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The Redeemer Lutheran Church evangelism boardinvites the ladies of the community to this year’s Christmas program titled “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus.”

Joe Baker, owner of Alpha Combat Training and Tactics in Scottsburg, and Angela Mattox Owens, a veteran law enforcement officer with the Columbus Police Department, plan to present a free women’s self-defense seminar.

The Jackson County Visitor Center board of directors will meet at noon Wednesday at the visitor center, 100 N. Broadway St., Seymour.

Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Auxiliary have announced information about a couple of contests for youth.

The Brownstown Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the town hall, 116 E. Cross St., Brownstown.

An elevated 20-acre site south of Seymour stands out because it’s surrounded by flat land.

MEDORA — Nine Medora High School students now know more about soil than they ever thought they would.

If you have a gas furnace, be prepared to pay more to keep warm.

The family of a 23-year-old Louisville woman, who died in July while she was an inmate at the Jackson County Jail, has filed a $30 million civil suit against Sheriff Rick Meyer and eight jail staffers.

Due to a road improvement project at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge east of Seymour, certain roads will be closed or traffic patterns will be changed.