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Crash on White River Road
Featured News
19 Feb 2025
By the Washington County Sheriff's Office
On Tuesday, February 18, at approximately 8:19 a.m., members of emergency services responded to the area of 5380 North White River Road in reference to a single motor vehicle accident.
Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered a maroon 1999 Ford Ranger off the west side of the roadway, on its side. The driver was identified as Jackson Layo, age 18 of Campbellsburg, Indiana. Layo was ...
Crash on Becks Mill Road
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19 Feb 2025
By the Washington County Sheriff's Office
On Tuesday, February 18, at approximately 7:15 a.m., members of emergency services were dispatched to the area of 4357 Becks Mill Road in reference to a motor vehicle crash involving a 1999 Toyota Tacoma and a 2018 Polaris UTV.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered the roadway was blocked as both vehicles were still sitting on the roadway.
Driver statements and evidence at the scene indic ...
Crash on SR 60 and Aurora Drive
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19 Feb 2025
By the Washington County Sheriff's Office
On Monday, February 17, at approximately 4:32 p.m., members of emergency services responded to a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of State Road 60 East and Aurora Drive in Salem.
Upon arrival, deputies observed a white 2019 Ford Transit sitting stationary in the eastbound lane of State Road 60. The left front corner of the Ford Transit was pinned against the right rear si ...
Southern Indiana Man Arrested for Felony Intimidation against Elon Musk
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19 Feb 2025
By Sgt. Carey Huls, ISP
Detectives from the Indiana State Police (ISP) in Sellersburg arrested a southern Indiana man this morning after he allegedly posted life-threatening statements directed against billionaire businessman Elon Musk on the social networking app X (formally Twitter).
Early Tuesday morning, Texas authorities contacted the Indiana State Police regarding an X handle allegedly belonging to 28-year-old Davi ...
Webinar On Avian Influenza: Impact On Wild Birds and Human Health
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19 Feb 2025
BOAH Quarterly Lunch-and-Learn
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Noon (Eastern)
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) continues the quarterly lunch-and-learn webinar series with a second offering in February focused on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) away from the farm. BOAH's partners at Indiana Department of Health and Indiana Department of Natural Resources will join us to discuss human ...
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FFA Week Celebrated At Indiana Statehouse
18 Feb 2025
In honor of National FFA Week, the seven Indiana FFA State Officers met in the Statehouse to receive a proclamation and resolution declaring Feb. 15-22 FFA Week.“Indiana FFA and their membership embodies agriculture, youth education and development like no other organization,” said Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, Indiana’s Secretary of ...
Families Invited to BSE Title 1 Family Fun Night Feb. 27
12 Feb 2025
By Morgan Humphrey, SHS Student Writer
Come take a stroll through Candyland at the Title 1 Family Night at Bradie Shrum Elementary (BSE) Thursday, Feb. 27. All parents and students are invited, and there will be numerous activities to participate in. Pam Barry and Amy Craig are heading up the event.
Title 1 Night will include a variety of ...
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Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center Ranked Among Top Heart Hospitals in the Nation
14 Feb 2025
Heart Center one of only two Indiana facilities to make Premier Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals 2025 Study
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center has been ranked among the top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the country by Premier Inc., marking the 13th time the hospital has been named to the prestigious list. Premier, a leading technology-dr ...
Financial Information From Wash. Co. Community Foundation
10 Feb 2025
Treasury Yields Vary
U.S. Treasury yields varied throughout the week as markets reacted to the latest economic data on the services sector and anticipated the latest nonfarm payrolls released on Friday. Yields rose at the end of the week as the latest jobs data showed the unemployment rate fell in January.
On Wednesday, the Institute fo ...
Monumental Milestone Series: Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home
07 Feb 2025
By Nathaniel Smith, Editor
The Monumental Milestone Series is a new addition to the Salem Leader that aims to celebrate the rich history of the businesses, churches, and organizations that have been in operation for a vast number of years in Washington County. First in the series is Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home!
I sat down with Owner and Di ...
Sports News
Senior Noah Daulton Places 2nd in Regional Wrestling
10 Feb 2025
Senior Noah Daulton was the only qualifier from Salem High School to go to Regional in wrestling. He placed second and is now off to Semi-State next weekend.
Noah is the first wrestler in school history to wrestle for first and second place at Regional! Congratulations to Noah and the team!
Eastern Musketeers Beat Salem Lions 46-42
03 Feb 2025
By Josh Lewis, Writer
The Lions and Musketeers faced off for the second time this season, and Eastern was able to get a little bit of revenge. Salem beat the Musketeers in the consolation game of the holiday tournament on a last second shot, and this time it was Eastern’s turn to hit a last second shot to give them the lead and win over Sa ...
Annual Lions Unified Basketball Game March 15
31 Jan 2025
The rosters are set for this year’s Lions Unified basketball game at Salem High School! Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
“This will be our 9th annual Unified Game. It gets bigger each year, and we have more students and Special Olympic athletes signed up to play this year than ever before,” said Angela Phipps. “The schoo ...
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Dillsboro Nonprofit Ambulance Company Allegedly Endangers Community By Failing to Provide Services
20 Feb 2025
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit alleging that the nonprofit Dillsboro Emergency Ambulance Unit Inc. has shown itself unable to provide services to the community — thereby endangering the lives of Hoosiers through lengthy wait times in emergency situations.
“Dillsboro and surrounding Dearborn County residents deserve ...
Young, Ernst Legislation to Recover Billions in COVID Relief Fraud Advances
20 Feb 2025
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship recently passed the Complete COVID Collections Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to ensure that billions of stolen taxpayer dollars are recovered.
Young and Ernst introduced the bill after the Special Inspector ...
Secretary of State Morales Announces $17 Million Multi-State Settlement with Edward Jones
19 Feb 2025
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales reports that the Indiana Securities Division has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the broker-dealer’s supervision of customers paying front-load commissions on investments which were later moved into fee-based adv ...
Lifestyle News
WCCF News: How to Fund Your Living Trust
19 Feb 2025
A revocable living trust is one of the principal estate planning methods. While everyone should have a will, there are many benefits of a revocable living trust. For individuals who have moderate or larger estates, the revocable living trust can receive and own your property. For that reason, a revocable living trust is a good central ...
YMCA Family Game Night Is Tuesday Evening
15 Feb 2025
YMCA offers upcoming substance-free alternative event
Are you ready to get your game on??
Come to the Pekin Community Park Building on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 5-7 p.m., for Family Game Night.
The family-friendly event will feature an array of board games, pizza for dinner and is free to everyone.
...
Six Valentine's Day Traditions
14 Feb 2025
Valentine's Day is awash in many different customs. Here's a deep look at some of those enduring traditions.
Valentine's Day is a day of love nestled in the middle of February. Sweethearts use Valentine's Day as an opportunity to show the people they care about just how deep those feelings run. A 2023 survey from the National Retail Federation fou ...
Latest Washington County Mugshots
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement agencies.
Those listed, in most cases, are just facing charges at this point and are considered innocent of those charges unless
and until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges may be dropped or lessened.
The most recent mugshots are posted every day, Mondays through Fridays.
Mondays’ postings will include arrests that occurred over the weekend.
Mugshots are collected from local law enforcement agencies and are public records.
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