiana Economic Development Commission director Chris Pfaff is pointing to a possible German connection to County development. Only one German-based company-Schott-- has a presence in Kno...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 20, 2025

Top Knox County Officials Talk to Group About SIRYV Property
Vincennes City and Knox County officials are in the conversation phase over possibly selling the former Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village. Knox County Commissioners' president T-J Brink is one ...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 20, 2025

Knox County Chamber Accepting 2025 Award Nominees
The Knox County Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations now for their 109th annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner. This year's event will be held on April 30th at the Highland Woods Community Cen...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 20, 2025



