Category Archives: Local News
Indiana CDL Enforcement
Indiana authorities recently stopped nearly 300 undocumented immigrants with commercial driver's licenses at state weigh stations over the past three months. Tony Ferraro, a top aide to Governor Braun...
May 25, 2026
Daniels to Serve as Interim President of Purdue
Former Purdue president Mitch Daniels is returning to lead the university on an interim basis following President Mung Chiang's departure. Purdue's Board of Trustees voted to bring Daniels back starti...
May 25, 2026
Brazil Public Library Receives $3,000 Dollar General Grant
The Brazil Public Library has received a three-thousand-dollar grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to fund its 2026 Summer Reading Program. Library officials say the money will buy new b...
May 25, 2026
Hyundai Recalls Over 421K US Vehicles
Hyundai Motors is recalling over 400-thousand vehicles in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the recall is over a software error that may cause an unexpected application ...
May 24, 2026
Entries Being Accepted for Vincennes Independence Day Parade
The City of Vincennes is now accepting entries for its Independence Day Parade. This year's theme is "Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom". All entries must be decorated in patriotic form with properly d...
May 15, 2026
Conservation Fair to Return to Downtown Washington Farmers Market
The Daviess-Martin Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area is bringing their Conservation Fair back to the Downtown Washington Farmers Market on Saturday June 27th, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. T...
Apr 21, 2026
State Announces Expansion of Yellowwood State Forest in Brown County
Governor Mike Braun and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have announced the acquisition of 122.4 acres of land that will become the newest addition to Yellowwood State Forest in Brown Count...
Apr 21, 2026
Daviess County Rural Water Systems to Begin Spring Flushing on Monday
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 sou...
Mar 27, 2026
Registration Now Open for 2026 DCH Foundation Pickleball Tournament Honoring Dr. Suresh Lohano
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. P...
Mar 26, 2026
No Injuries Reported in Knox County Fire
Vincennes Township firefighters responded to residence fire Sunday morning just north of Vincennes. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and there were no injuries reported. The fire is under in...
Mar 22, 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