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Brownstown United Methodist Church has earned the Heritage Church Award from the Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

To better serve the people of Jackson County, Community Provisions of Jackson County will be offering extended hours for those needing food.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently was held at 1852 Cafe in downtown Seymour. Seymour Mayor Matt Nicholson, far left, and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce President Dan Robison, far right, hold the ribbon that was being cut by owners Jason and Stacy Harmon with the eatery’s three employees, Blaney Phillips, Sarah Miller and Alicia Crites, directly behind them. Other business owners and employees also were on hand for the ceremony.

The Indiana State Department of Health will be providing COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in Jackson County for two days.

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The Jackson County Public Library board of trustees held a public hearing on the 2022 operating budget during their meeting Monday in the meeting room at the Seymour Library.

Trains are not an unfamiliar sight in Seymour, and the city’s firefighters had the chance to learn more about them this past week thanks to training presented by Louisville &Indiana Railroad and the Firefighters Education and Training Foundation.

Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush recently recognized more than 50 judges, including one from Jackson County, for their commitment to higher education and their long-time service.

The Crothersville High School boys basketball team is hosting a golf scramble at 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at Westwood Golf Course, 145 Westavia Blvd., Scottsburg.

Medora Masonic Lodge 328 will conduct its annual chicken barbecue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the lodge, 95 N. Jackson St., Medora.