A 19-year-old Brownstown resident was charged with arson after setting some of his belongings on fire inside the house where he was staying. Kenneth Boling Kenneth William Boling of 315 N. Ewing Street is accused of setting a 24-inch television and clothing on fire in...

Christopher Greenlee On Monday, March 3, the Scott County Prosecutor’s Office convicted Christopher Greenlee, 53, of Washington, IN of burglary and cruelty to an animal for offenses he committed in January 2024. Scott Circuit Court Magistrate Alison Frazier sentenced...

The city of Scottsburg was among 12 Hoosier communities to share in $31 million in low-interest loans for housing infrastructure by the State of Indiana The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) unveiled the recipients of the loans from the second round of the Residential...

Two cities and three county’s in the area were awarded a share of more than $200 million in Community Crossings matching grants for local road and bridge projects by the Indiana Department of Transportation last week. A total of 245 Indiana cities, towns, and counties...

The Jackson County Democratic Central Committee elected Mary Ellen Emch of Seymour to lead rebuilding of the party and upcoming election efforts in a meeting March 1 at Brownstown. A meeting for further organization will be announced in the next few days, Emch said. A...