Seymour & Jackson County Local News

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Public Notice Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 requires the Seymour Housing Authority Board of Commissioners to conduct a public hearing to discuss the PHA Annual Plan for fiscal year 2010 and to invite public... Full story

Knit Night set for Thursday

Georgiann Coons will teach knitting during Knit Night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Learn to knit, work on Christmas gifts or make something personal. Bring size 7 or 8 needles and some worsted weight yarn or your own project. Adults, teens and some older... Full story

Giveaway part of Christmas event

Brownstown Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Hometown Christmas Celebration will include a Christmas giveaway throughout November. Through the first Friday in December, shoppers may visit participating stores and restaurants to sign up for gifts to... Full story

Celebrate with Gov. Whitcomb

The public is invited to a 92nd birthday party for former Indiana Gov. Ed Whitcomb from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Hayden Pavilion, 6715 W. 20 South, Hayden. Birthday cake and punch will be served, and The Scattertack Band will perform. The family... Full story

Health department announced changes for Saturday's flu clinic

Jackson County Health Department critiqued Thursday night’s H1N1 flu clinic and has made changes for future clinics — including the one scheduled for today. The target group for today’s clinic is children age 6 months to 4 years... Full story

Sixth-grade center to close Friday; officials seek cause of illness

Now 70 students reported sick Thursday

TRIBUNE REPORTS

UPDATED AT 2:47 p.m. THURSDAY: Seymour Community Schools' Sixth-Grade Center will be closed Friday because of a gastrointestinal illness that's affected 70 students and two teachers. The rest of Seymour Community Schools, including the seven- and... Full story

Virus smacks 6th-graders

By DAN DAVIS and JANUARY WETZEL

Seymour Middle School Sixth-Grade Center is closed today because of a gastrointestinal illness that affected more than 70 students and two teachers Thursday. The rest of Seymour Community Schools, including the seventh- and eighth-grade SMS... Full story

Pork still safe

AP and TRIBUNE REPORTS

Jackson County hog producers stand by the safety of their products in the wake of a commercial  Indiana swine herd testing positively for H1N1 flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it discovered four tissue samples that tested positive... Full story

Convicted killer seeks sentence review

By AUBREY WOODS

A 22-year-old man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the April 2007 beating death of a Crothersville man has sought post-conviction relief from his 30-year prison sentence. According to a petition filed in Jackson Circuit... Full story

Man faces charges after chase

By AUBREY WOODS

A 32-year-old Seymour man faces at least nine criminal charges in connection with his attempt to cash a stolen check Wednesday at a bank in Brownstown, police say. The incident began when Brownstown Town Marshal Steve Scarlett received a report of... Full story

Clinic draws crowd

By BRANDY EMILY

People lined up by the hundreds Thursday night for the first of Jackson County Health Department’s H1N1 flu vaccination for ages 4 to 24. Before the doors opened, the line of people waiting wrapped around the side of the Jackson County Health... Full story

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