Category Archives: Local News

Arrest Made on Superior Court One Domestic Warrant
Knox County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Vincennes man following a reported domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury. Officers were called to the 16-hundred block of Mentor in Vincennes to...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 17, 2025

Greg Purcell, 77, Washington
Gregory D. Purcell, lovingly known as "Greg" to his friends and family, passed away on December 15, 2025, at the age of 77 in his hometown of Washington, IN. Born on February 25, 1948, to the late Dea...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

Mid-States Corridor Looking at Mid-2027 Groundbreak
The Indiana Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to start the Mid-States Corridor project. The latest movement on the project was an Industry Day on Monday for materials suppliers...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

Meeting Changes Coming in December for Vincennes City Officials
The month of December means some changes for meeting dates for the City of Vincennes. The Vincennes Board of Works held its last scheduled session of 2025 yesterday at City Hall. Board members' only b...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

Vincennes Water Utilities Considering Rate Increase in 2026
Vincennes Water Utilities continues laying out reasons for a possible rate increase sometime next year. An increase would happen if it is approved by both the Vincennes Utility Services Board and Vinc...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

NK School Board Approves UWKC Tutoring Donation
The North Knox School Board has accepted a nearly four-thousand dollar gift from the United Way of Knox County. The U-W-K-C gift is for tutoring of students from Kindergarten through third grade. In o...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

Physician-Assisted Suicide Becomes Legal in Illinois
Physician-assisted suicide will be legal in Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950, the "Medical Aid in Dying" bill on Friday. The law will take effect on September 12th, 2026. Illinoi...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

Leaf Pickup in Vincennes Resumes Today
The Vincennes Mayor's Office says leaf pick up will resume today. The collection was delayed 24 hours due to yesterday's extremely cold conditions.
Tom Zimmerman Dec 16, 2025

Two-County Overnight Pursuit Ends in Arrest in Daviess County
A Washington man was arrested overnight following a pursuit that started in Knox County, and ended in Washington. Officers attempted the stop a vehicle driven by 52 year-old Fred McClellan. Officers r...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 15, 2025

"Our Community Foundation" Gives Another Grant to Washington Catholic Elementary
Daviess County group Our Community Foundation has announced Washington Catholic Schools is the recipient of a $250 Teaching Innovator Grant. The grant will support the Cutting Edge Creativity: Safe To...
Tom Zimmerman Dec 15, 2025



