Category Archives: Local News

Vincennes Man Arrested on Domestic Battery Count
(VPD-McKee arrest)(Wednesday 2/4/26 ... tlz 6a) Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man last night following an alleged domestic battery on a child under 14 years old. 27 year-old Randall McKee was ...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 04, 2026
Marvin Hornaday, 73, Alfordsville
Marvin Ray Hornaday passed from this life on January 30, 2026 at the age of 73. He was born April 14, 1952 to Roger and Leola Allen Hornaday. Marvin was raised in Reeve Township, first attending Alfor...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

Indiana 38th in Health Rankings Nationwide
Indiana ranks 38th in the Healthy Living States Index, trailing neighbors like Illinois but outperforming Kentucky. The report claims high healthcare spending of over 11-thousand dollars a year per pe...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

State Opening Apps Now for Summr Food Service Program
The Indiana Department of Education is inviting schools and community organizations to join the 2026 Summer Food Service Program. The program provides free meals and snacks to children 18 and under, f...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

Knox County SWMD Easing Back into Recyclable Collection
The Knox County Solid Waste Management District is fully operational, after it was shut down a couple days last week due to the weather. This week also marks the return of recycling pickup. County S-W...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

A Warmup in Weather is Forecast-- Eventually
A recent run of lower temperatures may be on the way out by next week. Tomorrow and Thursday could see below-freezing highs, but some slightly warmer temperatures could be here by the end of the week....
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

Low Radiation Therapy Work Now Available at GSH
Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes is now offering Low-Dose Radiation Therapy, which it says is a safe, non-invasive treatment option designed to help patients manage chronic pain and inflammation w...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

Vincennes Mayor Praising Snow Clearing Efforts
Members of the Vincennes Street Department are being praised for their work in clearing City streets during and following last week's winter storm. The street crews' procedure was to clean off primary...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

Area Historic Sites-- Including Old Cathedral- Get Grants
The state group Indiana Landmarks has awarded the Old Cathedral in Vincennes 100-thousand dollars for masonry restoration. The work will be to the original 1826 basilica next to the Brute (broo-TAY) H...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 03, 2026

Budget Reductions, Possible Wheel Tax Still on Mind of Knox County Council
The Knox County Council is still finding ways to adjust to major tax changes coming in the next two years for Indiana's county and municipal governments. Council members are struggling with both a los...
Tom Zimmerman Feb 02, 2026



