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Back to School Dates Set Across Area
The 2024-25 school year begins soon for students across Indiana. In Knox County, the first day of school in the Vincennes Community School Corporation and Vincennes Catholic Schools is Thursday August 8th. South Knox and North Knox students go back to school Tuesday, August 6th. Locally, students in Washington Community...
Local GOP looking for new Bruceville Clerk
Bruceville Town Clerk-Treasurer Devin Hagemeier has announced his resignation, effective August 31, 2024. The Knox County Republican Central Committee will hold a caucus to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the term, which ends on December 31, 2027. Interested candidates must be registered voters residing within Bruceville town...
Docs: Victim of murder was ‘like a father’ to Suspect
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A witness described the victim of a recent Vincennes murder as “like a father” to the man police say shot and killed him. That’s according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Knox County Superior Court in relation to the arrest of 18-year-old Calvin James Wittmer. Police were called to a […]
Tuition-Free vet tech certificates available
Vincennes University is now offering eligible Hoosiers the chance to earn a tuition-free certificate in Pre-Veterinary Technology. Indian’s First College says it’s all thanks to Indiana’s Next Level Jobs program. This one-year certificate is said to open doors to career advancement in an in-demand field and meet...
Road diet coming to Willow street
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) officials heard public comment on a proposed road diet for State Road 441 in Vincennes on Thursday. Several turned out to hear the plan and voice concerns. A road diet typically involves converting an existing four-lane undivided roadway to a three-lane roadway consisting of two...
Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit coming to Vincennes University’s Shake Library
VINCENNES, Ind. July 25, 2024 – The Vincennes University Shake Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
Indiana Military Museum to host free WWII event Labor Day Weekend
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTHI) - The Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes is already preparing for a big Labor Day Weekend event. At the World War II Remembrance Day event, it's all about honoring the living and dead who helped end the war. It also serves as a reminder of what happened...
Vincennes University unveils Design and Innovation Training Studio on Vincennes Campus
VINCENNES, Ind. July 23, 2024 – Vincennes University proudly hosted the grand opening of the VU Design and Innovation Training Studio in the Summers Center on the VU Campus on Tuesday, July 23. The training studio, developed with funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc.through its Charting the Future Initiative is a significant step in further enhancing access to high-quality Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Indiana.
An Olympic Moment for Mayor Yochum This Week
Vincennes Mayor Joe Yohum is back in town, after accepting a special invitation tied to the Olympic Games in Paris, France. Mayor Yochum accepted an invitation from Vincennes’ sister city– Paris suburb Vincennes, France– to watch the Olympic torch relay.This is Mayor Yochum’s first and only trip so far to Vincennes, France. Yochum figured now was the time– and happening– to make the journey to the Continent.
Alabama commit Justin Hill ranks high among Greater Cincinnati’s top 10 linebackers
With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. Linebackers are typically the leaders of the defense while calling out signals and showcasing their versatility by covering against the pass and crashing the gaps near...
Indiana’s top 10 fashion trends, retail study finds
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — New research from fast-fashion company Boohoo reveals Indiana’s favorite fashion trends for 2024. Boohoo analyzed average monthly Google searches for various fashion items to determine the most popular trends in the state. Top Fashion Trends in Indiana: “We love discovering which fashion trends people are embracing each season. TikTok and Instagram are […]
Indy Shorts Film Fest presents ‘The Clogging’
Eric Larson, Director and Creative Director of The Clogging, joined us to discuss his short horror-comedy film, which is making its Indiana premiere at the Academy Award-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival next Friday, July 26, in the Dark Comedy block. About the Film: The Clogging is a short film about an anxious man at a […]
Indiana lawmakers lower age to sell and serve alcohol
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed a bill that now gives 18-year-olds the opportunity to sell or serve alcohol. Senate Bill 146 lowered the age from 19 to 18 during the 2024 legislative session. According to the law, restaurants and hotels in Indiana can now hire servers who are 18...
Muggy meter and storm chances to re-surge this weekend
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — We stayed on course with having a nice Friday across central Indiana. The hotter and humid air mass kept itself more in southern Indiana today. Do not expect us to stay away from unsettled weather for much longer as we’ll re-introduce a more uncomfortable and active pattern going into the final few […]
Indiana Family Star Party Invites You to View the Stars August 2nd and 3rd
On August 2nd and 3rd you can take in the 21st Indiana Family Star Party! You will be a part of the largest astronomy gathering in the state and one of the largest astronomy events in the midwest. Come to Camp Cullom (near Frankfort) to enjoy the dark rural skies...
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