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Seymour man's catch sets state record
State wildlife officials say a 16 1/2-pound bowfin hooked last year by a Seymour man set a state record for the fish species. Indiana Department of Natural Resources says Paul Huber caught a 32.25-inch bowfin in Mutton Creek that tipped the scales... Full story
Jobless rate up just a bit
Jackson County’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.8 percent in January from 9.4 percent in December. Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s monthly report issued Wednesday said 2,105 county residents out of a work force of... Full story
Shooting under police scrutiny
Officers with Jackson County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a report of an accidental shooting Wednesday afternoon in the 3400 block of West Indiana 58, between Spraytown and Freetown. Sheriff Marc Lahrman said Wednesday evening that... Full story
Local tax bills may be on time
The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance certified Jackson County’s 2010 budget order and tax rates Tuesday. That means the county has the opportunity for on-time property tax bills for the first time in at least three years,... Full story
Richard Behney
Senate candidate wants to reign in federal spending
A Hamilton County Republican vying for that party’s nomination for one of Indiana’s two U.S. Senate seats makes no apologies for not being a career politician. “Politicians on both sides of the aisle have lost control,”... Full story
We the People to rally Sunday
We The People of Jackson County will conduct a rally at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Farmers Market city parking lot at Walnut Street and St. Louis Avenue in downtown Seymour. The rally will include a speaker who will explain how the TEA Party movement is... Full story
Art center plans sampler series
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts is again offering its popular sampler series of art classes. This series of classes meets on Tuesday nights for five weeks. The first class will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 23 and will be an introduction to a... Full story
School board OKs senior trip
Crothersville Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved the annual senior class trip in May during its regular meeting Monday night. The trip, which is scheduled for May 17 to May 23, will be to New York City and Washington, D.C. The trip... Full story
Miss America 2009 Katie Stam of Jackson County, center, reacts as Jan Sipes, right, and Kevin Greene unveil the memory box they created for her during a special presentation at Seymour-Redding Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. Sipes is a teacher at Redding and wanted to make something special for Stam after Stam was crowned in January 2009. Sipes recruited her friend Greene, who owns Artistic Impressions custom framing in Seymour, to help her make the box.
Thanks for the memories
Teacher Jan Sipes didn’t have to know Miss America 2009 Katie Stam personally to be proud of her. When Stam, a Jackson County native and Seymour High School graduate, won the title in a live television broadcast in January 2009, Sipes felt... Full story
Keara Riley adds more pop tabs to a collection to aid the Ronald McDonald House that serves families of children being treated at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.   Riley goes to the hospital. ‘I go there to get my shots and medicine,' she said. Although she said she doesn't like to be sick, the doctors at Riley make her feel better. ‘They are very nice doctors,' she said.
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