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Catherine M. Williams
FORT BRANCH — Catherine Maxine Williams, 95, of Fort Branch, passed away at River Oaks Healt…
BOW approves Watermelon Festival requests; schedule shared
VINCENNES — As the Watermelon Festival approaches Aug. 2-3, Vincennes Board of Public Works and Safety BOW approved temporary street closures for the weekend festivities. Jamie Neil, president of the Knox County Chamber of Commerce requested at the meeting Monday evening for the closure of Main Street from 1st and 2nd Street starting at 2 p.m. and then roads around Patrick Henry Square starting Aug. 2 at 7 a.m.
Chattin qualifies for Jr. Golf Nationals
WEST LAFAYETTE — Recent South Knox graduate Cameron Chattin was victorious in a three-man playoff at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Club on Wednesday to claim the Indiana Regional and qualify for a spot in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship in November. Chattin shot a 2-under-par 70...
RICHLAND COUNTY BAORD JULY 2024 MEETING RECAP
(OLNEY) The Richland County Board had its regular monthly meeting for July last night in Olney. The Board : approved the payment of all the June bills as presented – $104,863 in non-county claims and $349,564 in county claims : agreed to spend $116,000 in ARPA funds for the digitization of county land records in the County Clerk & Recorder’s Office : agreed to purchase Bunker Gear for the Claremont-Bonpas Fire Department : approved the Tax Abatement within the County & City of Olney’s Enterprise Zone : approved a culvert aid petition for Madison Township : approved the Election Judge List : approved the salaries for State’s Attorney, Public Defender, and County Sheriff : appointed Kevin Parker as the Public Representative and Jessica Clark as the Public Safety Representative to the ETS Board : reviewed various reports from Animal Control, the State’s Attorney, and others : and adjourned after no executive session : prior to the Board’s regular meeting, it held a short special meeting and after discussion, approved a Solar Farm Application submitted by Sunvest Solar, LLC, to be located on a farm along North Passport Road, north of Noble : the Richland County Board’s next regular monthly meeting will be Thursday, August 8th.
John Richard 'Dick' Bloom
John Richard "Dick" Bloom, 80, of Vincennes, passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at BridgePointe Heath Campus in Vincennes, with his family by his side. He was born on March 6, 1944, in Vincennes, at Good Samaritan Hospital, to the late John M. and Marjorie B. (Hoover) Bloom.
Cemetery near Owensville among hardest hit spots by Gibson County tornado Tuesday
GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. — Flowers, Matchbox cars and other remembrance items left on some of the graves at Maumee Cemetery sat unscathed Wednesday afternoon, while just rows over headstones were snapped from their bases. It was a visual representation of the nature of Tuesday's storms, remnants of Hurricane Beryl,...
End of Month Operation Possible for City’s Newest Water Tower
Vincennes Water Utilities officials expect the City’s newest water tank to be ready for use soon. The actual construction of the tank at Hart Street and Richard Bauer Drive started last year. Vincennes Water Utilities general manager Kirk Bouchie says the plant’s completion time was thrown off by a...
Construction will close part of Indiana 61 in Pike County next week
Road work is coming to Indiana 61 in the Spurgeon area starting next week, according to a news release sent by Indiana Department of Transportation officials. INDOT officials stated beginning or around July 15, crews will close Indiana 61 in Pike County just north of County Road 900 South. The road will be closed...
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