An emergency no parking order is in place starting today on Second Street from Vigo to Willow Streets. The emergency order is for escorts of large farm equipment coming into Vincennes from south of Vigo Street. The emergency order is due to other routes being affected by Indiana Department of Transportation constructio...

      Daviess Community Hospital has announced the appointment of Justin Harris as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer.       The hospital says Harris will officially join DCH on July 1st, bringing extensive healthcare leadership experience, a deep ...

An Oakland City Murder Suspect is now been placed in the Gibson County Jail.       24-year-old Jonathan Fiscus of Oakland City was arrested Friday in the death of his father, 57-year-old Brad Fiscus, also of Oakland City. Detectives yesterday transported Jonathan Fiscus back to Indiana fro...

The Indiana Department of Transportation is starting its work on repairs to State Road 441 through Vincennes. The work right now is on part of Sixth Street; after that, it will move from there to Willow Street. INDOT spokesman Gary Bryan says the weather has caused a bit of a delay to their work on Sixth Street. Bryan ...

      The Washington Police Department has announced that Officer Aaron Guzman has become the department's first certified Drug Recognition Expert.       Officer Guzman recently completed more than 100 hours of training in Zionsville, Indiana and Jacksonville,...

The Vincennes Police Department received good reviews from an NRA training session held in Vincennes earlier this month. City Police Chief Jon Hillenbrand says officers came from far and near to take part in the City's training session Hillenbrand also got good remarks from those coming in from afar to participate in t...

Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man yesterday on a battery warrant from Knox Superior Court One. Officers arrested 50 year-old Daniel Blanchard at Good Samaritan Hospital. He is charged with battery with a deadly weapon. He is being held in Knox County Jail on 25-thousand dollars cash bond.

The City of Bicknell will dedicate its new Street Department building at eleven Friday morning. The event will happen at 201 East White River Avenue in Bicknell. The ceremony will include a ribbon cutting to officially welcome the new facility to the City of Bicknell. The new facility will replace an outdated building ...

      Good Samaritan is offering a Women's Wellness Fair this June.       The event will take place on Tuesday, June 3rd at Highland Woods Community Center in Vincennes from 7 to 10 a.m. and again from 4 to 6 p.m.       To partici...

The Vincennes City Council has agreed to vacate a portion of the Buntin Street right of way. The ordinance was approved on second and third readings at last night's Council session. Jeff Cockerham brought the request before Council; it was approved on first reading earlier this month. Cockerham owns both sides of the p...

Construction will start soon on a new Vincennes Fire Training center. The winning bids were awarded last night by the Vincennes Board of Works. Four of the lowest bids were submitted by Wabash Uilities, with the fifth offered by Mann Excavating. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says the new facility will be set up on the sou...

Friday, May second will be the day for an expanded conversation in Knox County about food insecurity. The conversation will be held from nine to 10-30 that morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. Outgoing United Way director Mark Hill helped set up the conversation. He says health officials from both here and Indiana Unive...

The Knox County Sheriff's Department reminds everyone to use extra caution on the highways into the warmer weather months. One of the season's larger focuses is construction season. INDOT reminds everyone to watch out for construction workers across the area. Knox County Sheriff's deputy Cameron Carr points out a heavi...

      After more than two decades of planning, Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois is set to break ground later this year on a state-of-the-art Technology Center that will house high-demand programs in Welding, Process Technology, and Broadband Telecommunications.   &ensp...

The Knox County Public Library Board has approved a May 31st kickoff date for the Library's Summer Reading program. The kickoff will include a block party with free books, live bands, and summer reading signups. Food will also be part of the kickoff celebration. This year's Summer Reading program theme will be "Co...

Curb work continues on Main Street in downtown Vincennes. That curb work is part of a preparation for re-paving of that area coming later this construction season. Vincennes City Councilman Brian Grove-who represents that district-knows it is not easy to get around downtown right now. Even with all the work going on do...

Indiana Legislature Wraps Up 2025 Session Jds 4-26-2025 Indiana lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 session after midnight Friday, approving a two-year state budget worth $45 billion.       The budget remains about the same size as the last one, even though the state now expects to bring in $2.4...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Saturday stood at $3.08 a gallon, two cents lower than Friday and seven cents lower than Saturday's national average. It was also four cents higher than a week ago, six cents lower than a month ago, and fifty-three cents lower than a year ago. As in re...

A Washington woman is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Thursday on Sugarland Road, During the stop, Washington Police found 54-year-old Tina Purdue in Possession of about 21 grams of suspected Crystal Methamphetamine. Purdue was arrested for Dealing in and Possession of Methamphetamine. She is being held wi...

Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves and their pets from tick bites as ticks are active from early spring through late fall. A fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County has already been reported this month. Indiana reported two ehrlichiosis deaths last year. In addition to ehrlichiosis, H...

An arrest is made in a Gibson County murder investigation. Indiana State Police say 24-year-old Jonathan Fiscus of Oakland City was arrested Friday in the death of his father, 57-year-old Brad Fiscus, also of Oakland City. Police say they found Brad Fiscus dead when they conducted a welfare check Thursday afternoon at ...

Attorney General Todd Rokita has informed the Indiana Department of Health he opposes a proposed merger of two Terre Haute hospitals.      IDOH must soon decide to either deny the merger or permit the consolidation of Terre Haute's only two hospitals, Union and Terre Haute Regional. Rokita says...

      Vincennes University will confer an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service upon Former Governor Eric Holcomb during Spring Commencement on Saturday, May Third at 2:00 PM in VU's Physical Education Complex.       The university says Holcomb has lived a life...

The Knox County Public Library Board has approved a May 31st kickoff date for the Library's Summer Reading program. The kickoff will include a block party with free books, live bands, and summer reading signups. Food will also be part of the kickoff celebration. This year's Summer Reading program theme will be "Co...

      The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures are scheduled to begin Tuesday on I-69 in Gibson and Pike Counties.       The lane closures will occur between the 27 and 40-mile markers between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays....

Attorney General Todd Rokita has informed the Indiana Department of Health he opposes a proposed merger of two Terre Haute hospitals.      IDOH must soon decide to either deny the merger or permit the consolidation of Terre Haute's only two hospitals, Union and Terre Haute Regional. Rokita says...

The Indiana Senate has passed a bill that would require school board candidates to declare a political party affiliation.       The bill, Senate Bill 287, is now awaiting Governor Mike Braun's signature.       Supporters argue that the bill will help voters un...

      The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures will begin on U.S. 50 in Knox County on or around Thursday, May 1st.       They will take place over Fort Knox Drive near Vincennes.       The closures ...

After more than two decades of planning, Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois is set to break ground later this year on a state-of-the-art Technology Center that will house high-demand programs in Welding, Process Technology, and Broadband Telecommunications.       The Technology Ce...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana Friday stood at $3.10 a gallon, a penny lower than Thursday and six cents lower than Friday's national average.       It was also five cents higher than a week ago, six cents lower than a month ago, and fifty-two cents lower ...