Category Archives: Local News

Cooler Weather Coming
Cooler temperatures, a lack of severe weather, and less heat and humidity are all things happening in Indiana in the coming days. Natioal Weather Service forecaster Aaron Updike says Indiana won't see...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 09, 2024

Fewer Kids Getting Their Shots Across Indiana
Fewer children are receiving routine vaccinations as school begins, raising concerns among doctors. Only 56.4% of Hoosier children aged 19-35 months have received all recommended immunizations, down f...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 09, 2024

Vincennes Schools to Jointly Welcome Safety Speaker to Town
Vincennes Community and Vincennes Catholic Schools have joined together to host a session concerning Internet safety and child predators. The speaker will be Alicia "Kozak" kozakiewicz (koh-ZAK-ee-uh-...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 09, 2024

Germanfest Returns to Highland Woods Tonight, Tomorrow Night
A longtime German-based tradition returns to the Highland Woods area tonight, with the 52nd annual Vincennes Germanfest. The two day eveng starts tonight, and runs through tomorrow night. One change o...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 09, 2024

Vote Center Change Announced for November Election
One change has been announced for a vote center in the coming November election. The vote center that had been at the Eagles' Lodge will be moved up Willow Street to Bethany Christian Church. That mov...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 09, 2024

Illinois Counties Preparing for Increased Patrols
The State of Illinois is planning nighttime patrols in various southeast Illionis counties through the rest of the month. The night-time enforcement will happen in the immediate area in Richland and W...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 09, 2024

Vincennes Students Back to School Today
It is back to school starting today for students in the Vincennes Community and Vincennes Catholic Schools. The two Vincennes corporations are among the final sets of schools to welcome kids back to s...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 08, 2024

Woman Arrested on OWI Charges in Gibson County
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Cynthiana woman on drunk driving charges after finding her at a Fort Branch convenience store. 29 year-old Melanie O'Brien was slumped over the front seat o...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 08, 2024

Former Evansville Fire Chief Faces Charges
Former Evansville Fire Department Chief Paul Anslinger has been arrested on several felony charges after he turned himself in. Online court records indicate a warrant for his arrest was issued on Tues...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 08, 2024

Crops Facing Disease Concerns with Recent Rain
Recent rains in the area have helped crops-- but have also caused some fungal conditions that can affect them as well. Knox County Purdue Extension educator Valerie Clingerman says various farmers hav...
Tom Zimmerman Aug 08, 2024 An ear of corn isolated on a white background



