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"My aunt, Captain Mary T. Klinker, was a U.S. Air Force flight nurse and the only member of the Air Force Nurse Corps killed during the Vietnam War. A native of Lafayette, Indiana, she joined the Air Force in 1970 after graduating from Central Catholic High School and training at St. Elizabeth Hospital’s School of Nursing."

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.

Armadillos, once associated exclusively with South America, Central America, and the southern United States, are now rapidly becoming part of Indiana’s wildlife. Recent reports suggest they may already be breeding in Washington County.

Recently, members of our community along with fellow Hoosiers across the State of Indiana joined together in an event called, “Motorcade for Medicaid” with the hope of raising awareness of rural hospitals that are at risk of closing down citing various budget cuts from the state and federal government.

The first annual “Washington County Resource Day” will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Randy Johnson Fieldhouse at Salem High School. The event is free to attend and open to the public. Attendees can expect a wide variety of booths, giveaways, and activities, including door prizes, a bounce house, and a mobile food pantry.

Joellen Meahl, age 85 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital. Mrs. Meahl was born April 28, 1940. The daughter of Ellis H. and Josie May Graves Churchman.

Mrs. Shelby Jean Huckleberry Terkhorn, age 87, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 5 at Norton Hospice Inpatient Unit in Louisville. Mrs. Terkhorn was born December 8, 1937, in Greensburg, Kentucky, the daughter of Russell Miller and Golda Milby Miller Wolfe.

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.

For nearly eighty years, 106 S. Water Street has been home to Marshall Monuments, an artisan memorial company founded in 1946 by Claude Marshall. Now owned by Corey Churchman, the longtime Washington County business has announced plans to move its showroom and office to a new location on Main Street.

Mr. Robert E. Walls Sr., age 68, of Salem, passed away Monday, August 4 at Norton Hospital in Louisville. Mr. Walls was born March 14, 1957, in Indianapolis, the son of Lawrence "Doc" Stroud and Mary Maxine Rickenbaugh Lawrence Stroud. He was a retired truck driver. He was an Army veteran, a member of Double Y Saddle Club and Enon Baptist Church.

This week is an answer to a summer full of prayers… the kids are finally going back to school! Don’t get me wrong—I love my boys. But the return to routine is long overdue. Plus, they need to burn off some of that wild energy with their friends (preferably not in my living room).