Category Archives: Latest News
Truck fire extinguished at local I-65 rest park
TAYLORSVILLE, Ind. - The German Township Volunteer Fire Department (GTVFD) responded to a vehicle fire at the northbound I-65 rest park, on Friday, at around 1 p.m. Crews arrived to find a semi with s...
Mar 03, 2024 Courtesy-German Township Volunteer FD
Seymour woman busted for drugs after North Vernon traffic stop
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - The North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on North State Road 3 for an equipment violation on Thursday, February 29, at around 12:30 a.m. The...
Mar 03, 2024 Kloweigh Cox-Courtesy of NVPD
Franklin Community Schools kindergarten registration is March 12
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Franklin Community Schools has announced that kindergarten sign-up for the 2024-2025 school year is Tuesday, March 12. Registration will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at each elementary...
Mar 03, 2024 Courtesy-Franklin Community Schools FB page
Legal Aid hosts free phone clinic
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Legal Aid is set to host a Legal Aid Phone Clinic this Tuesday, March 5, for low-income residents in its eight-county district, encompassing Bartholomew, Johnson, Jackson, Jennings, D...
Mar 03, 2024 Courtesy-Legal Aid Pro Bono Indiana
Senate axes 13th check bid in favor of long-term plan; 'viewpoint discrimination' bill to governor
INDIANAPOLIS - A years-long disagreement between Statehouse Republicans over how best to fund pension benefit bonuses came to a head last week when a Senate committee stripped a House bill providing 1...
Mar 03, 2024 Sen. Ryan Mishler, R-Mishawaka, speaks at a State Budget Committee meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. He stripped a House proposal Thursday to insert the Senate's take on a long-running dispute over public retirement benefits. (Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
S.R. 135 lane restrictions in Johnson County begin Monday
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractor Calumet Civil Contractors plans to close the right lane of northbound and southbound State Road 135 between Smith Valley and O...
Mar 01, 2024 Courtesy-INDOT
Jennings County deputy awarded for reducing impaired driving
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) recently honored 21 police officers for reducing drug-impaired driving. One of the 21 officers is Jennings County Sheriff's Office Deputy G...
Mar 01, 2024 Courtesy-Indiana Criminal justice Instgitute
Cummins introduces next generation X-15 diesel engine
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Inc. announced late this week that it will launch its most efficient heavy-duty diesel engine ever. As the next product in the Cummins HELM 15-liter fuel agnostic platform, th...
Mar 01, 2024 Courtesy-Cummins.com
Franklin Parks and Rec Easter Egg Hunt is March 23
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The 2024 Franklin Parks and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt at the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater at Youngs Creek Park is set for later this month. Children are invited to the community's an...
Mar 01, 2024 Courtesy-Franklin Parks and Rec FB page
3-county law enforcement pursuit ends in arrest
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - The Jennings County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) initiated a traffic stop on an SUV on US 50, near Nebraska, on Thursday at around 2:45 p.m. The driver, Michael Vance, 35, had active f...
Mar 01, 2024 Vance-Courtesy-Jenning Co. Sheriff FB page
