Jennings County, IN

Derik Sams, 35, of Aurora, warrant, 3:33 a.m., no arresting agency listed, held with no bond. Christopher King, 31, of Hope, warrant, 10:09 a.m., no arresting agency listed, held with no bond. Chad Thompson, 36, of Commiskey, warrant, 12:12 p.m., no arresting agency listed, $5,055 bond. Jesse Simpson, 23, of...

Jessica Hull, 40, North Vernon, warrant, 12:25 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, no bond. Joseph W. Leasure, 44, North Vernon, warrant, 7:15 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, no bond. Daney Whiteman, 49, North Vernon, public intoxication, public indecent, 8:10 a.m., by the North Vernon Police Department,...

NORTH VERNON — The staff of the Jennings County Purdue Extension Office has been working overtime to ready 4-H members for the Jennings County Fair this week. Though audience size may be limited to some events because of COVID-19, there will be displays, demonstrations and activities open to the public every day beginning June 14.

NORTH VERNON — The glitter, grace and glamour of last Sunday’s Jennings County Fair Queen Pageant outshined the dark shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic when Mariah Grider was selected as the 2021 fair queen. The pageant was the first major event held at North Vernon’s Park Theatre Civic Centre since...

The 2021 Jennings County Fair Queen was crowned on the Park Theatre stage on Sunday, June 6 before an audience of family and friends. The sash, crown and responsibilities of Miss Jennings County will now be worn by 21-year-old Mariah Grider. Mariah is the daughter of Chris and Gennie Grider....

4-H projects have been submitted, a queen has been crowned, and entertainment has been booked: let’s head to the fair, y’all. The 2021 Jennings County Fair will have its debut on Monday, June 14 and will round out the weeklong festivities on Saturday, June 19 with a bang — the bang of bucking bronco bursting out of the gate during the grand stand’s grand finale event: Big Hat Rodeo.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Economic Development Commission will begin accepting applications for the COVID-19 Disaster Relief and Assistance Grant (DRAG) beginning Monday, June 14. The grants are intended for Jennings County independent businesses with 50 or fewer employees who have been in operation as of January 1,...

Jennings County High School graduate Sydney Carson’s name was recently in the Plain Dealer & Sun among a list of fellow graduating seniors who had earned the Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate, which was sponsored this year by Montrow Group in collaboration with the Jennings County Economic Development Commission (EDC). The Work Ethic Certificate is earned by high school seniors, recognizing the invaluable currency of “employability skills.” Now Sydney’s hard work has come full circle as she begins her new job at the EDC.

The director position of Jennings County Education Center has been left in Madison-native Dustin Bentz’s capable hands after the retirement of long-time director Jan Suding this June. Bentz was born and raised in Madison where he resides currently. He graduated from Madison High School in 1998 as a decorated athlete...

On June 4th, the newest member of the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office was sworn in by Sheriff Kenny Freeman. Max Marcoux is officially the newest deputy that will be working to keep our county safe. Marcoux is the youngest of four children in his family, and was born and raised in Jennings County. After graduating as a member of the JCHS Class of 2015, Marcoux took his talents to Eureka College in Illinois to play baseball and pursue a degree in criminal justice. After two and a half years and an injury that ended his baseball career, Marcoux transferred closer to home, where he obtained the rest of his criminal justice degree at Franklin College. “I’ve wanted to be in law enforcement since I was about eight years old,” Marcoux noted. Max says the biggest thing that he is looking forward to in the new job is “getting out on the road and having those day to day interactions with people.”

Jennings County was well represented this weekend at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. One member of the Jennings County High School boy’s track and field team as well as members of the JCHS Unified Track and Field team were in attendance for the IHSAA State Championships. Friday afternoon was...

On Monday, June 7, the Jennings County High School boy’s golf team traveled south on Highway 7 to Madison’s Sunrise Golf Course to compete in IHSAA Sectional 28. The Panthers were up against nine other schools, including Austin, Henryville, Scottsburg, Southwestern, Switzerland County, Shawe Memorial, Charlestown, Rising Sun, and Hoosier Hills Conference rival Madison. When the final ball dropped into the cup for the day, the Panthers found themselves in sixth overall, just 23 total strokes short of advancing to regional competition.

Christopher S. Odell, 21, North Vernon, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, 7:56 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $6,255 bond. Tyler Chaney, 26, Seymour, resisting law enforcement, invasion of privacy, 6:51 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $1,155 bond. Fire, medic runs. Sunday. 11:17 a.m. — Overdose...

Cody Gilley, 34, North Vernon, invasion of privacy, 8 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $605 bond. 12:01 p.m. — Criminal mischief in the 500 block of Barlow Drive. 2:23 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 100 block of West Walnut Street. Sunday. 1:26 a.m. — Missing child or...

Thursday, June 10Town of Vernon meeting, 7:00 PM, Government Center, 200 E. Brown St. Vernon. Jennings Co. Commissioners meeting, 6:30 PM, Government Center, 200 E. Brown St. Vernon. Monday, June 14. Campbell Township Regional Sewer District meeting, 6:30 PM, Butlerville Grocery, Butlerville. Library meeting, 6:00 PM, Library, 2375 State Road...

Cari Ann Maas, 44, North Vernon, warrant, 9:35 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $555 bond. Jay R. Lancaster, 37, Gaston, two warrants, 1:36 p .m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $8,810 bond. Wayne Moore, 68, North Vernon, theft, 2:50 p.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $1,155...

A North Vernon teenager admits to being connected to two of three recent Lovett Township arson cases. Three houses not far away from each other in Lovett Township were completely engulfed in flames a week ago. The first fire occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 22; the second in the early hours of Monday, May 24 and the third occurred just before midnight on the same day.