Category Archives: Local News

VPD Reminds All of Needed Annual Golf Cart Registration
Summertime is here-and that means more golf carts on Vincennes city streets. However, City authorities remind all cart drivers to make sure their carts are legal for use on Vincennes' streets. The act...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

Preschool Parents Bracing for Funding Cuts Next Year
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 16, 2025

GSH Foundation Working Toward Better Assistance for Entire Community
The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation is still working toward better good for the community-in and outside of the Hospital grounds. Foundation director Brian Baker says the Foundation's funds were re...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

Indiana Farmers Reminded of Support Portal
Indiana is developing a new online portal to support its farmers, agribusinesses, and consumers, set to launch in 2026. This initiative stems from House Enrolled Act 1149, the first bill signed into l...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

IU Trustees Approve Biosciences Addition
Indiana University is taking the next step forward after the IU Board of Trustees approved the architectural design plan for the IU Launch Accelerator for Biosciences. They are calling this a first-of...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

Vincennes Animal Shelter Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program
The Vincennes Animal Shelter is hosting a free vaccination clinic for Vincennes city residents who struggle to afford shots for their pets. The shelter will be able to vaccinate 200 cats and 200 dogs,...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 16, 2025

Hoosiers Celebrate U.S. Army's 250th Birthday
Hoosier National Guard soldiers, airmen, and civilians gathered at Camp Atterbury to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th birthday with speeches, music, and ceremonial cannon fire. Brig. Gen. Justin Mann h...
Will Peppers Jun 15, 2025 daughter / Depositphotos.com

Second Vincennes Large Item Collection Set for Saturday
The second of two Large Item Collection Days hosted by the City of Vincennes and Republic Services will be held tomorrow. The first was held this past weekend. Hours on will be from 8:00 until 11:30 A...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 13, 2025

Talks Starting Now for Next Year's Budget
Even less than halfway through 2025, talks are already surfacing about budgets for 2026. The process starts in earnest later this summer, and really ramps up in the fall. The big question on many mind...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 13, 2025

Vincennes to Hold One of Nationwide "No Kings Day" Rallies Tomorrow
Hundreds of "No Kings Day of Defiance" rallies are planned nationwide tomorrow in response to President Trump's military parade. They are part of a nationwide protest of the Trump administration. Knox...
Tom Zimmerman Jun 13, 2025

