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Donnie Ray Hacker, age 70 of Pekin, Indiana passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 11:25 am, in Salem Crossing Salem, Indiana.

On July 15 at 12:28 pm, Salem emergency responders received a call regarding a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Hackberry and Anson Street. Upon arrival, the wrecked motorcycle could be seen on its side with the bloodied driver on the ground nearby.

We encountered a very angry wizard the moment we arrived at the Great Wolf Lodge. While we were in line to pick up wands for Isaiah and Isaac to play the MagiQuest game (basically a wizard-themed scavenger hunt), a short, round, balding, middle-aged man—wearing a goofy wizard outfit—was throwing a full-blown temper tantrum.

On Thursday, June 10, the Washington County Community Foundation hosted its annual meeting at Cornerstone Hall, welcoming approximately 200 community members, business leaders, and philanthropists aboard the “S. S. Legacy” for a nautically-themed evening titled “Mapping Brighter Tomorrows.”

Lyvonne St. Clair, age 64, of Scottsburg, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Born March 7, 1961 in Hazard, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Amy (Campbell) Collins. On December 21, 2019, she married Chris St. Clair who survives.

With heavy but grateful hearts, the family of Gerald Lloyd Gray, Sr, of Henryville, IN, announce his passing on July 10, 2025.

Rita Kaye Mitchell, 70, of Borden, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025. She was born on December 9, 1954, in Evansville, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Mary L. Mitchell.

Robert "Bob" "Bobby" Charles Harris, age 83, of Salem passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025 at his residence. Born August 2, 1941 in Medora, he was the son of the late Earl "Bud" "Buck" Harris and Ruth Hunsucker Harris. On May 21, 1990, he married Daisy (Bowling) Dean Harris who preceded him in death on February 20, 2019.

Addressing fire protection, the community center, and meeting guidelines.

The Hardinsburg Town Council met Thursday evening, July 10, at the Hardinsburg Senior Citizens Center.

Mary Katherine Sparks, age 91 of Wimauma, Florida passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, in her residence. She was born September 16, 1933 in Salem, Indiana, the daughter of the late Robert L. and Nellie (Stover) Sullivan.

Empty shelves are becoming a regular and troubling sight at the Washington County Food Bank. There is a free program that is affiliated with Dare To Care, a Louisville metro and Southern Indiana non-profit that distributes USDA foods to 177 area food banks and pantries. But like many such agencies throughout the country, dramatic reductions in funding are taking a toll on the support available to local efforts.