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Recreation Advisory Committee members needed

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The USDA Forest Service’s Eastern Region is seeking volunteer committee members to advise the agency on recreation fee changes at national forests throughout the northeastern United States.

USDA encourages Conservation Reserve Program participants to consider Forest Management Incentive

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering financial assistance to agricultural producers and private landowners enrolled in its Conservation Reserve Program to improve the health of their forests.

FSSA helps fund Regional Substance Abuse Recovery System

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The Southeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board recently announced the receipt of funding from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction to help address behavioral workforce challenges.

Louisville man admits to stealing more than $7,000 in merchandise from Seymour store

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A Louisville, Kentucky, man was arrested on multiple theft charges after admitting to taking items from The Home Depot in Seymour on five different occasions since November 2023.

Fundraiser to benefit local Humane Society

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The Humane Society of Jackson County is presenting the My Furry Valentine silent auction and dessert tasting from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in the conference room at the Community Foundation of Jackson County, 107 Community Drive, Seymour.

Dollar General adds produce to North Vernon location

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Dollar General has announced it recently remodeled its store at 3745 N. State Road 7 in North Vernon and now offers produce in addition to the same categories, brands and products customers trust the store to carry.

BCHS hosts Engineering Fair

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BROWNSTOWN — Building robots for VEX and Science Olympiad competitions and engineering classes.

Golf outing benefits cancer center

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Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour hosted its 10th annual Mary H. Myers Breast Cancer Awareness Golf Outing. The event raised $14,340 for the Don and Dana Myers Cancer Center at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, the largest donation from this event to date. From left are Kristin Hines, Caitlyn Baker, Katie Boswell, Pat Myers, Kristine Steinkamp, Brittany Copeland, Ryan Myers, Heidi Leinart and Stephanie Flinn.

Temporary lane, ramp closures planned on interstate

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Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews are scheduled to temporarily reduce northbound and southbound Interstate 65 to one lane and conduct single on-ramp closures...

Purdue ag economists provide economic forecast for 2024

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WEST LAFAYETTE — Despite recession warnings and adverse precursors in 2022, the United States’ economy performed better than predicted in 2023. Purdue University Department...