Category Archives: Local News

The State and Local Tax Review Task Force voted on their final report and recommendations this week. That report includes eliminating the 30% personal property tax floor and the placing of cuts to the...

The Vincennes Redevelopment Commission approved a tentative spending plan for the coming year. The plan is required under a new state mandate by the Department of Local Government Finance. The new pla...

Lawrence County Illinois has retained Jim Calvert as its Emergency Management Agency director. Calvert had submitted a letter of resignation to the Lawrence County Board; however, at the Board's lates...

The Knox County Salvation Army has its annual "Angel Tree" displays up to help those kids in need of a good Christmas this year. Among the places the trees are up is at the Vincennes Wal-Mart. Knox Co...

Knox County's October unemployment rate was 3.8%, eight tenths of a percent higher than a year ago. However, that is back below the state's rate filed for last month. Daviess and Gibson Counties share...

The Knox County Sheriff's Department has acquired new technology to protect the public against drug impaired drivers. In cooperation with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the department has obt...

Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man last night on meth dealing charges. Deputies found 48 year-old Robert Spade in the 100-block of North 8th Street. A following investigation accused him of dea...

Hoosiers gathering around the table for Thanksgiving dinner will find slight relief when it comes to purchasing ingredients, but the meal still reflects historically high costs. Indiana Farm Bureau's ...

The business story of Knox County's Ice Design Studio is being featured in a statewide magazine. The third edition of Entrepreneurship Indiana will feature the story of Ice Design Studio founder and o...

PACE Community Action Agency continues to work toward helping those in need get energy assistance this wonter heating season. Applications are being accepted now for the federally-funded program; PACE...