Our Community Foundation recently awarded a $12,700 grant to the Freelandville Community Home, funded by the Brooks Harting Freelandville Community Home Endowment Fund. The grant will be used to improve residents' comfort, meet their needs, and support capital projects. Founded in 1963 by a local pastor to help his wif...

The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy invites the community to the "Hometown Humor Takeover" at the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center on April 12th through the 15th. The free event will highlight how humor can improve health, well-being, and community connectedness, and will feature four nationally recog...

The Indiana Department of Transportation will alternate lane closures on State Road 450 near Bedford beginning around April 6th for bridge maintenance over Salt Creek. Work is expected to continue through September, weather permitting. Traffic will be managed by a temporary signal. INDOT urges drivers to slow down and ...

The Indiana Department of Transportation is scheduled to close State Road 58 near Heltonville in Lawrence County on Thursday between County Road 450 East and Kurtz Street for a structure replacement project. Work is expected to continue through April, weather permitting. The official detour is State Road 37, U.S. 50, a...

The University of Evansville and Vincennes University have established a partnership to offer direct entry paths for students aiming for careers in athletic training and physical therapy. Under a new Memorandum of Understanding, VU students in Pre-Doctor of Physical Therapy/Masters of Athletic Training can move directl...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Monday was $3.99 per gallon, 1¢ lower than Sunday and the same as Monday's national average. It was also 18¢ higher than a week ago, $1.17 higher than a month ago, and 89¢ higher than a year ago. Meanwhile Triple-A says the average price...

More than 60 "No Kings" protests were held around Indiana on Saturday. Organizers say the event, held in protest to President Donald Trump's administration, were the first to happen since two U.S. citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the first sin...

A new analysis using CDC data finds that Indiana is now tied for 7th highest in the U.S for adult obesity with 37.8% of adults classified as obese, highlighting a worsening obesity crisis in the state. The study, conducted by hormone health clinic Feel30, shows obesity remains most prevalent in the Southern and Midwest...

Washington Police arrested a Monroe City man Saturday on two counts of Sexual Battery. 24-year-old Nickolas Reid Lunsford is being held on $50,000 bond in the Daviess County Security Center.

Mike Beas, Special to IHSAA.org Suffice it to say, the final two quarters of Korben Boyd's career are forever cemented in the minds and hearts of Daviess County basketball fans. One of only two seniors on Barr-Reeve's team, the 5-foot-11 Boyd came off the bench to score 11 of the Vikings' final 18 points in a 50-37 vic...

After three years of planning, Knox County Circuit Court's Veterans' Treatment Court has received provisional certification from the State of Indiana. Judge Monica Gilmore notes this reflects broad community support for adding another Problem-Solving Court. The VTC offers eligible veterans wrap-around services for at l...

Daviess County Rural Water Systems will commence spring flushing today (Monday) for all customers, continuing until completion. Flushing in the southern area will start at Bussard Road and proceed southward, while the northern area will begin at 100 County Road North and move north. Customers may experience low water p...

A Jasper man is sentenced to 2-years in prison for Sexual Battery. The Dubois County Prosecutor's Office says 35-year-old Serafin Mendoza Lopez pleaded guilty to the charge as part of a negotiated plea agreement. The charge involved inappropriate touching of a child. Lopez will be required to register as a sex offender...

The Indiana Department of Transportation will close lanes on I-64 in Dubois, Spencer, and Perry Counties starting around Tuesday, March 31st. Eastbound passing lanes near Ferdinand, from mile marker 66 to 68, and the westbound shoulder in that area will be closed for trenchless pipe installations. Work should continue ...

Washington Police arrested a Washington man Thursday on a warrant for four counts of Invasion of Privacy and one count of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Over .15%. 48-year-old Erik Browning is being held without bond in the Daviess County Security Center. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested 46-year-...

Boonville is building a new public pool with water slides, splash pads, and an Olympic-size pool, aiming to open by Memorial Day. The city is replacing the old Richard's public pool, which has been closed for years, to create a space that serves all of Warrick County. Construction crews poured concrete for the pool, si...

A building on Main Street in Vincennes is being turned into River and Main, an entertainment venue opening this spring. The space will no longer operate as a brewery. River and Main will host live music, trivia, music bingo, and other themed nights. The two floors will serve different purposes. The first floor will hav...

The Washington Police Department and the Daviess County Sheriff's Office are partnering with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to increase patrols aimed at reducing speeding and distracted driving on Indiana roadways. As part of the Comprehensive Highway Injury Reduction Program, an ICJI initiative that provides f...

New U.S. Census estimates show that Indiana added 38,579 residents last year, reaching a total population of 6.97 million. Indianapolis and its suburbs, particularly Boone and Hancock counties, were the fastest-growing areas, while 26 mostly rural counties experienced population declines.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun has announced the introduction of new license plates for veterans and disabled veterans of the United States Space Force. The U.S. Space Force, established in 2019, is the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Space Force license plate will be available alongside other military plates t...

Registration is open for the second annual Daviess Community Hospital Foundation Pickleball Tournament, taking place June 26th through the 28th at the Daviess County Pickleball Courts in Washington. Players ages 8 and up of any skill level are welcome. Adults can register online; youth (under 18) must be registered by ...

The Knox County Coroner's Office needs help finding the legal next of kin for Diana Jody Carson (maiden name Robinson), a 79-year-old woman who died from natural causes on March 24th in Vincennes. Her last address was 11-65 East Sycamore Street in Vincennes. All known contacts have been reached, but no next of kin has ...

Washington Community Schools received a $250 second-semester Teaching Innovator Grant from Our Community Foundation for the project "That's Not My Monster." Kim Conder, Washington Elementary Art Teacher, accepted the award and was named a Teaching Innovator. First-grade art students will create monster drawin...

After a year of research, product development and real-world business experience, seven Knox County high school entrepreneurs will present and sell their products and services at the annual CEO Trade Show on Sunday, April 12th. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m. in Vincennes University's Green Auditorium. Students from...

The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office is releasing the details of a recent drug investigation in which deputies found an indoor marijuana growing operation while searching a home in Hymera. A total of 31 marijuana plants and about three pounds of psilocybin mushrooms were recovered. Officers also found eighteen firearms...

There will be a public test of voting machines in Daviess County on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. The test will be conducted in the Election Room on the middle floor of the Daviess County Courthouse. The test is open to the public.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, along with Idaho's Attorney General and 24 other states, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that the Eighth Amendment does not mandate states to provide sex-change surgeries for prisoners. The brief challenges a U.S. District Court order from Alaska requiri...

Good Samaritan will offer free stroke screenings to the community on Thursday, April 30th. The screening will be by appointment from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Charles C. Hedde, MD Health Education Center. During the screening, attendees will visit multiple booths offering different tests. These tests include; blood press...

All Vincennes City Government Offices will be closed Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday. Recycling and trash pickup will not be affected.

Firefighters rescued 42 dogs this week from a fire in northwest Indiana. The Lake Station and Hobart Fire Departments battled the flames in Lake Station and found the dogs after getting the fire under control. No dogs were seriously injured. Lake Station Fire Chief Chuck Fazekas says he believes the owner of the dogs h...