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2013 Was Record Setting Year For Births In Jackson County

Feb 5, 2014 | Local News

There was a record number of births recorded in Jackson County in 2013 according to statistics released by the Jackson County Health Department. A total of 773 births (387 boys and 386 girls) were born in Jackson County. That surpasses the previous record of 751 in...

Eryn Dale West Is Local DAR Good Citizen

Feb 5, 2014 | Local News

Fort Vallonia chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, last week announced the students named by each of five participating Jackson County high schools as their DAR Good Citizens of the 2013-2014 school year. The five students will be honored...

Red, White & Blue Festival Planning Meeting Tomorrow

Feb 5, 2014 | Local News

All persons interested in helping and planning activities for the Crothersville 2014 Red, White and Blue Festival are encouraged to attend a meeting tomorrow (Thursday), Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Crothersville Library meeting room. This is an opportunity to bring...

Opportunistic Wildlife

Jan 29, 2014 | Local News

  Many area residents feed the birds throughout the winter to provide sustenance and a winter window nature show. And sometimes raccoons, squirrels and chipmunks partake of the seed and grain menu. But with the cold temperatures and sustained snow cover, even...

January May Be The Coldest Start Of The Year In Decades

Jan 29, 2014 | Local News

Hoosiers and most of the Midwest are suffering through the coldest January since the 1980’s, according to Ball State University’s David Call, a severe weather expert. “It is likely that January 2014 will be among the 10 percent of coldest first months of the new year...