Monthly Archives: August 2021
County a yellow level threat
The Indiana State Department of Health announced Wednesday that 5,220 Jackson County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, an increase of 11 from Tuesday’s...
End of summer celebration held at Shields Park
By Mitchell Banks
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The Seymour Parks and Recreation Department held its annual End of Summer Escape on Friday at Shields Park.
Local youth were able to...
Justice ‘by the point’
By Leo Morris
Today’s column offers a serious exploration of a way to solve the crime problem once and for all. So, if you’re reading...
Do you speak Hoosier?
By Don Hill
I remember my Mom saying, “I’ll swan.” Now I think this was used when she learned something that surprised her.
“Well, I swan,...
Seymour steel supplier moving to Columbus
By Jana Wiersema
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A steel supplier from Seymour is planning to relocate to Columbus and invest more than $1.1 million in building improvements and equipment.
The...
Final phase of Second Street project in the works
After reconstructing and improving two sections of West Second Street in 2016 and 2017, the city of Seymour is preparing to begin work on...
New teachers start at Crothersville Elementary School
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CROTHERSVILLE
A majority of the new teachers at Crothersville Elementary School trace their roots to the corporation.
Nikki Hall and Kelly Schmelzle both attended Crothersville Community...
Local students compete in annual spelling bee at county fair
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BROWNSTOWN
It’s a good thing Gabriella Sarver practiced her spelling.
When she was one of the final two students in the fifth grade division of the...
Car club dedicates bench in memory of one of its founders
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At the corner of West Second and North Chestnut streets in downtown Seymour, Tom Gray was often seen with a classic vehicle.
Whether he was...
Mother and son team up to teach dance
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N. Jeanine Baxter of Seymour has been dancing since she was 6, and that was 60 years ago.
“I danced anywhere and everywhere that I...