Category Archives: Latest News
Lilly Endowment Inc. grants $497,000 to FFY
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Foundation For Youth (FFY) recently announced that it has received a three-year grant of $497,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to propel the nonprofit toward its goal to reach every chil...
Oct 12, 2023
Seymour woman busted for dealing meth
SEYMOUR, Ind. - Seymour Police Department officers were on routine patrol earlier this week when they say they observed the operator of an SUV commit a traffic infraction so they pulled the vehicle ov...
Oct 12, 2023 Courtesy-Seymour Police Dept. FB page
Indiana redistricting earns 'D' grade in national report card
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana earned a "D" grade for its "secretive and partisan" lawmaker-led redistricting in a Coalition Hub for Advance Redistricting and Grassroots Engagement (CHARGE) report released Th...
Oct 12, 2023 Courtesy of CHARGE
'Shots fired' at Winterbrook Mobile Home Community
GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Johnson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) is investigating an incident of "shots fired" that was reported Wednesday morning. Law enforcement is looking for a charcoal gray Ford F-15...
Oct 11, 2023 Courtesy-Johnson County Sheriff's Office
3 Seymour firefighters promoted
SEYMOUR, Ind. - With the retirement of Seymour Fire Chief Brad Lucas last month, the Seymour Fire Department (SFD) has officially announced three firefighter promotions. Assuming the position of Chief...
Oct 11, 2023 Chief Roll-Courtesy of Seymour Fire Dept.
Part of Olive Branch Road closed on Thursday
JOHNSON COUNTY - Olive Branch Road, between Runyon Road and Morgantown Road, will be closed on Thursday, October 12, according to the Johnson County Highway Department. Crews will be replacing the cul...
Oct 11, 2023
Rural Letter Carrier Museum open house is Sunday
HOPE, Ind. - The Rural Letter Carrier Museum in Hope is having an open house on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. On October 15, 1896, Hope became one of the first in the country to use mail routes to deliver t...
Oct 11, 2023 Courtesy-Yellow Trail Museum
Town of Whiteland reminds residents to fill out comprehensive plan survey
WHITELAND, Ind. - The Town of Whiteland reminds residents that it is updating its comprehensive plan and encourages them to assist with the process by filling out a survey. A comprehensive plan basica...
Oct 11, 2023 Courtesy-Town of Whiteland FB page
'Finish the job': Lawmakers push for better higher education cost, debt data
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday reviewed the results of a "first-of-its-kind" request of higher education cost and debt data - and found it lacking. The data was riddled with holes from in...
Oct 11, 2023 Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, critiques data collection at a Fiscal Policy interim committee meeting on Oct. 10, 2023. Courtesy - (Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Johnny Carino's restaurant in Columbus closes
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus location for Italian restaurant Johnny Carino's appears to have ceased operations. Employees and those who frequented the Creekview Drive eatery took to social media afte...
Oct 10, 2023 Courtesy-Johnny Carino's FB page
