During the third annual Indiana Educational Excellence Awards Gala, the Indiana Department of Education awarded nearly $5 million to schools and educators across the state. The event is focused on celebrating and elevating the work of Indiana's educators as they support student learning. Two schools in the Southwest Sc...

Orange County has joined the growing list of Indiana counties declaring burn bans due to continued dry weather. Orange County joins Martin, Dubois, Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Spencer Counties. Burn bans are also in effect in Lawrence and Richland Counties in Illinois. The Indiana Drought Monitor indicates ...

The Triple A Motor Club reports the average price of gas in Indiana Saturday stood at $3.31 a gallon, eight cents lower than Friday and a penny higher than Saturday's national average. It was also four cents lower than a week ago, 27 cents lower than a month ago, and 30 cents lower than a year ago. Meanwhile, Triple A ...

Washington Police arrested a Washington woman Friday for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Paraphernalia. 27-year-old Baylee Bowman is being held without bond in the Daviess County Security Center. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested 40-year-od Clifton Cinamon of Bloomfield Friday on a warran...

The fourth and final Free Fishing Day of the year will be held Saturday, September 28th. Free Fishing Days allow Hoosiers to cast their line without needing a fishing license or trout/salmon stamp. The Free Fishing Day only applies to public waters throughout the state and regulations still apply such as bag limit, siz...

Indiana is awarding more than $24 million to nearly 500 schools and districts across the state through the Secured School Safety Grant Program. The grant program was created by the General Assembly in 2013 to help ensure schools are secure and students are safe. In Daviess County, Washington Community Schools will rece...

Martin County issued a burn ban Thursday due to continued dry weather. Burn Bans remain in effect for Dubois, Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Spencer Counties in southwest Indiana. A burn ban is also in effect for Lawrence County, Illinois. The Indiana Drought Monitor updated drought conditions in the state Thu...

A Vincennes woman is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Thursday night near the intersection of State Road 67 and Scepter Road in Knox County. 53-year-old Angela House was pulled over for driving left of center. The Knox County Sheriff's Department says after a K-9 Unit alerted deputies to the presence of dru...

A Sullivan County man is facing charges after a state conservation officer found him illegally harvesting ginseng Wednesday night on state forest managed property in Sullivan County. 50-year-old Jason Camden fled to a nearby lake when confronted by the officer and threw his backpack into the water, dropping a glass smo...

Daviess Community Hospital's Annual Community Health Fair is set for Friday, October 25th, from 7:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the Simon Graber Complex in Odon. There will be several essential health screenings at discounted rates available. Participants can also receive a variety of free screenings and services. A Limousine/sh...

Washington Police arrested a Washington man early Friday morning on a total of 15 charges. 28-year-old Okendy Dessalines is facing two counts of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, five counts of Intimidation, and one count each of Resisting Law Enforcement, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated/Endangerment, Operati...

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb yesterday became the first U.S. governor to visit Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February 2022. Holcomb spent Thursday in Ukraine to demonstrate Indiana's solidarity. Holcomb and President Zelensky met in the presidential office of Ukraine and discussed the importance of subnational co...