Ten years after a fire burned the Little Nashville Opry, live music is set to return to Historic Brown County Indiana.

The Brown County Music Center will feature seating for 2,000 and host its grand opening event on Saturday, August 24^th with a concert by legendary country artist Vince Gill and unveiled a list of other national acts scheduled to perform at the new venue.

The Brown County Music Center also today announced its agreement to have Live Nation assist with programming the venue and that Ticketmaster will handle the ticketing. The venue will program local and regional entertainment as well.

• Vince Gill – Saturday, August 24^th (tickets on sale this Friday)
• *Tesla – Saturday, September 7^th
• *Clint Black – Friday, September 20^th
• *Home Free – Sunday, October 6^th
• *George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Sunday, October 13^th
• Peppa Pig Live! – Wednesday, October 16^th (tickets on sale this Friday)
• *Here Come The Mummies – Saturday, October 26^th
• *Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – Thursday, December 12^th

*Tickets on sale at a later to be announced date

Tickets for the Vince Gill and Peppa Pig Live! shows will go on sale this Friday, April 19^th at 10:00 a.m. at www.browncountymusiccenter.com and at www.ticketmaster.com.

Tickets will also be available for purchase in person at the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau Visitor’s Center and also, eventually, at the venue box office.

Tickets for all other events listed above with an *asterisk will go on sale at later, to be determined times.

Located in Nashville, Indiana, the Brown County Music Center will be a visual and auditory masterpiece with cutting edge design that will bring in nationally known performers and host local events. The new venue will offer an incredibly intimate experience for each show. The farthest seat from the stage will only be 106 feet away.

Dana Beth Evans, the Director of Events for the new venue said, “This is an incredibly exciting time for Brown County and you can feel the anticipation growing as we get closer and closer to opening day. We’ve all put an incredible amount of time and effort into this place to make sure that it is nothing short of amazing for all who attend, including the artists. We hope people are able to take in all the beauty of the venue, the nature around it and the love and care of the people in this community when they visit us.”

The Brown County Board of Directors have banded together to make sure that the Brown County Music Center is both an incredible destination for music lovers and also a central part of its community. The commitment to its community has been shown by making plans to locally source and display local works of art, highlight local restaurants and breweries as part of their concessions, and have partnered with the local Live Nation office based in Indianapolis to book all national touring artists. 

“We are thrilled to be part of the Brown County Music Center and their team to bring some of the best national touring artists into Nashville, Indiana.” said Dan Kemer, Live Nation’s VP of Midwest who will be responsible for booking the venue.  “Brown County is already a great arts destination, and the music center is the next logical step as the Nashville market and tourism business continue to grow.”

Regional and local performances will be mixed in with the Live Nation booked events to keep the venue’s schedule full of great entertainment.  The Brown County Music Center will also be available for rent for community related activities and special events on non-concert days, and they have also partnered with Ticketmaster as its official ticketing agency.

The Washington County Sheep Association, the Washington County Goat Association, and Purdue Extension invite sheep and goat producers to a Body Condition Scoring Workshop
beginning at 6:30 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Washington County Fairgrounds (118 Fair St.) in Salem.

This workshop will focus on determining body condition scores of sheep and goats and how to utilize these scores to manager your flock or herd.

In addition to body condition scoring, grading of lambs and kids will also be discussed. Local sheep and goat producers will be providing examples of their livestock for workshop participants to practice scoring and grading.

Dr. Beth Johnson, Field Veterinary for Kentucky Department of Agriculture and a representative from Brewer Livestock in North Vernon, IN will be the workshop presenters.

The workshop is free, thanks to generous support from the Washington County Sheep Association and Washington County Goat Association, but RSVP’s are appreciated by
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 by contacting the Purdue Extension – Washington County office at dhowellw@purdue.edu or 812-883-4601.

Last week, a Grant County man turned himself at the Jefferson County Jail in Madison, Indiana after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of impersonating an Indiana StateTrooper.

The investigation by Trooper Nate Adams began in February of this year when a man, later identified as James L. Keirstead, age 44, Marion, Indiana, caused a disturbance at the Pizza Hut Restaurant located at 510 Clifty Drive, Madison, Indiana.  During the disturbance, Keirstead told employees of the restaurant that he was a state trooper. 

Multiple employees had additional contact with Keirstead in February and March when he complained about service he received at the business.  During each of those conversations, Keirstead again identified himself as a state trooper and threatened to charge employees with various offenses.  Employees became suspicious of Keirstead and reported him to the ISP-Versailles Post, prompting the investigation. 

With the assistance of Trooper Jeremy Perez (Peru Post), Trooper Adams located Keirstead at a residence in Marion, Indiana where he was interviewed. 

At the conclusion of the investigation, a warrant was issued for James Keirstead on a charge of Impersonation of a Public Servant.  Keirstead returned to Jefferson County and turned himself in on the charge.  He was being held at the Jefferson County Jail pending his initial appearance in court.

Friday at 10:53 a.m., an Indiana State Police Trooper observed a white Ford F-150 pickup truck,  following too close and traveling at a reduced speed  in the left passing lane of Interstate 70 near the 53 mile marker eastbound.  

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Christian Paz Recarte, 29, of Los Angeles California, with three passengers in the vehicle.  During the course of the traffic stop, the trooper observed criminal indicators. 

Putnam County Sheriff’s K-9 was called for assistance.  A positive K-9 alert to the odor of illegal drugs led to a search of the vehicle.

During the search of the vehicle, the trooper discovered 6 kilograms of fentanyl.  

The estimated street value of the Fentanyl is $450,000 dollars.  It is estimated that this seizure removed approximately 59,000 doses of this potentially lethal drug from the streets.  

The drugs were coming from California and destined for Ohio. 

Arrested:

Christian Paz Recarte 29, Los Angeles, California

• Possession of narcotic drug, Level 3 Felony
• Dealing a narcotic drug, Level 2 Felony

Hugo Rosales Moreno 45, Los Angeles, California

• Possession of narcotic drug, Level 3 Felony
• Dealing a narcotic drug, Level 2 Felony

Katherine Navarro 22, Los Angeles, California

• Possession of narcotic drug, Level 3 Felony
• Dealing a narcotic drug, Level 2 Felony

Kelin Morales Martinez 29, Los Angeles, California

• Possession of narcotic drug, Level 3 Felony
• Dealing a narcotic drug, Level 2 Felony

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Sunday morning, shortly after Midnight, the Scottsburg Police Department requested assistance from the Indiana State Police on what was described as a “shots fired” call with one subject possibly shot and deceased at Lot 21 of the Scott Villa Mobile Home Trailer Park located at 815 West Lake Road in Scottsburg. 

The preliminary investigation reveals that at approximately 11:55p on April 13th, Scottsburg City Police were dispatched to the location after receiving a telephone call from neighbors advising of a disturbance with possible shots fired. 

Officers were also informed of a potential gunshot victim.  Just before Midnight, a second call was placed to Scott County authorities. 

The caller, Michael Brandon Jones, 29, advised he was the home-owner at Lot 21 and that he had just shot a man who he stated was trying to gain entry into his residence. 

Multiple ISP units arrived to assist and were informed by Scottsburg Police that an unidentified male who knocked on the door of the residence had been shot by the homeowner and was deceased. 

They advised Jones had then locked himself in the trailer and was not responding to attempts to contact him.  

Officers were also informed that witnesses heard a gunshot from within the trailer after Mr. Jones had locked himself inside. Troopers established a perimeter around the home and evacuated nearby residents while awaiting the Indiana State Police Emergency Response (ERT) Team.  

After obtaining a search warrant, officers made entry into the trailer and found the Michael Jones deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

The deceased male who was shot at the entrance to the residence has been identified as LARRY D MARLOWE, 34, Allen Street, Scottsburg, Indiana. 

Indiana State Police detectives were on-scene and are the lead agency in this investigation. 

Officers were assisted by units from the Scottsburg City Police Department, The Scott County Prosecutor’s Office, the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, and Scott County EMS.

This investigation is ongoing. 

Family members of both deceased have been notified. 

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a body was recovered from the Ohio River this evening.

The Louisville Fire Department recovered the body of an unidentified male shortly before 6:00 p.m., near the junction of Silver Creek and the Ohio River.

An autopsy is scheduled for early next week. Assisting agencies at the scene included the New Albany Fire Department, New Albany Police Department, Louisville Fire Department, Floyd County EMS, and the Floyd County Coroner’s Office. 

Anyone with information concerning this investigation is encouraged to contact Indiana Conservation Officers’ Central Dispatch at 812-837-9536. No further information will be released until completion of the autopsy.