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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 Monday, August 8th. South Knox and North Knox students go back to school Tuesday, August 6th. Locally, students in Washington Community...
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...
Vincennes makes final touch on new skate park
VINCENNES, Ind. -- Vincennes is about to open its new skate park. A grand opening is expected in August. Lester Square Park has had a skate park for several years, but years of wear and tear have made it necessary to build a new park. The new park will be...
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...
Another road diet being proposed
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will hold a public information meeting regarding the proposed “Road Diet” for State Road 441. The meeting is scheduled for tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Vincennes City Hall, located at 201 Vigo Street. This project aims to improve traffic flow and...
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...
Information Meeting Set for 441 Road Diet in Vincennes
An information meeting is set tomorrow afternoon on placing State Road 441 in Vincennes on what is called a ”road diet.” It will take place at Vincennes City Hall at 5:30. State Road 441 runs from US 41 along Willow Street to 6th Street, from 6th to Vigo, and from Vigo to the Lincoln Memorial Bridge..
Big changes are coming to the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes - here's all of the new things on the way
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTHI)—The Indiana Military Museum will undergo construction over the next year. The project includes a new theatre and more exhibit space. A 4,000-square-foot extension will create more space, allowing the museum to display more memorabilia. When you first walk into the building, a 50-seat theatre will be...
West Washington Schools Calendar 2024-2025
*17 Virtual Day - NO SCHOOL (Parent teacher conferences) *23-31 Winter Break - NO SCHOOL (End of semester 1) *23 Tentative Graduation Day (End of semester 2) Students MUST attend school 180 school days. This calendar is subject to change due to school. cancellations.
Back-to-School Updates: Washington and Washington Catholic Students Return on August 2nd, New Cell Phone Law Implemented
Washington and Washington Catholic students will have their first day back to school one week from today, on Friday, August 2nd. This week on Focus on the Community, Superintendent Kevin Frank will give parents and students an update on what’s to come this school year. One of the big changes will be a new state law concerning cell phones in the classroom. Frank says each school will handle it a little differently.
Washington Schools Superintendent Introduces New Administrators, Addresses Key Issues at Rotary Club Meeting
Washington’s Superintendent of Schools, Kevin Frank, updated Washington’s Rotary Club on the local schools and introduced four of the system’s new administrators to the club. Incoming Washington High School Assistant Principal Chris Ashworth told the Rotarians that he will be focusing on absences and tardies this year. Ashworth also reviewed the new state law banning cell phones in the classroom. Ashworth said he will be meeting with the county prosecutor to work out how to address students and parents who have problems with the new state law. Kristin Murphy and Brenda Meredith will be the new administrative team at Washington Primary. Murphy discussed the new entry road for drop-off and pick-up at the primary building. Murphy also discussed the new staff, the school’s preschool program, and the very popular bilingual language program, which will expand to the first grade this year. New Upper Elementary Principal Rhiannon Frye told the Rotarians that this year’s sixth graders will be working; it’s a revised daily schedule that will mirror a junior high schedule using multiple classrooms.
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