North Vernon News

A 17-year-old North Vernon girl was critically injured in a single-vehicle wreck in Jennings County early Friday morning, police said.

An upstart wind turbine manufacturer has breathed new life into a defunct rug factory, once one of Jennings County's largest employers, and given North Vernon a foothold on a green energy sector that is growing within the state.

The second public brainstorming session for downtown planning is scheduled for Feb.

Cole D. Young, 20, North Vernon, driving while suspended with a prior conviction, $1,155 bond, 10:05 a.m. Thursday.

This fall's election for the District 69 state representative seat has picked up two Democrats.

The plans, to be completed by May, focus on five designated areas, Downtown Core, Depot District I and J Street Corridor, East Downtown and West Downtown.

The program founded by Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman selects small cities and towns for a year of state-funded community projects.

James Baldwin, 17, of North Vernon was driving this 1989 Honda Civic when it struck a utility pole Sunday at Airport Road and G Avenue in Freeman Field.

Brian M. Schachel, 31, of North Vernon was arrested and booked into Jackson County Jail at Brownstown on 15 drug charges, Sgt.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a deadly small plane crash in Southern Indiana.

A Jennings County man arrested in April 2011 on charges of child molesting and attempted child exploitation faces four additional child molesting counts.

Chloey Sabens lists what she eats, a diary of sorts. She eats fruits and vegetables and will live to tell about it.