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Decker School Fire
The old Decker School building in southern Knox County was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday night. Firefighters from Knox and Gibson Counties and Lawrence County, Illinois responded to the blaze off US 241 in Decker. The building has recently been used as a sawmill. Decker residents were asked to conserve...
Knox Open looks wide open
BICKNELL — The Knox County Open golfers won’t have to worry about knocking off the defending champion this weekend. Jacob Zwilling of Sumner, Ill., did not enter after rolling to a six-shot victory a year ago with a 4-under-par 136. He said he played in the tournament last year in an attempt to claim the area’s Triple Crown. Having already won at Lawrenceville, Ill., he got two-thirds of the way there with his Knox County Open win. But his Triple Crown attempt died in the final leg at the Vincennes Open two weeks later.
Ice sworn in with fire department
VINCENNES — Knox County native Chris Ice was sworn in as a member of the Vincennes Fire Department at Monday’s Board of Works and Public Safety meeting Monday. Ice said starting out on the job, he will be doing basic duties for the city’s department — anything from fire rescues to EMS runs and more. He has worked at Vincennes Township Fire Department since 2021.
Knox County Fair Starts tomorrow Night
Tomorrow is Opening Night for the annual Knox County Fair. The fair will continue at hte Fairgrounds in Bicknell from tomorrow through a week from tomorrow night. Knox County Purdue Extension educator Mitch Waggoner says volunteers make the difference– at the County Fair, and elsewhere in the 4-H program. Waggoner is still seeking more 4-H volunteers– even though he warns some policies from Purdue concerning volunteers may be a little difficult.
Two Knox County Volleyball Players Honored by State Volleyball Coaches
Two Knox County Schools have been honored by the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association. For their outstanding work in the classroom. Both Vincennes Lincoln and Vincennes Rivet were among 84. High schools that earned the distinguished IHSVCA Team academic award. To earn the award, the teams Grade point. average...
Wheatland Man Arrested for OWI This Morning
Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Wheatland man this morning after finding him allegedly driving recklessly on Sixth Street in Vincennes. Officers stopped the vehicle driven by 20 year-old Joshua Hertaus (HERT-us). A further investigation found Hertaus driving with intoxicated. He is also charged with minor consumption, and reckless driving. He was booked into the Knox County Jail on four-thousand dollars bond.
DECKER SCHOOL FIRE
Cleanup continues by crews at the location of the old Decker School in southern Knox County Indiana after an extensive fire Tuesday evening. The Indiana State Fire Marshalls Office has been called in to assist local fire officials in determining the cause. The former school most recently had been used as a sawmill. The gymnasium, which housed the sawmill equipment, was able to be saved by firefighters and is the only part of the structure not being demolished. A firm damage assessment has not been released.
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