Warrick County News

Indiana State Police conducted saturation patrols Friday night resulting in eight arrests of impaired drivers, 43 traffic tickets and 61 warnings, said public information officer, Sergeant Todd Ringle in a press release Saturday.

Heavy fog may have played a part in a two vehicle accident Friday morning that sent two people to the hospital.

JASON CLARK / Courier & Press Castle Elementary School students cheer for Justin Myles of the touring troupe "STOMP" as he performs at the school after students collected more than 3,000 canned and boxed food items for local food pantries.

The Warrick County Health Department is opening up Tuesday's H1N1 flu vaccine clinic to those ages 25-64. Previous clinics have only been for those in the Tier 1 target group, which includes pregnant women, children and those with chronic illnesses.

27 from noon until 5 p.m. and on Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Visitors can create Christmas stockings for their pets and obtain gourmet pet treats.

Long lines and wait times are a thing of the past. H1N1 clinics are dwindling down from the massive turnout just a few weeks ago.

Up until now, the H1N1 vaccine has been only for those in Tier 1: pregnant women, children, caregivers to those under 6 months, and people with weakened immune systems.

Police say two men suspected of trying to steal anhydrous ammonia from a southern Indiana farm died in a car crash as they fled.

Authorities believe two people killed in an overnight wreck near Tennyson crashed while fleeing the scene of an attempted anhydrous ammonia theft.

The boards of two local school districts will have regular business meetings today: n The Mount Vernon School Board will meet at 5:45 p.m. today at Mount Vernon Junior High School, 701 Tile Factory Road.

The completion date for a four-mile bypass around Boonville, Ind., has been pushed back two years to 2017.

Results by county of alcohol compliance checks since July 1: n Dubois County - 7 establishments checked, 3 failed n Gibson County - 9 establishments checked, 5 failed n Pike County - No checks since July 1 n Posey County - 10 establishments checked, 4 failed n Spencer County - No checks since July 1 n Warrick County - No checks since July 1 n ...

Another round of families turned out for the H1N1 vaccination clinic in Warrick County Thursday evening.

Warrick County hosted another H1N1 vaccine clinic on Thursday. Those who showed up were asked to prove they are residents of the county.

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Carol Schafer has been looking for work since she was laid off last November.

Not every county in the country is facing H1N1 setbacks. Half of the elementary school students in Warrick County have had their vaccine now, and by Friday, the number of school-age children vaccinated will reach 1,100. So why haven't other school corporations followed in their footsteps? When the Warrick County Health Department gives out their ...

This is about the time of year when parent-teacher conferences take place in local schools, but a change in statewide rules ensure those conferences aren't what they used to be.

A Warrick County family got the keys to their brand new home Sunday. Thanks to Habitat for Humanity , Kendra Seib is now a new homeowner.

Mitch Daniels told the Courier & Press this morning. Daniels, in an interview following a visit with the Warrick County Chamber of Commerce, said the Indiana Department of Transportation also believes the three sections can be built for the $700 million originally allotted.

If you want an H1N1 vaccination from the Warrick County Health Department, you will now be required to prove you live there.