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City of Salem Water Distribution Superintendent and Water Treatment Superintendent Jennifer Mills has spoken with The Washington County Times to address concerns about the appearance, taste, smell, and safety of local tap water.

A PRESS RELEASE FROM INDIANA STATE POLICE - SELLERSBURG: A Washington County man was arrested Thursday after an Indiana State Police (ISP) investigation into alleged child battery.

The Board of Commissioners held their first August meeting on Tuesday the 5th at 9:00 am, featuring public comments from Lucy Brenton and…

On Monday, August 4 at 9:17 am, Washington County emergency responders received a call in regard to a fatal motor vehicle accident near Little York at the intersection of N Scifers and Bush Road. Upon arrival, a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze could be seen crashed into a tree off the east side of Scifers Road.

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, Salem Police officers arrested 35-year old Jeremy Wayne Underwood of Salem on three counts of child molestation, following an Indiana State Police investigation which began in May.

Just six weeks after the Town of Hardinsburg was officially reinstated on June 17, all four members of the original town board have resigned and been replaced. But as the town works to reestablish itself, tensions have surfaced over the future of the building that the town board is meeting in – a building that for years has been known as the Hardinsburg Senior Citizens Center.

Volunteer firefighting has seen a recent dip in interest nationwide. Firefighters within our community are calling on us to consider joining the ranks in order to help those we love.

Troopers from the Indiana State Police Sellersburg District arrested 25-year-old Dorothy J. Snell of Hanover, Indiana, on multiple charges related to a May 2025 fatal collision that killed her six-year-old daughter and injured Snell and three others.

On July 29 at 12:07 pm, Washington County emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of West Mulberry and Shelby Street in regard to a two-vehicle accident involving two trucks.

A 40-year-old man from Pekin passed away Saturday afternoon after an apparent drowning at Rainbow Lake in Derby, a small community in Perry County, Indiana.

A collection of accounts and photographs from the dramatic flood of Thursday July 17 in the Pekin and South Boston areas.

On Friday, July 18, at 11:54 am, Washington County emergency responders were dispatched to the area near the intersection of SR 60 and E Motsinger Rd in reference to a minor, single-vehicle accident involving a red Ford truck. Upon arrival, the truck could be seen off the side of the road, and it appeared to have damaged fencing.