The officers and staff of the North Vernon Police Department will host a "Back Lot BBQ" on May 17 in celebration of National Police Week. The community is invited to join the members of the NVPD to enjoy a meal prepared by the officers and their families.
Indiana farmers are among the most productive and efficient in the U.S., according to the latest Census of Agriculture, released yesterday. The census, taken every five years, is the nation's most comprehensive agricultural survey and shows trend data on variety of topics ranging from production to economics to farmer demographics.
Local members of St. Mary's/St. Ann's Knights of Columbus will conduct their annual Tootsie Roll drive Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, in the North Vernon area.
On a 40-degree Saturday morning in April, 50 members of the Friends of the Muscatatuck River Society met at the Vernon Commons for the 18th year in succession, with the 10 most recent boasting the moniker Kevin's Klean-Up honoring late former president Kevin Jayne. They gathered to rid the river of rubble strewn by less informed or unfortunate souls.
Among the students ready to receive their diplomas from Jennings County High School are four young men who will forever share a common bond. All four have successfully reached the pinnacle of the Boy Scouts of America and earned the Eagle Scout rank.
A man who mentored untold number of JCHS students in the classroom and on the links will be memorialized by a new scholarship established by one of his former players, Brent Byford.
Gone the way of the horse and buggy are the old canning equipment and techniques. And safe home food preservation skills are not always passed down from generation to generation or taught in the home.
Sassafras tea flowed, cannons boomed and thousands of people enjoyed the 57th annual Sassafras Tea Festival and Civil War Living History last weekend in Vernon.
A Boys & Girls Club representative says his organization is "ecstatic" to bring the Boys & Girls Club to Jennings and that the area is definitely moving closer to opening the 34th such facility in Indiana.
The twentieth annual Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale is fast approaching on May 17, 18, and 19. The sale started here in 2000 as a way to promote local tourism. Since its beginnings it has grown to include participation in states from California to Maryland.
In an effort to Pay It Forward and spread kindness in the communities it serve, Old National Bank is hosting coffee and conversation with local first responders on Friday, May 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1420 N. State St. in North Vernon.
Women helping women and children is the mission of the Women's Giving Circle of Jennings County. This initiative began in 2008 by a core group of women in Jennings County who sought to make a long-lasting impact in the lives of women and children in this community.
