Branchville News

County-council members authorized at a regular meeting Feb. 25 the transfer of $1,101 from one sheriff's-department fund to another to help pay for four 800-MHz radios.

An Indiana Department of Correction decision to restructure basic-education services for adult offenders will affect the jobs of about 115 educators employed at state facilities, including Branchville Correctional Facility in Perry County.

Board members for the Perry County Recycling Management District reappointed their accountant and attorney at a regular meeting Jan.

Two men with years of experience in local law enforcement filed their candidacies Wednesday for the office of Perry County sheriff.

Some Indiana inmates might get the chance to swap their prison jumpsuits for coal miners' hats when they complete their sentences, thanks to a new federally-funded program at the Branchville Correctional Facility.

Some Indiana prison inmates are going to start training for new careers as coal miners.

The wheels of government seldom move as quickly as many would like but we were impressed that security improvements at Branchville Correctional Facility were made quickly after the escapes of three men.