Local News
Washington County Inmate Roster – 8-26-20
August 26
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Christian Andrew Wagner, 23, Salem
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated
Reckless Driving
Resisting Law Enforcement
Jessy Thomas Noland, 40, Pekin
Invasion...
Sheriff’s Department Collects Over 78 Pounds of Meds
The Washington County Sheriffs Department partnered with the Salem Police Department and held a drive-thru DRUG DROP on Saturday, August 22, from 9 am...
Washington County Inmate Roster – 8-25-20
August 17
Indiana State Police
Jacob Eugene Silverthorn, 27, Salem
Sexual Misconduct With an Inmate
Trafficking with an Inmate outside a facility - contraband is a...
Juvenile Recovered From Pond Dies
The juvenile recovered from a pond near Nappanee, Indiana, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital and was pronounced deceased. The official cause of...
West Washington Completes Contact Tracing; Return to In-Person School on August 31
According to West Washington Superintendent Keith Nance, the school and Washington County's Health Department has completed contact tracing for the positive Covid-19 case.
All individuals...
Salem to Provide Student Meals Beginning Wednesday
Salem Community Schools has moved to an online school program until Sept. 4 due to Covid-19 cases at all three buildings.
The plan is to...
Harrison County Shooting Suspects in Custody; Found in South Dakota
Both persons of interest in the Harrison County roadside shooting have been located and are in custody.
The shooting of a couple and their juvenile...
Search underway for missing boater on Hamilton Lake in Steuben County
This morning at approximately 12:00 a.m., an 18-year-old passenger on a boat entered the water at Hamilton Lake and was not seen again.
At 8:14...
Washington County Hits 74 Covid Cases In August; 40 Percent of Total
Washington County topped 184 total Covid-19 cases on Sunday and 40 percent of those have come since August 1, according to information released from...
West Washington Schools Close Next Week Due to Covid
The West Washington School Corporation has been notified of a single positive Covid-19 result at the Jr/Sr High School and will close for one...














