Vallonia News

Hark, hear the bells. Sweet silver bells of the Christmas season. Wal-Mart shoppers were greeted with the familiar sight and sound of ringing bells Monday as Seymour city employees helped kick off the annual Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraiser.

Jackson County, Indiana will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Jackson County Courthouse Annex, 220 E. Walnut Street, Brownstown, IN 47220 to provide interested citizens an opportunity to express their views on the recently completed Jackson County Vallonia Area Storm Drainage ...

Hunter Horton, 4, was going to ask Santa Claus for a toy truck and trailer this year.

As 48 names of premature babies were read aloud Tuesday evening, silence filled the room as loved ones lit candles in honor of them.

Walking booth to booth, sisters Linda Steele and Janet Shelton of Seymour were learning about their health at the Schneck Foundation's Women's Health Fair on Saturday morning.

Driving slowly along the roads that run through the Vallonia state tree seedling nursery south of Brownstown, Bob Hawkin ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.

When you live in Vallonia, your life revolves around Fort Vallonia Days. Just ask Amanda Lowery.

Seymour Oktoberfest has come and gone. Farmers have started their harvests, although in fits and spurts because of the rain.

Fort Vallonia Days Festival Committee received permission from Jackson County Board of Commissioners to close a number of streets this weekend for the annual Fort Vallonia Days festival.

Fort Vallonia Days will hold a cornhole tourney on Oct. 18. The tourney will take place at the antique machinery display, beside the fort.

A chilly, damp summer in the Midwest and New England might make it difficult for people in those regions to find the perfect Halloween pumpkin.

A 17-year-old girl was injured in a car crash Friday evening near the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.

Medical assist, County Road 940N, 12:05 a.m. Thursday. Disturbance, County Road 700W, 11:57 p.m. Wednesday.

A wetter and cooler summer than normal in the Midwest and New England means that there could be pumpkin shortages in some states this year.

A group of Vallonia-area farmers renewed their efforts Tuesday to move county commissioners forward on a project to replace the Cavanaugh Bridge.

Five Jackson County residents face charges related to the possession or sale of marijuana after an incident that began early Monday morning in the 600 block of South Main Street in Brownstown.

About 10 years ago, a group of people decided they wanted to tackle the restoration of a landmark in the county's oldest community.

Police are seeking a Washington County man wanted on a criminal warrant who they say fired shots at them and fled on foot Friday.

Based on the flavor, you might think Jackson County's melon producers are having a great year.

More than 48,000 Sherman tanks were manufactured in the United States during World War II for use in the fight against Nazi Germany and Japan.