Category Archives: Local News

Knox County Council Passes Finalized Budget
The Knox County Council has formally adopted a nearly 20 million dollar budget for the 2025. Council kept the numbers the same as was proposed at the end of their four-day budget session last month. T...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 10, 2024

Three More Years: Duke's Decision on Gibson Generating Station
Duke Energy is seeking a three-year extension to keep its Gibson power plant in southwest Indiana running until 2038, rather than its planned 2035 closure. The utility proposes retrofitting the plant ...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 10, 2024

KCARC Wins One of 68 Early Learning Grants from State of Indiana
Early Learning Indiana says 68 community organizations have joined the Early Years Initiative, receiving $23 million in grants to help them meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers and ens...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 10, 2024

V-U Retains Mike Sievers as Board Chair; Rick Schach Retiring
The Vincennes University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to reappoint Mike Sievers as Chairman. Sievers has chaired the Board since October 2023. He has served on the Board since 2006. It w...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024

Washington Man Arrested on Drug Charges
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office arrested a Washington woman Monday for Possession of Methamphetamine Less Than 3 grams, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with an Enhancing Circums...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024

Wreaths Across America Orders Still Available
The deadline for ordering wreaths as part of the Wreaths Across America program in Vincennes is November 20th. The goal of the program is to place wreaths at the graves of an estimated 3,500 veterans ...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024

Indiana Gas Prices Down Some; Vincennes Prices Steady
The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana Tuesday was $3.09 a gallon, two cents lower than Monday and nine cents lower than Tuesday's national average. Indiana's average was als...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024

High School Students Planning "Art for Asheville" Campaign
The North Knox Art Department is seeking other county art students to help them with "Art for Asheville." At Monday night's north Knox Board session, Superintendent Darrell Bobe spoke about the idea. ...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024

Coats for Kids a Success for Those in Need
Community members fro across the area came out yesterday to donate new and gently used coats, and other items, as part of "Coats for Kids." The coats were collected yesterday in front of the Brevoort ...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024

Knox County Space Plan Called "Affordable"
The Knox County Council is working on a financial plan to budget a new set of buildings to house various County agencies. The three[phase program will result in two new structures. They include the Em...
Tom Zimmerman Oct 09, 2024



