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I enjoyed reading the column in the Sept. 30 issue of the Vincennes Sun-Commercial by my friend and colleague Brian Spangle. The life and legacy of General Washington Johnston is

One Vincennes factory that had a major impact on the local economy for decades was what people know today as the Prestolite battery factory on North Sixth Street. The factory

Famous people who came to Vincennes over the course of the 20th century, be they politicians or entertainers, have been the topic of this column many times. In the 1980s,

Although the topic of today’s column, the Cornfield Conference organized by Homer Capehart in 1938, took place in Daviess County and is an important part of that county’s history, the

While Knox County still has peach and apple orchards, the county was once dotted with orchards from north to south, many having since been replaced by housing and other development

The blaring, unmistakeable sounds of a chain saw pierced the usual daytime stillness of Gregg Park Monday afternoon, sawdust creating a cloud around the head of a sculptor standing high

Two women who carved out a place for themselves in local history are sisters Margaret and Nell Roseman.

Vincennes author, historian, and newspaper columnist Brian Spangle released his third book, Lost Vincennes.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, livery stables were a common sight in Vincennes. With horses being the principal means of transportation, a place to house the animals, along with buggies and other horse-drawn vehicles, and to purchase the same was a necessity. Some humorously termed the stables “horse hotels.” One large livery stable in the city was owned by John T. McJimsey. McJimsey built his livery on Third Street, just off Busseron, in 1884. He leased the property, where a p...