Franklin prepares for Read Across Vincennes book drive
A teacher from Vincennes' Franklin Elementary School helped spread the word yesterday for a book drive that starts early next month.
Franklin Elementary's Lee Ann Eck spoke about the "Read Across Vincennes" book drive that starts March second. Eck discussed the initiative during yesterday's Breakfast Bandwagon session.
The book drive's overall goal is bringing
Daviess County man gets 16 years on federal drug charges
A Washington, Indiana man will serve the next 14 years in prison following his sentencing on federal drug charges. 32 year-old Jeremy Mandabach was sentenced following his guilty plea for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
United States Attorney Joe Hogsett claims Mandabach served as a distributor for a meth operation from August 2009 to early December of 2010. The operation gave
IECC Board Works On LTC NJCAA Compliance
(Fairfield, IL) -- The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees went through a report on Lincoln Trail College for the NJCAA.
IECC Approves New Deal With Robinson
(Fairfield, IL) -- The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees approved a revised intergovernmental agreement with the City of Robinson last night.
CCSO Arrests Pair For Meth
(Robinson, IL) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office arrested two people on drug charges after a traffic stop last night.
RPD Arrests Man For Assault
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Police Department made an arrest last night.
Gas Prices On The Rise
Gasoline prices are still on the rise across the country. 1 Arrested, Others Suspended In Henderson Cell Video Incident
A Henderson County high school basketball player has been arrested in the recent case involving cell phone video from the boys' locker room being sent out to other students. 18-year old Gavont Baker was taken into custody Sunday on a felony warrant for video voyeurism. He is also facing a second degree charge of Unlawful transaction with a minor and is currently out on bond. (More)
Knox Co. BZA Approves Slaughterhouse Zoning
The Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a conditional use for a slaughterhouse for Farbest Foods in the Vincennes Industrial Park.Unit 2 Considers Working Cash Bonds
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Unit Two School Board held a public hearing last night about the possibility of selling working cash fund bonds.
Unit 3 Board MAkes Power And Calendar Changes
(Palestine, IL) -- The Palestine Unit Three School Board approved a new electrical provider last night.
Eddy Has Low Expectations For Budget Address
(Springfield, IL) -- State Representative Roger Eddy says he doesn't have high expectations for today's budget address from Governor Pat Quinn.
Employee Relations Committee Meeting Today
(Robinson, IL) -- A Robinson City Council committee is getting together this afternoon.
Oblong Blood Drive Today
(Oblong, IL) -- The American Red Cross has a blood drive today in Oblong. Today's blood drive runs from one-to-six at the Oblong Municipal building.
VCSC works out spending cut strategy
The spending patterns of the Vincennes Community Schools will not change drastically for the rest of this year, but every dollar will continue to be allocated carefully. That's what Assistant Superintendent Greg Parsley told the school board this week. While the Department of Local Government Finance approved the school district's budget, almost $421 Thousand dollars was cut from
KC Commissioners take two roof bids under advisement
The Knox County Commissioners have taken two bids under advisement to repair the roof at the Knox County Courthouse. A total of 40 bid inquiries were sent out, but many did not return bids due to the historical renovation required for the Courthouse.
Of the two base bids, C-M-R Construction's bid was lower, at 227-thousand dollars. The other bid was from Midwest Roofing; their base bid
KC Public Library grows E-books collection
The Knox County Library Board has confirmed between 375 and 380 E-Book titles are available for checkout through its Web site. The titles are available through normal library card numbers, and are available for 14-day checkouts.
E-Books coordinator James Kaiser told Board members the E-Books are downloadable to nearly every device, and are available through a three-step checkout process.
KC BZA apporves conditional use for Farbest slaughter house
The Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a conditional use for a slaughterhouse for Farbest Foods. The slaughterhouse will be part of the Farbest plant to be located in the Industrial Park south of Vincennes on U-S 41.
VPD arrest Vincennes man on Vanderburgh warrant
Vincennes City Police arrested a Vincennes man on a Vanderburgh County warrant yesterday afternoon.
Officers were called to a dispute at the Walgreen's parking lot, and located 22-year-old Joel Nicholas Ray. A warrant search found Ray was wanted on a probation violation warrant out of Vanderburgh County.
Ray was taken to Knox County Jail, pending transfer to Evansville to face