
New Job for Old Governor Holcomb
Former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has landed a new job as a board director for a Philadelphia-based renewable energy developer. Holcomb was appointed to the board of Doral Renewables LLC on Thursday. Due to te...
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PACE Reminds All of Health Connection Services
Vincennes-based PACE Health Connection is assisting people across the area with various issues, especially concerning women's health. PACE runs the Health Connection offices covering their four home counties-including Knox, Daviess, Greene, and Sullivan. They also have Health Connection offices in Terre Haute and in Be...
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Martin County Workshop Returns Next Week
The Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth is inviting Martin County residents to attend its in-person Public Workshop Session on Monday of next week. It will run from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Bowling Manufacturing Building, 99 West Washington Street in Loogootee. ...
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Pike-Gibson Water Flushing Set for This Week
Pike Gibson Water says Spring Flushing of water lines begins today. Working hours will be from 7:00 AM until 3:00 PM Central Standard Time. From March 26th through the 28th, flushing will take place in the Pikeville/Fritz Corner area. &...
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Terra Force Announcement Day is Today
Today is the day for the announcement of the official start of ag-related business Terra Force. The announcement is part of a press conference at one-30 at the Vincennes Pantheon at Fifth and Main in downtown Vincennes. Terra Force is a business specializing in using artificial intelligence to help farmers cope with ma...
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Housing Development: Better, But With Room for Imporovement
A recent step forward for the Bierhaus Flats complex is considered a good step forward for helping Vincennes with a housing shortage. At this point, a groundbreaking date has not been set, but the facility has received a tax abatement to help with development cost. Knox County Indiana Economic Development director Chri...
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Vincennes Man Arrested on Meth Charges
A Vincennes man faces drug charges following a traffic stop in Vincennes Monday night. The driver, 53-year-old Roger McClure, was known to the deputy due to the anonymous tip line having received a total of four complaints regarding McClure and his wife allegedly dealing methamphetam...
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Washington Man Arrested on Battery Charges
Washington Police arrested a Washington man Sunday for Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon and Battery. 47-year-old Alphonse Desruisseaux (day-ROO-soh) is being held without bond in the Daviess County Security Center
Mar 25, 2025

Two Area Lakes Will Benefit from LARE Funding
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has approved grants for two area lakes, as part of environmental improvements statewide. The largest grant will be for Sullivan Lake in Sullivan County. The state D-N-R has given 100-thousand dollars for sediment removal for that body of water. Also, the Department gave just ...
Mar 25, 2025

BPW Approved Block Closure Tomorrow for Terra Force Announcement
The Vincennes Board of Works has approved a closure of Fifth Street between Main and Busseron tomorrow from noon to three p-m. The closure is part of a press conference tomorrow at one-30 at the Pantheon Business Theatre. The conference is to announce the official start of ag-related business Terra Force. Terra Force f...
Mar 25, 2025

Indiana General Assembly Considering Two Bills With Direct Municipal Impact
At this time, the General Assembly is considering at least a couple of bills with direct influence on municipal government. The first bill is a move to shift the state's municipal elections to the same year as Presidential elections. Right now, each municipal election is held on the odd years before the Presidential ba...
Mar 25, 2025

INDOT Warns About Ongoing Toll Text Message Scam
The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning people against a text scam concerning toll payment warnings. The scam tells the prospective victim that they owe an amount for alleged non-payment of a toll. It also warns the potential victim of urgency in paying the non-existent toll charge. INDOT's Gary Bryan remin...
Mar 25, 2025

HELP Program Gets Help from Vincennes City Council
Sustainability of the Vincennes Teen Center was the topic of over a half-hour discussion last night before Vincennes City Council. The discussion, in part, concerned a claim from the HELP program that needed help to be covered. HELP program coordinator Jamie Dugan says the Teen Center has done the job in the last year ...
Mar 25, 2025

Burkhart Insurance Citywide Cleanup Set for May in Vincennes
Burkhart Insurance Agency's Annual Citywide Cleanups are happening this spring. The Terre Haute event is on April 12th while the Vincennes and Washington Citywide Cleanups will take place on Saturday, May 3rd. Te...
Mar 25, 2025

Weather for Week Ahead Looks Seasonal, Maybe Wet at Times
You may have heard tornadoes touched down in Indiana this past week, but conditions will get better. However, the temperatures won't be so warm. Chad Swain is a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. He talks about how conditions will be in Indiana throughout the work week. Swain says to expect h...
Mar 24, 2025

Vincennes Man Accused of Child Molesting
Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man yesterday on a single count of child molesting. Officers arrested 35 year-ol;d Jacob Messenger for child molesting on a person under 14 years old. Court documents allege Messenger may have drugged the victim before the criminal act happened. Messenger is being held in the Knox ...
Mar 24, 2025

Tire Recycling Event Planned Saturday in Knox County
The Knox County Health Department will host a free tire recycling event for all Knox County residents a week from tomorrow. The event will take place from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Knox County Highway Garage at 14-72 Old Highway 67. The recycling event is an excellent opportunity t...
Mar 24, 2025
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Illinois State Police to Hold ACE Alcohol-Based Patrols in April
Illinois State Police will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Lawrence County during April. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal trans...
Mar 24, 2025

INDOT Lane Closures Set for Wednesday
The Indiana Department of Transportation will have alternating lane closures over and around Kelso Creek on the Vincennes bypass. The alternating lane closures are set to begin on Wednesday of next week. The lane closure is to replace a deck on the Kelso Creek bridge. Work on that bridge will continue through the end o...
Mar 24, 2025

Daviess County Community Health Fair Monday
The Daviess County Community Health Fair will be held Monday from 3:30 to 6:30 PM at the Washington Community Building at 501 Burkhart Drive in Washington. There will be health screenings, community resources, vaccines, giveaways and more. All serv...
Mar 23, 2025

Road Closure Planned for U.S. 50 in Martin County and State Road 164 In Dubois County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 164 at the intersection of Celestine Road in Dubois County is scheduled to be closed on or around Monday. The closure is due to a pipe replacement project which is expected to last through th...
Mar 23, 2025

Owensville Man Arrested Following Gibson Co. Traffic Stop
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says an Owensville man was arrested early Friday morning during a traffic stop on US 41 near Patoka. 22-year-old Johnny Gutierrez was charged with Operator Never Licensed after he was unable to produce a valid American driver's license.
Mar 23, 2025

French Lick Man Arrested for Sexual Misconduct with a Minor
Following a nearly 3 ½ year investigation, Indiana State Police arrested a French Lick man earlier this month on a warrant for Sexual Misconduct with a Minor. The investigation revealed that 22-year-old Nathaniel Lang had allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with a female mi...
Mar 23, 2025

Two Terre Haute Men Facing Murder and Attempted Murder Charges
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office says two Terre Haute men are behind bars following two shootings Thursday night in northern Vigo County. 18-year-old Joshua Torpy of Terre Haute is charged with Murder and Attempted Murder while 22-year-old Kyle Peretti, also from Terre Haute, is char...
Mar 23, 2025

WIN Energy-Round-Up recipients
WIN Energy REMC has announced three groups will get funding as part of their Operation Round-Up grants. The money is provided by their customers' willingness to round up their electric bills to the nearest dollar; the extra goes into this grant fund. Two of the recipients are from Pike County. Both the Jefferson Townsh...
Mar 22, 2025

Illinois State Police to Conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols in Lawrence Co. in April
Illinois State Police will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Lawrence County during April. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportat...
Mar 22, 2025
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Hoosier Gas Prices Continue Upward Trend
The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Friday was $3.20 a gallon, three cents higher than Thursday and 27 cents higher than Tuesday when the price per gallon began to rise. Meanwhile, Indiana's average price was seven cents higher than Friday's national a...
Mar 22, 2025

Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Washington woman Thursday for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated with a Controlled Substance, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Over .15%, Operating a vehicle While Intoxicated with a Controlled Substance Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and Operating While Intoxi...
Mar 22, 2025

Knox County Health Department to Hold MMR Vaccination Clinic Saturday
The Knox County Health Department will hold a vaccination clinic for MMR, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella, today (Saturday) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Health Department, located at 328 North 2nd Street, Suite 100, in Vincennes. No appointment is necessary, and walk-ins are welcome. ...
Mar 22, 2025

"Parklet" Planned for Area Near KC Public Library
The Friends of the Knox County Public Library have received a rural engagement grant from Indiana University, The grant allows I-U's doctoral students to to write a plan for a community destination "parklet" behind the Library's meeting house. The meeting house is located just west of the main Library buildin...
Mar 21, 2025