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JACKSON COUNTY, Indiana — Authorities in Jackson County have reopened an investigation into a deadly 1971 cabin fire in hopes of solving the more than 50-year-old cold case. The case involves a mysterious cabin fire that happened Dec. 18, 1971, roughly a mile and a half south of Brownstown on State Road 135.

Susan Ramey Johnson, 56, of Seymour, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at her residence. Born March 18, 1966, in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Max and Molly Elizabeth (Mannix) Ramey. She married Brian Scott Johnson and he preceded her in death. Susan graduated from Indiana University and...

John Mellencamp didn't attend the opening of his exhibition at the Mansfield Art Center, but his father did. Richard Mellencamp, 91, made the trip from Seymour, Indiana, for both Saturday's private reception and Sunday's official opening. "He was all dressed in black," said George Whitten, the art center's executive director. "When he was walking...

INDIANAPOLIS – Prosecutors in Marion County charged a suspect accused of supplying the drugs that led to a man’s fatal overdose in 2020. But the case may never have been pursued without a determined family’s quest for justice. On Monday, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged 30-year-old Hunter McSwain with dealing a controlled substance resulting […]

West Washington High School football coach Jeremy Lowery was recently inducted into the Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame. Be sure to check Thursday's issue of The Salem Democrat for a story on a Texas kid ended up at Penn High School. Also find out how he ended up...

MADISON (Jefferson County), Ind. - June 27, 2022. Andrew Forrester has been hired as the new executive tourism director of Visit Madison, Inc. (VMI), the destination marketing & management organization for the City of Madison and Jefferson County area. Andrew Forrester is currently Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Indiana Governor...

MEDORA — Officials believe more than 700 people will attend this year’s second Medora Community Freedom Celebration. The event is Sunday, July 3rd with festivities beginning at 4 p.m. at the park at First and George streets at Medora Town Park. The event that is free to attend...

She is also being held on a Jennings County Warrant. Seymour-Yesterday, June 27, 2022, a traffic stop by an Indiana State Trooper resulted in a Jennings County woman being arrested on numerous charges related to dealing and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Shortly before 11:00 am, the Indiana State Police...

MADISON – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will chair a joint public meeting of the board of directors of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and the Indiana Economic Development Foundation Inc. at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 30, at the Historic Eagle Cotton Mill in Madison in the ballroom.

MADISON, IN – The State of Indiana has extended its free COVID-19 testing program, and the Norton KDH Convenient Care Center will continue to serve as a host for statewide COVID-19 testing through the end December, 2022. Patients are asked to use the south entrance of the facility when arriving for COVID-19 testing.

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (WDRB) -- A Silver Alert has been issued for a Scottsburg Indiana teenager who is believed to be in extreme danger. Marley Richie, 16, was last seen on Saturday around 9:30 p.m. Richie is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown...

EVERY WEEK TUESDAY 5PM-7PM FRIDAYS MORNINGS 9AM-11AM @ CLEARING HOUSE AT 100 EAST 2ND ST DOWNTOWN MADISON. Mother Goose on the Loose! June 14, 21, 28 10:00 AM Madison Public Library. 28th Jun at Madison Public Library. Teen Craft: Flow Art Craft!. Teen Craft: Flow Art Craft! June 28 1:00...

A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared. The Scott County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Marley Richie, a 16-year-old white female, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white tank top and black and blue checkered pajama pants.

Jerusalem-born Ramsi Kamar didn’t choose food as a profession. Rather, it chose him. In the current print edition of Food & Dining Magazine, Kevin Gibson profiles Kamar and his 28-year-old Louisville restaurant, Ramsi’s Cafe on the World, with sumptuous photos by Dan Dry. Ramsi’s has two locations. The...

Flight restrictions will be in effect Thursday thru Sunday. Local emergency officials are asking for public cooperation during the 2022 Madison Regatta festival activities. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Rule 107.110 prohibits sustained flight of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) aircraft or drone(s) over open air assemblies of human beings. The FAA...

SCOTT COUNTY, Ind. — The Scott County Sheriff’s department is investigation the disappearance of 16-year-old Marley Richie from Scottsburg. Richie is described as a while female, 5 feet 4 inches, 135 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes and last seen wearing a white tank top and black and blue checkered pajama pants. She was last […]