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Daviess Co. COVID-19 Update for Friday
The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday that Daviess County had 33 new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and one new death

The Diocese of Evansville Catholic Education Office learned Friday of 10 positive COVID-19 tests involving nine diocesan Catholic schools.

The cases involve 8 students and two

The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2020 state graduation rate, which increased from 87.29 percent in 2019 to 87.69 percent.

Seven school districts statewide achieved a

Indiana Conservation Officer Matt Landis has been selected as the 2020 District 5 Officer of the Year.

District 5 includes Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and Vigo counties in

CenterPoint Energy and the Better Business Bureau are warning the public about a phone scam where customers receive a robocall claiming to be from the utility, threatening local residents that

State Police arrested five people on Child Solicitation charges Thursday.

The arrests followed a lengthy investigation that began in early December.

The five suspects lived in four

Washington Police arrested a Washington man Thursday on a warrant for Probation Violation.

74-year-old Steven Cook is being held on $2,500 bond in the Daviess County Security

The annual Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous will be back in 2021.

The event was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The two-day event will take place on Memorial Day

All Washington city offices and departments will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

There will be no trash pickup and the city bus won’t be

All Vincennes City Government offices will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Monday’s recycling will be postponed until Monday, January 25th.

Trash service for the

The Jasper City Hall, Street Department, and all Utility administrative offices will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Trash and cardboard recycling normally collected on

The Daviess Community Hospital Foundation has announced it will award Health Career Scholarships to residents of Daviess, Martin, and Pike Counties or dependents of DCH employees from any

The Washington School Board held its annual reorganization meeting Thursday.

Randy Bouchie was re-elected Board President.

Serving as Board Vice President for 2021 will be Pam

The Gibson County Sheriff’s office says a Fort Branch man is facing a charge of Battery following a fight in the 500 block of South Railroad Street in Fort Branch.

28-year-old Eric Woodby