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On Wednesday, May 21 at 7:07 pm, Washington County Sheriff's Department, Washington County Ambulance Service, and the Campbellsburg Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call in regard to a two-vehicle wreck located at 1661 N Smedley Rd near Smedley Church.

 The Washington County Commissioners meeting this week was marked by passionate debates over the potential rescission of the 2022 decision to dissolve the town of Hardinsburg. Residents and officials voiced divergent opinions on whether the town should regain its incorporated status or remain under county governance.

At approximately 9:36 on Sunday evening, the Brown/Vernon Fire Department and Washington County EMS were called to the area of 68 Sycamore Street behind Jimmy's Bar in Campbellsburg, regarding a structure fire inside a vacant house.

On Friday, May 16, Washington County EMS, Sheriff’s Department, and Campbellsburg Volunteer Fire Department received a call at 1:16 pm regarding a single-vehicle wreck on SR-60 near 596 W Oak St, Campbellsburg involving a 79-year-old female complaining of elbow pain.

On Wednesday, May 14, Washington County emergency responders received a call at 6:22 pm regarding a single-vehicle wreck at the intersection of W Mount Tabor Rd and Hitchcock Rd involving one female.

After several months of not holding meetings due in part to the proposed zoning ordinance fiasco that occurred earlier in the year, the Washington County Planning Commission finally reconvened once again on Tuesday, May 6. The meeting, however, took an immediate and unexpected turn.

On May 6, the Washington County Commissioners held a normal meeting at their normal location at the Salem Courthouse, but the attendance was anything but normal. What is usually a sparsely populated gallery was instead filled to the brim with employees from Temple & Temple, owned by Ken Temple. Temple and his employees were present in hopes that they would receive a bid in regard to a paving project funded partially by grant money provided by Community Crossings.

On the morning of Tuesday, May 6, the Washington County Board of Commissioners met to discuss and vote on several issues, one of which has been a topic of interest for nearly two months: Whether or not to declare the Plan Commission vacant due to members not taking an oath of office as stated in Indiana Code 5-4-1-1.2 (c) and (d).

On May 2, 2025, Salem emergency responders received a call at 2:58 PM in regard to a single-vehicle wreck on North Main Street, just north of Ernstberger Orthodontics.

On the evening of Thursday, April 24, politics played out across two separate venues less than a mile apart. At Southern Hills Church, local Republicans held their annual Lincoln Day dinner—a traditional gathering for party members and elected officials. Meanwhile, less than a mile away, a Democratic-led community event focused on grassroots organizing and policy criticism. Though the tone and structure of the events differed sharply, both drew residents eager to hear from po

A Pekin, Indiana man was arrested Monday, April 28, 2025, following a multi-state investigation into child pornography initiated by online reports.

On April 22, 2025, at approximately 5:26pm, officers of the Salem Police Department, Washington County EMS, and the Salem Fire Department responded to the intersection of N. Shelby St. and Bristol St. in reference to a call reporting a two-vehicle crash involving personal injury.