Jennings County News

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Local pet owners can now nominate their furry, scaly, or feathered companions to become the first pet mayor of Columbus, as part of a new fundraiser benefiting IU Columbus student scholarships and Columbus Animal Care Services.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Centra Credit Union has announced a total special dividend payment of more than $1.5 million to Centra Members. Since Centra is a credit union, its Members are also owners of the Credit Union and the beneficiaries of Centra’s profits.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ivy Tech Community College Columbus invites Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars to an informational session on Tuesday, March 3, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Moravec Hall, located at 4475 Central Ave.

INDIANAPOLIS - To hold the record of Best Airport in North America for 14 years straight and 15 years overall, as the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has done once again, is no small feat.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Inc. recently announced a new $500 incentive for owners of eligible RAM 2500 and 3500 model-year 2013–2018 trucks who complete Emissions Recall 67A.

SEYMOUR, Ind. - Tickets are still available for the Jackson County Chamber 95th Annual Dinner and Awards on Thursday, March 12, at the Jackson Live and Event Center, 981 C Avenue E in Seymour.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. - The North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) released information on Friday night about a methamphetamine arrest that took place the previous week.

COLUMBUS/SEYMOUR/NORTH VERNON, Ind. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that low-interest federal disaster loans are available to small businesses and private nonprofits (PNP) in Bartholomew, Jackson, and Jennings Counties, which sustained economic losses due to significant rainfall occurring from April 1 to Dec. 31, 2025.

SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind. - The National Weather Service has extended the Tornado Watch for much of the south-central and southern Indiana areas until 11 p.m. on Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced on Wednesday that $179.8 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 50 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge improvements and sidewalk projects. About $14 million of those funds will go to projects in Johnson, Jackson, and Jennings Counties.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Alisha Roberts State Farm Insurance Agency has named its February recipient of a $1000 check in the “Protect Those Who Protect Us” initiative supporting a local volunteer fire department. This month's pledge will benefit the Elizabethtown Volunteer Fire Department.

BEECH GROVE, Ind. - One Beech Grove Police Department officer is dead and another wounded after they were dispatched to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance in an apartment on Monday, February 16, just after 6 p.m.

RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. - A two-vehicle head-on crash on US 50 in western Ripley County on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of a 37-year-old Jefferson County man.

SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind.- Several area schools are operating under a 2-hour delay on Monday, February 16, due to the Dense Fog Advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in effect until 10 a.m.

SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind.-The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 10 a.m. on Monday, February 16.

SEYMOUR, Ind. - You are invited to be a part of the conversation at the Jackson County Chamber Healthcare Summit on Friday, February 27, at 8 a.m., at The Copper Top, 100 St. Louis Ave., in Seymour.

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — A man wanted in Texas was arrested in southern Indiana on Wednesday night, February 11, following a coordinated effort involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. –The 28th Annual Our Hospice Jennings County Gala, held Saturday, February 7, at The Barn at Willow Lake in North Vernon, raised over $65,000 to support care for patients and loved ones served by Our Hospice throughout Jennings County.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. - As part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, the North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) executed a search warrant and took three people into custody at 354 Long St., Apartment 3A, on Sunday, February 8.

NORTH VERNON, Ind.- The North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) took a local man into custody last Friday in connection with an assault that occurred near Ivy Park Apartments on January 31.

INDIANAPOLIS — On Presidents Day this Monday, families can enjoy adventures together across the state as the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites offers free admission on February 16 at most locations, including three in central Indiana.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. - The Jennings County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) arrested a North Vernon man after DNA confirmed paternity of a child born to a 13-year-old victim on Monday, February 9.

SEYMOUR, Ind. - Belinda “Billi” Bruner recently joined JCBank as Vice President of Human Resources, according to Melodie Yarnell, Senior Vice President/Chief Risk and Management Services Officer.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ind. — A Sellersburg man has been charged with impersonating an Indiana State Police (ISP) detective.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ivy Tech Community College Columbus will welcome local homeschool families to campus on Tuesday, February 17, for "Pathways and Possibilities: Navigating the College Transition."

SEYMOUR, Ind. - The Jackson County Chamber hosts its 95th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 12, at the Jackson Live and Event Center, 981 C Avenue E in Seymour.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - River Valley Legal Aid Pro Bono Indiana announces a Free Legal Phone Clinic for residents of their eight-county district on Tuesday, February 10, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The counties include Bartholomew, Johnson, Jackson, Jennings, Brown, Decatur, Rush, and Shelby.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - In a report released on Thursday, Feb. 5, Cummins announced its fourth-quarter 2025 revenues of $8.5 billion were up 1% from the same quarter in 2024. Sales in North America decreased 2% while international revenues increased by 5%.