The Vincennes City Council approved funding toward setting up an outdoor ice skating rink in downtown Vincennes. The item funding construction of the rink did bring some discussion from Vincennes City Council members at last night's session. Council members discussed opinions both for and against the proposal, before...

The deadline to pay the Fall installment of Indiana property taxes is Tuesday. Most counties let you pay online, by mail, or at the treasurer's office. If your mortgage includes an escrow account, your lender usually pays for you. Taxpayers who do not pay property taxes by the due date receive a penalty. For those who ...

Daviess County's Our Community Foundation has announced its first-semester Teaching Innovator Grants, and Barr Reeve Community Schools is among the recipients. Teacher Alisha Wade accepted a $250 grant for a Plant Life Cycle project and was named a Teaching Innovator. Students will learn how plants grow and how weather...

A Patoka man who killed his wife and then reported her missing has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Daniel Flaherty was sentenced back in October after entering into a plea agreement. Investigators found 36-year-old Kayla Flaherty's body just off Wabash River Road in Knox County in October 2024.

The public will get another chance to voice their opinions on a bond issue to construct Firehouse Flats on the current City parking lot. That hearing will be prior to a possible third and final reading on the issue on Monday, November 23rd. The bond issue is scheduled to be considered during the City Council meeting t...

The move is on to cut around two million dollars from the Vincennes City budget, to balance it for 2027. The cuts were recommended by City fiscal consultant Reedy Financial. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says the first cuts were in raise amounts for City workers. One adjustment the Mayor expects is a lack of City help f...

The Vincennes Board of Works has approved what amounts to a 16 percent increase in the 2027 City employee insurance plan. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum told the Board the original increase was 25 percent, but after review, it was reduced to 16 percent. The City set aside around 130-thousand for the insurance increase. T...

The Vincennes Community School is considering a 2027 bond issue to continue its facility improvements in buildings and equipment across the Corporation. The proposal would allow for needed repairs at Lincoln High School, Clark Middle School, and other facilities. As part of the process, the Board heard from the public...