Category Archives: Local News
KC Commissioners Get Update on Design for Emergency Operations Center
The Knox County Commissioners have approved the scematic design for the planned Emergency Operations Center at Tuesday's session. The Center will be located on the grounds of the former Poor Farm near...
Nov 08, 2024
AES Converting Two Petersburg Plants to Natural Gas
AES Indiana has announced that it will be re-powering two more units from coal to natural gas. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission gave the company the okay to transition Petersburg Units 3 and ...
Nov 07, 2024
Carter Luce Becomes New Knox County E-911 Director
The Knox County Commissioners have confirmed the promotion of Carter Luce to become the next director of the Knox County E-911 program. Luce-- the current Deputy Director-- will start Monday to replac...
Nov 07, 2024
Daviess County Lifts Burn Ban
The Daviess County Emergency Management Agency says recent rains have reduced the conditions for the risk of large spreading fires. Most crops have been harvested and field tillage has begun also redu...
Nov 07, 2024
Washington Commons Ribbon Cutting Tomorrow
The new Washington Commons Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening will be held tomorrow from 3:00 until 8:00 PM. The ribbon cutting is at 3:00. There will be live music, food trucks and a beer garden from 5...
Nov 07, 2024
Mike Braun Takes Indiana Governor's Race
Republican Mike Braun has beaten his Democratic opponent, Jennifer McCormick, and Libertarian Donald Rainwater to become the state's next Governor. Braun announced earlier that he would be stepping aw...
Nov 07, 2024
GSH Shares Criteria for Upcoming Lung Cancer Screenings
As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes is offering special appointment times for Lung Cancer Screening evaluations in November. Patty Inyart of Good Samaritan Hos...
Nov 07, 2024
Incoming KC Councilman Hillenbrand Shares Idea on Vacant SIRYV
Incoming Knox County Councilman Jon Hillenbrand has forwarded an idea to possibly purchase the Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village for re-use. The move is one of a set of ideas to save the County...
Nov 07, 2024
Vincennes Community, South Knox Elect School Board Members
Karla Smith, Aaron Bauer and Kolby Kerzan took the three open seats on the Vincennes Community School Board. Smith was top vote-getter, with 35-hundred 27 votes. Bauer was second with 33-hundred 67 vo...
Nov 06, 2024
Harvest Wrapping Up; Yields Called "fairly Good"
Harvest is just about wrapped up in the area at this time. Many farmers were able to get their crops in by the end of October. Knox County Purdue Extension educator Valerie Clingerman says the crops t...
Nov 06, 2024
