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...