Category Archives: Local News

More Bitter Cold This Week-- But Much Warmer Next Week
The current round of cold air in this area is expected to stick around a couple more days, before a significant warmup is forecast. High temperatures through at least Thursday are forecast to stay in ...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 19, 2025

Knox County Veterans Advised of Healthcare Opportunities
The Knox County Veterans' Service Administration reminds all veterans to remember their health insurance benefits. Veterans' Service coordinator Marty Qualkenbush believes many of the County's 31-hund...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 19, 2025

LAM Still Accepting Donations from Public
The Knox County group Life After Meth is seeking community s upport to continue making a difference for men and women recovering from drug addictions. The program started in the Knox County Jail in 20...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 19, 2025

Three Washington Businesses Named Best Places to Work
The 2025 Best Places to Work in Indiana list features honorees from all corners of the state and more than 20 industries. Among the companies in the medium companies' category are Belt Tech Industrial...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025

Work Coming on U-S 41 Bridge at Oaktown
Starting Monday of next week, the Indiana Department of Transportation will close one lane of U-S 41 over the C-S-X overpass at Oaktown. The closure will allow for a bridge deck replacement on that st...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025

More Info on Man Captures in Daviess Shooting
More information has been released in the arrest of a suspect in an early Friday morning shooting in Daviess County. A two-day manhunt for 35-year-old Alexander Carlquist ended when he was found in a ...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025

City of Vincennes Watching for More Housing Additions
Housing addition is still on the minds of the leadership of Vincennes, as the City attempts to add more units to grow its population. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum gives one partial answer to the problem...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025

Area Waters Stay Below Flood Stage, Even With Heavy Rains
Despite a lot of rain and potential snow melt, aera rivers are handling the added flow comfortably as of now. The White River at Edwardsport has had the highest water level, with the White topping jus...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025

State Senate Passes Government Transparency-Related Bill
The Indiana Senate has unanimously approved a bill, that in part, tightens the state's oversight and accountability with government contracts. One of the co-authors of the bill is Jasper State Senator...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025

Duke Energy Foundation Gives Donation to First City Sunrise
The Duke Energy Foundation has given two thousand dollars to the United Way of Knox County, to assist with their emergency shelter program. The funding will pass through the United Way to the organizi...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 18, 2025



