Category Archives: Local News

Private Opening Held for Skelton Art Gallery; Public Opening is Tomorrow
The Red Skelton Art Gallery held a private opening celebration yesterday. The celebration was for various supporters who helped bring the facility to life. It sits next to the Red Skelton Museum of Am...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 17, 2025

DCS Staffing Levels a Concern to Some
Several Democratic lawmakers are concerned about staffing levels in the Indiana Department of Child Services. Senator Fady Qaddoura of Indianapolis says it is "extremely important for the General Asse...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 17, 2025

Vincennes and Washington Leaf Collection to Start Monday
Curbside leaf collection is scheduled to begin in Vincennes on Monday and last until mid-December. Residents are asked not to mix limbs and other objects with their leaves as this will clog up the int...
Will Peppers Nov 16, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com

Knox County Chamber BOGO Program Returns
The Knox County Chamber of Commerce's popular buy one, get one gift card effort will be back this Christmas season. This will be the fourth year from the Chamber's shot local incentive. Chamber presid...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 14, 2025

Indiana Congressmen Split on Party Lines on Ending Shutdown
The federal government shutdown ended after 43 days. Indiana's delegation split along party lines: all seven Republicans voted to reopen the government, while the two Democrats opposed the deal. Repub...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 14, 2025

Vincennes Water Utilities Considering 6 Million Dollar 2026 Bond Issue
The Vincennes Utility Services Board received information on a potential 30 million dollar bond issue being considered for next year. The issue would contain 15 million dollars for water projects and ...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 14, 2025

VU to Renew Housing Scholarship in 2026-27
Vincennes University will renew its student housing scholarship for the coming school year in 2026-27. The scholarship provides 15-hundred dollars a year toward student housing expenses in the Univers...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 14, 2025

Vincennes Officials Celebrating City Improvements
The City of Vincennes continues its work toward development heading eastward from the City limits. The latest action was a first-reading rezoning approval for a plot of land on Bierhaus Boulevard for ...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 14, 2025

Infrastructure Plans for "Project Blazer" Released
Vincennes Water Utilities officials are working on the infrastructure of what is being called Project Blazer. The project centers \on a 22-acre plot of land at Keller Road and Industrial Boulevard. Vi...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 14, 2025

Vincennes House Total Loss After Fire
(House fire-11th and Broadway)(Thursday 11/13/25 .... tlz 12n) A two-story house at 11th and Broadway is a total loss, following a fire last night inside the structure. Firemen saw flames coming from ...
Tom Zimmerman Nov 13, 2025



