Monthly Archives: August 2019
On the record – August 10
ArrestsBrownstownJacob Tyler Rucker, 20, Brownstown, driving while suspended with a prior unrelated violation, 6:48 p.m. Thursday. Released on his own recognizance, 6:53 p.m. Thursday.Jackson...
Some thoughts on the El Paso shooting
A few thoughts in the wake of the horrendous white-supremacist terrorist attack in El Paso:We should never forget that the purpose of terrorism is...
America awash in bloodbaths
Where is it safe? People in America have to be asking that question after a bloody weekend in which scores of people were gunned...
Guns and solutions in an imperfect world
Many tragedies ago, the late U.S. Rep. Andy Jacobs Jr., D-Indiana, told me about a tough vote he’d cast on guns.It was on the...
Seymour police receive speed enforcement devices
The Seymour Police Department is receiving speed enforcement devices from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.The department will have five dash-mounted RADAR systems that may...
Antique appliance collector decides to slow down
A lot of people might view Darrell Kaiser’s collection of antique appliances, including a couple of Maytag washing machines, he has accumulated over the...
Top three things to look ahead to this season
It may still feel like summer outside but make no mistake fall sports season is here.The time between the end of baseball season and...
Oktoberfest seeks nominees for parade grand marshal
The Seymour Oktoberfest, Inc. parade committee is looking for nominations for the grand marshal of the Oktoberfest parade.
Nominations must be current or former residents...
Sheriff looks to improve fencing following inmate escape
BROWNSTOWNJackson County Sheriff Rick Meyer is looking to upgrade barriers at the jail just days after an inmate escaped the jail for nearly 23...
Seymour man faces charges following domestic incident
Seymour police arrested a man late Wednesday after they said he battered a woman and held her against her will.John Jeffery Bates, 38, of...