Jennings County News

Five children involved in a car accident Friday evening in Jennings County are expected to recover from their injuries, police said.

We would like to thank Tom and Jerry's Restaurant for letting us put our lemonade stand in front of... As this is the first Memorial Day after the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, I'm reminded of my late great-uncle, John Franklin Huffman, of Brewersville in Jennings County.

Through Labor Day, the museum located in the Jennings County town of Hayden will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Steve Riordan and Jerry Funkhouser are retiring this week as principals of Mount Vernon High School and Mount Vernon Junior High School - Steve Riordan and Jerry Funkhouser are retiring this week as principals of Mount Vernon High School and Mount Vernon Junior High School, taking about 80 years of combined experience with them.

Travis Thompson fired an even-par 72 Saturday to finish second individually and lead the Seymour boys golfers to a third-place finish in the Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament.

Rodney P. Riley, 47, of North Vernon, was riding eastbound when a piece of metal came off a westbound tractor-trailer and struck him in the head, a witness said.

Submitted photo / Jennings County High School teacher Gina Hackman, right, talks with Jennings County School Board member Beverly Rascoe after Hackman was named the Indiana Small and Rural Schools Association%u2019s Teacher of the Year in a surprise ceremony at the high school.

Tribune photo by Arv Koontz / Trinity Lutheran freshman Cooper Hensley watches his putt roll toward the cup during Monday's home match against Jennings County at Shadowood Golf Course.

A hunting dog that spent more than a day trapped underground after falling into a southeastern Indiana sinkhole was rescued early Sunday by a state conservation officer.

A Jennings County High School teacher has been named Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Small and Rural Schools Association.

I grew up on a small dairy farm in western Kentucky during a time when life had not changed much... VERNON, IND.

The absence of competitive presidential primaries and a decline in the number of applications for absentee ballots are leading Jennings County election watchers to predict a light turnout in Tuesday's primary.

I am a criminal defense attorney from Jennings County who considers Kelly Benjamin as esteemed colleague and a tireless champion of those alleged to the victims of domestic violence.

Jennings County Election Board voted Tuesday to reprimand the chairwoman of the county's Democratic Party over allegations of electioneering.

Congressional candidates in Indiana's 6th District split along party lines in their preferred approaches to reforming Medicare and Social Security.

This weekend's Sassafras Tea Festival marks the beginning of re-enactment season for many area Civil War re-enactors. The 51-year-old festival began featuring Civil War re-enactments in 1992, said Pat Rice, vice president of the Jennings County Historical Society, which produces the festival.