
Mount Carmel Man Arrested for OVWI with Serious Injury Following Crash
A Mount Carmel, Illinois man is facing alcohol related charges following a two-vehicle crash resulting in serious injury. It happened on Friday night on State Road 64 near the Wabash River Bridge in Gibson County. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says a van and a pick-up truck collided leaving one person trapped in t...
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Mackey Woman Facing Drug Charges Following Disturbance
A Mackey woman is facing drug charges following a disturbance Friday afternoon in Mackey. Gibson County Sheriff's deputies were called to the 73-hundred block of South 950 East shortly before 4:00 p.m. One person who had left the scene prior to their arrival, 44-year-old Ashley Heck, was later located and arrested when...
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Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's department arrested a Westfield, Indiana man Friday on a warrant for a Petition to Revoke. 35-year-old Gregory De Leon Vega is being held on $15,000 bond. Daviess County Sheriff's deputies arrested 72-year-old Cynthia Mize of Washington on Friday on a warrant for three Petitions to Revoke. ...
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Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Saturday)
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Saturday was $2.70 a gallon, 2¢ lower than Friday and 22¢ lower than Saturday's national average. It was also 14¢ lower than a week ago, 37¢ lower than a month ago, and 36¢ lower than a year ago. Triple-A says the average price...
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Indiana Unemployment
Daviess and Dubois Counties had unemployment rates of 2.9% in September. That compares to 3.2% in September of last year for Daviess County and 3.3% for Dubois County. Martin County's September jobless rate was 3.0%, two-tenths percent lower than the year before. Knox County's rate of 3.4% in September was 1.4% lower t...
Dec 12, 2025

Flock Camera Leads to Arrest of Homicide Suspect in Greene County
The Greene County Sheriff's Office says a Flock camera, commonly known as a license plate reader, has led to the arrest of a Marion County homicide suspect in Greene County. Greene County Flock cameras captured Bryan Pedigo's vehicle near Lyons. After an extended search based on Flock camera data, law enforcement inclu...
Dec 12, 2025

Arctic Air on the Way this Weekend
More Arctic air will be bringing subzero temperatures and brutally cold windchills to parts of the Midwest this weekend. The freeze will start today in the Northern Plains before heading into the Central Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes area by Saturday. In some places, highs might not get above the single digits. Local...
Dec 12, 2025

OCC Celebrates Completion of Health Professions Center
Olney Central College, the Illinois Capital Development Board, and local and state officials celebrated the completion of the new Health Professions Center with an Open House and Dedication Ceremony on Thursday. The 8,500-square-foot addition to Dr. Kent L. Wattleworth Hall was funded through the Rebuild Illinois capit...
Dec 12, 2025

Need to Find a Warming Shelter? Indiana 211 Can Help
As colder temperatures move into the area this weekend, remember that Indiana 211 is a key resource for finding safe and warm places to stay, not only for you, but for friends and family. If you need to locate a warming shelter, call 2-1-1 to speak with a Community Navigator or simply text your ZIP Code to 898-211 for ...
Dec 10, 2025

FOP Lodge 101 Cops & Kids Event Scheduled for December 18th
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 101 will conduct its 35th annual "Cops & Kids" event December 18th. Head Start and Kidstuff children of Daviess and Martin Counties will receive needed clothing and wanted toys for Christmas during a shopping trip at Walmart. The FOP would like to collect enough donatio...
Dec 02, 2025


