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Six Months After Election, Judge Affirms Green as Salem Mayor
After a two-day trial in April, over six months of litigation, and five days of deliberation, Washington Circuit Judge Larry Medlock ruled today in...
Chip seal operations begin next week on U.S. 31 in Clark, Scott Counties
Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews will begin chip seal operations on a nine-mile section of U.S. 31 in Clark and Scott Counties next...
Free Covid-19 Testing Sites Open Today
Today the Indiana State Department of Health will open up 20 sites to test Hoosiers with COVID-19 symptoms, and the state is urging folks...
Mahuron is one of 575 semifinalists receiving a $3,200 NHS scholarship
The National Honor Society (NHS) announced that Shane Mahuron, a Salem High School senior and a member of NHS, has been selected as...
First Covid-19 Death in Washington County
The Washington County Department of Health announced today the death of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Alicia Thompson, RN.
The individual was an adult...
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari plans to open on June 14
“During his twenty-some years serving Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari as park president, my dad – Will Koch Jr. – never missed an opening...
Washington County Inmate Roster – 5-5-20
May 5
Salem Police Department
Cindy Lynn Pittman, 60, Salem
Criminal Recklessness While Armed With a Deadly Weapon
Washington County Inmate Roster – 5-4-20
May 1
Salem Police Department
John Michael Munk, 38, Pekin
Possession of Meth
Possession of Paraphernalia
Possession of Marijuana, Hashish, Hash Oil or Salvia
May 2
Salem Police...
Salem and Scottsburg BMV Remain Closed; Paoli and Corydon Open
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Commissioner Peter L. Lacy announced today a portion of the state’s 131 branches reopened on Monday, May 4...












