Monthly Archives: June 2023
Tabeling, May put together top softball seasons
Anytime Trinity Lutheran’s Bailey Tabeling or Brownstown Central’s Rylee May came up to bat, more often than not the opposition would have a hard time getting them out.
A symbol of family: Family celebrates reunion at 100-year-old Freetown farm
A home away from home can be described as a place that is pleasant and comfortable as one’s own home.
Local farms to be featured during Purdue tour
One is known for its Jackson County watermelons and other produce.
Seymour Area Farmers Market profile: Codger Supply Store
The Seymour Area Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Walnut Street Parking Lot located south of the railroad tracks near the Jackson County Public Library in Seymour.
Solar projects financing put in place
BROWNSTOWN — Funding has been put in place for two projects expected to produce more than $1.3 million in energy and operational savings for the town over the next 20 years.
Stephanie Strothmann: And the Oscar goes to …
Each species of animal on the farm brings its own unique perspective to farm life.
4-H entry for Jackson County Fair underway
Jackson County 4-H’ers: It’s time to get ready for the Jackson County Fair.
Duke Energy Foundation adds $100,000 in assistance
The Duke Energy Foundation is dedicating an additional $100,000 in financial assistance to Indiana customers who may be struggling to pay their energy bills this summer.
Boys & Girls Club creates Latinx family literacy initiative
The Boys & Girls Club of Seymour and Community Foundation of Jackson County have teamed up to provide family literacy opportunities for Spanish-speaking residents. The club engaged families throughout the 2022-23 school year by supplying them with bilingual family literacy workbooks and easy readers. More than 60 workbooks and 480 family engagement packs were given to families at Margaret R. Brown and Seymour-Jackson elementary schools to support parent involvement and academic success. In addition, the Boys & Girls Club is home to a free lending library of bilingual books for all age and reading levels. For information regarding the Latinx family literacy initiative, call 812-522-2434.
Nonprofits receive donations from Christmas meals program
Shawn Malone, owner of The Brooklyn Pizza Co. and The Seymour Brewing Co., recently presented a $500 check to Community Diner on behalf of his two businesses and First Baptist Church in Seymour for their Christmas meals program. From left are Robbie Baird, Margaret Gladney, Sharry Tidwell, Betty Shuler, Malone, Paul Schaeffer and Lucy Dembek.