Category Archives: Local News
Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Monday)
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Monday stood at $2.80 a gallon, 1 lower than Sunday and 20 lower than Monday's national average. It was also 12 higher than a week a...
Mar 02, 2026
Vincennes University Summer Camps
Vincennes University is bringing back its summer camps for students from elementary school through high school. The camps give students a chance to explore careers such as surveying and culinary arts....
Mar 02, 2026
Terre Haute and Vincennes Receive Arts and Culture Grants
Terre Haute and Vincennes have been awarded grants through the Creative Convergence program to help grow their arts and culture initiatives. The Indiana Arts Commission announced the funding after a t...
Mar 02, 2026
Knox Co. Public Hearing on Solar Projects
A good size crowd packed into the Blue Jeans Center in Monroe City Sunday for a public hearing on future solar projects in Knox County. The main topic of discussion was a recommended 300-foot setback ...
Mar 02, 2026
Washington Community Schools Awarded Teaching Innovator Grant
Our Community Foundation has awarded a $250 Teaching Innovator Grant to Washington Community Schools to support Stem Day. Washington Veale Elementary Teacher, Flo Lloyd, accepted the award and was nam...
Mar 02, 2026
February 19th Tornado Update
Meteorologists have confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Indiana during storms on February 19th. The National Weather Service confirmed a brief EFU-rated tornado west of Greensburg in Decatur Cou...
Mar 01, 2026
Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Sunday)
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Sunday stood at $2.81 a gallon, 1 lower than Saturday and 17 lower than Sunday's national average. It was also 12 higher than a week...
Mar 01, 2026
DCH Annual Chili Cook-Off March 12th
Daviess Community Hospital will host its annual Chili Cook-Off on March 12th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in support of the United Way of Daviess County. The fundraiser will feature homemade chili entries p...
Feb 28, 2026
VU PreVU Days March 20th & April 10th
Vincennes University invites prospective students and their families to PreVU on Friday, March 20th, or Friday, April 10th, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on the Vincennes Campus. The free event is an opportu...
Feb 28, 2026
Linton Teen to Represent the USA Archery Team at Pan American Youth and Masters Championships in Medellín, Colombia
14-year-old Mattingly Walker from Linton has been selected to represent the USA Archery team at the Pan American Youth and Masters Championships in Medelln, Colombia. Walker, who started archery at th...
Feb 28, 2026
This Day in Country Music
On this day July 24, 1957
Born on this day was Pam Tillis country music singer-songwriter and actress, (she is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis). Originally a demo singer in Nashville, Tennessee, she scored the 1991 hit "Don't Tell Me What to Do", and has since c...
Jul 24, 2025
On this day June 24, 2000
Dixie Chick Natalie Maines married actor Adrian Pasdar at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada for 55 dollars.
Jun 24, 2025
On this day June 22, 2011
Glen Campbell announced he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. This news came five months after Campbell announced his retirement from the music business.
Jun 22, 2025
On this day June 21, 1976
Reba McEntire married Charlie Battles at the First Baptist Church in Stringtown, Oklahoma. They had their honeymoon in Texas, where they promoted her latest single to local radio stations.
Jun 21, 2025
On this day June 20, 1949
Born on this day in Tuskegee, Alabama, was Lionel Richie, singer, songwriter and one time member of the Commodores. Kenny Rogers scored the 1980 crossover country hit with the Richie written and produced track "Lady". Richie released his tenth studio a...
Jun 20, 2025
On this day June 20, 2007
presented the to Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams and songwriter Harlan Howard at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. Buck Owens received the Jim Reeves International Award.
Jun 20, 2025
On this day June 19, 1954
"I Don't Hurt Anymore" by Hank Snow began a 20 week run at #1 on the Country Best Seller list. Also on the chart, "One by One" by Red Foley and Kitty Wells began a 21 week run at #2 on same chart, managing a single week at #1 later in the year.
Jun 19, 2025
On this day June 19, 2006
Taylor Swift released her debut single "Tim McGraw" the lead single from her self-titled debut album. Swift wrote the song during her freshman year of high school, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he ...
Jun 19, 2025