Category Archives: Local News

Pike Gibson Spring Flushing Starts This Week
Pike Gibson Water has restarted its Spring Flushing. Flushing will take place from 7:00 AM through 3:30 PM through Friday in Wheeling, Oatsville, Hazleton, and Mt Olympus.
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

Bierhaus Flats Ground Broken-- but More Housing is Needed
Ground has been broken for the new Bierhaus Flats subdivision. The 13-acre, 240 unit housing complex will be built on the south side of Bierhaus Boulevard, between Hart Street and State Road 61. Bierh...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

Loogootee Summerfest Set for Thursday
Loogootee's Summerfest gets underway Thursday and runs through Saturday in downtown Loogootee. Summerfest runs each night from 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM. There will be three nights of family fun and food...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

Preschool Cuts to Affect Indiana Parents
Thousands of Indiana families will face challenges accessing state-funded preschool next year due to drastic cuts to the On My Way Pre-K program. Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will be reduced...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

WPD Arrest One for OWI
Washington Police arrested a Washington woman early Monday morning for Operating a Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 and Legend Drug Deception. 57-year-old April Diamond is being...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

Rollover Crash Leads to Knox County Arrest
The Knox County Sheriff's Office says the driver of a car involved in a rollover crash on Monday morning is facing drug and other charges. 33-year-old Karl Wayne Horton of Bicknell ran off South Decke...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

Old Vincennes road in Daviess County Now Re-Opened
The Daviess County Highway Department advises Old Vincennes Road between County Road 300 West and the county line is now open. The road was closed last week due to high water.
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025

Vincennes Man Arrested Following Morning Traffic Stop
Knox County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Vincennes man this morning following a traffic stop on U-S 41 near the Sixth Street exit. Deputies stopped a vehicle driven by 38 year-old Joshua Cochran. Dur...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 17, 2025
Ground Broken on 35 Million Dollar Bierhaus Flats Complex
A formal groundbreaking took place late this morning for the 35 million Bierhaus Flats apartment complex project on Bierhaus Boulevard. The site itself will be located across from Kohl's, near the cor...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

Over 200 Peaceful Protestors in Vincennes Part of National No Kings Day"
A crowd estimated at over 200 came to Patrick Henry Square over the weend as part of a nationwide "No Kings Day" protest. The event features a peaceful protest with speakers and signs opposing the Tru...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

