Washington Police arrested an Evansville man Wednesday on a charge of Child Molesting. Detectives with the Washington Police Department, along with the Department of Children Services, responded to a report from the Pike County Sheriff's Office regarding a sexual assault that had occurred at East Side Park. It was dete...

State officials announced Thursday the Daviess County community of Elnora is receiving a $90,000 Water Infrastructure Planning Grant through the Community Development Block Grant program. Block grant funding originates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant program...

A Bloomington woman is facing a charge of Reckless Driving after being clocked at 106 miles an hour in a 70 mile per hour zone on I-69 in Gibson County.       A Gibson County Sheriff's deputy pulled over 21-year-old Carissa Moore in her 2024 Chevy Malibu shortly after 6:00 PM Wednesday nea...

It won't be long before INDOT starts a full re-pavement and adjustment of State Road 441 coming through Vincennes. The state-maintained route southern edge is at U-S 41; it runs from there through the City to the Memorial Bridge downtown. INDOT's Gary Bryan says the 441 project will take a full construction season to c...

The Knox County Health Department will host a free tire recycling event for all Knox County residents 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.       Health officials say this ...

Indiana is climbing the rankings for reading and math scores, compared to the rest of the nation. The latest reading ranking for fourth graders puts the state 6th nationally, while the state is ninth overall for math proficiency. Indiana House Education Committee vice-chair Michelle Davis praises both work in the home ...

The Knox County Sheriff's Office has a new K-9. 'Uzzi' and her handler, Deputy Levi Archer, will be working to complete her training. The sheriff's office says that at just one year old, Uzzi, which means strength, is still just a pup but is already trained in tracking, identifying narcotics, performing article searche...

The United Way of Knox County has named Scott Chasrleston to be the group's new director. Charlestn will take over for outgoing director Mark Hill; Hill announced his plans to step down last year, upon the naming of a new director. Chalrleston moves to the post from his job as an Assistant Manager at the Vincennes Lowe...

Another new business got its start at the Pantheon Business Theater, as Terra Force held its official launch in a Wednesday afternoon press conference. The new business will use A-I based equipment to help farmers save on labor costs in their fields. The 24/7 harvester could save farmers nearly 700 dollars per week dur...

Two Patoka men were arrested following a fight in a Patoka alleyway. Gibson County Sheriff's deputies found 50 year-old George Askren,and 22 year-old Timothy Askren allegedly involved in the dustup. Both men were charged with domestic battery with moderate bodily injury and disorderly conduct. George Askren is also cha...

Well over a month remains-and Vincennes-based Old Town Players has topped the halfway mark toward meeting their 50-thousand dollar Patronicity goal. At this point, O-T-P has collected a bit under 28-thousand dollars toward a 50-thousand dollar state match. The funding will be for needed repairs to their headquarters at...

The first-ever state title for a South Knox team has reached all the way to the floor of the U-S Congress. Eighth District Congressman Mark Messmer had a resolution honoring the South Knox Lady Spartant basketball team read into the Congressional record around noon yesterday. Congressman Messmer's reading was also tele...

Daviess County's "Our Community Foundation" is now accepting applications for five Foundation Fast Grants of up to one-thousand dollars from unrestricted funds held by the Foundation.       The grants provide one-time assistance to charitable organizations for small-scale unplann...

      Police across Indiana will be on high alert in April as they participate in an annual traffic safety campaign looking for people speeding or driving while distracted.       Distracted driving and speeding caused over 17,000 thousand crashes across Indian...

      The Indiana Department of Transportation says a portion of State Road 65 in Pike County is scheduled to be closed Monday, March 31st for a bridge deck overlay project,       State Road 65 will be closed over Little Conger Creek near Petersburg. Work is e...

      The Indiana Senate Transportation Committee has approved a billboard ban of marijuana advertisements.       The bill would also include other controlled substances like heroin, ecstasy and LSD.       It has moved to the Sena...

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...

      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.    ...

      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.   &...

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...

      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...

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...

      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...

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...

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 ...

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...

      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

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 ...

      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...

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...