The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began prescribed burns Tuesday at the two refuges it manages in southeastern Indiana. Prescribed burns are used to improve wildlife habitat and reduce hazardous fuel concentrations that lead to wildfires at refuges, including Muscatatuck...
Seymour Rotary Club and Girls Inc. of Jackson County plan a euchre tournament at 10 a.m. Oct. 29 at Girls Inc., 956 N. O'Brien St., Seymour. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $15 for early bird registration before...
The Schneck Medical Center board of trustees plan to meet in executive session at 7 p.m. Monday in the hospital boardroom. The purpose of the executive session is to discuss strategy related to the purchase or lease of property, discuss...
Arrests Crothersville Gregory Joseph Jarvis, 54, Crothersville, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, no bond, 12:21 a.m. Friday. Jackson County Natasha Owens, 23, Brownstown, warrant for failure to...
The Gamma Tau chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Seymour, 505 Community Drive. The meeting will begin with dinner at 6 p.m. The guest speaker is Dr. Jill Christopher. She will speak about...
The Jackson County Public Library board plans to meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Agenda items include adoption of the 2017 budget and a report from the nominating committee for the December election of officers. Board meetings are open to the public...
Nobody ever wants to admit they are so shallow that they treat people differently because of how they look, but people do it all of the time. James tells us that Christians should be different. We are...

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Crothersville Elementary School fifth-graders recently delivered baskets to the officers at the Crothersville Police Department. We started with an amazing story, but the end is priceless. Several weeks ago, we were working on summarizing and writing informational text. One of my favorite...
In a few weeks, most Americans will enter the voting booth thinking they are about to elect the next president. Our Constitution calls for something rather different. Voters will actually be choosing “electors,” and it is these officers who will...
To the editor: I hear so many people say that they will be excited when the election is over. I find that to be rather disheartening. Our fight to stay free is never over. And...