Unseasonably warm temperatures and low humidity have Hoosier National Forest staff planning prescribed burns earlier than normal.
Fuels specialist Jeremy Kolaks said Tuesday that prescribed burns usually don't happened until March, but some were planned for this week.
"Each burn area...
SEYMOUR
Laura Marie Welch, 93, of Seymour, formerly of North Vernon, died at 5:14 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Schneck Medical Center.
Survivors include her son, James Gary Welch of North Vernon and a...
SEYMOUR
William H. Thompson, 81, of Seymour, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Florida.
Arrangements are pending with Voss & Sons Funeral Home and will be announced later.
CROTHERSVILLE
Charles M. Gambrel, 94, of Crothersville passed away at 11:17 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Schneck Medical Center.
Born Jan. 16, 1923, in Greenfield, he was the son of Charles Earl and Mary...
Main events
Prep sports
Today
Boys basketball
Seymour at Austin (JV-V), 6 p.m.
Eastern (Pekin) at Brownstown Central (JV-V), 6 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran at Oldenburg Academy (JV-V), 6 p.m.
Crothersville at Lanesville (JV-V), 6 p.m.
Saturday
Boys swimming and diving
Seymour at Floyd Central sectional, 9 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran at...
Middle school sports
Boys basketball
Eighth grade
Immanuel Lutheran 53, Shawe Memorial 24
Immanuel Lutheran: Scoring: Tyler Goecker 11, Jack Marksberry 8, Lawson Woods 8, Dylan Fields 7, Reid Kruse 6, Marcus Brooks 5, Kash Siefker 2, Cole Schaefer 2.
Brownstown Central 35, St....
Beginners can learn to knit or crochet and advanced yarn-crafters can work on their projects together during Knit and Crochet Night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jackson County Public Library, 303 W. Second St., Seymour.
This free drop-in program...
Indiana Department of Natural Resources urban forestry coordinator Carrie Tauscher will conduct a free workshop on tree trimming and pruning from 6 to 8 p.m. March 6 at the Wilson Park shelter house in Bedford.
Tauscher will discuss reasons to...
The board of trustees of Jackson County Regional Sewage District's monthly meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the Freetown Treatment Plant, 4241 W. County Road 675N.
Board meetings are open to the public.
The seventh annual Dinner on the Bridge will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Medora Covered Bridge.
The event, sponsored by Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge, is conducted on the first Saturday in August because that is...