Category Archives: Local News

Got a Live Christmas Tree After the Season? Recycle It-- Instead of Disposing It
Now that the Christmas season is over, many families with live Christmas trees are discussing their options of how to dispose of the tree. Knox County Purdue Extension educator Valerie Clingerman advi...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 07, 2026

KC Commissioners Re-Appoint Yearly Positions at Tuesday Session
The Knox County Commissioners have reappointed all of its previous appointments unanimously at yesterday's session. However, two of those appointments saw some future adjustments built into the workdi...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 07, 2026

Vincennes Man Arrested on Burglary Charge
Candidate filing for Indiana's 2026 Primary Election begins tomorrow. Candidates wishing to be on the Democrat or Republican primary ballot can begin filing declaration of candidacy paperwork that day...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

Candidate Filings Start Tomorrow Across Indiana
Candidate filing for Indiana's 2026 Primary Election begins tomorrow. Candidates wishing to be on the Democrat or Republican primary ballot can begin filing declaration of candidacy paperwork that day...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

CDC Seeing New Flu Cases
Federal health officials say the U.S. is seeing a major spike in the number of flu cases. The latest data from the CDC shows over 31-hundred Americans died from the virus in 2025 and called it the mos...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

Clock Ticking on Budget Adjustments for 2027
The clock is ticking on municipal and county governments to cope with a significant loss of tax revenue, due to tax cuts starting next year. For those groups, the 2027 budget process starts in June, w...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

KCIED Working to Keep Progress Going in 2026
Officials with Knox County Indiana Economic Development want to keep the progress rolling into the new year. K-C-I-E-D director Chris Pfaff says a lot of sectors rowing together are piloting the ship ...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

Jasper Mayor Leaving Office in March
Jasper Mayor Dean Vonderheide announced Monday he will step down from office March 31st to focus on his health and family. Vonderheide says this will allow ample time for a smooth transition and the s...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

Indiana Senate, House Page Applications Available
The Indiana Senate is accepting applications for the 2026 Senate Page Program State Senator Eric Bassler of Washington says that through the full-day program, students in grades six through 12 tour In...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 06, 2026

New Year, Same Gas Prices in Area
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Sunday stood at $2.79 a gallon, 2 lower than Saturday and 2 lower than Sunday's national average. Meanwhile, Friday's average gas pr...
Tom Zimmerman Jan 05, 2026



