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The Washington County Farmers Market has locally grown and produced vegetables, honey, maple syrup, sorghum, beef, pork & lamb, flower arrangements, local art, and more.

The farmers market will open on Saturdays in the Washington County Justice Center parking lot located at 801 S Jackson St, Salem. It will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., and it will open on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. when produce is more plentiful.

For more information, contact the Purdue Extension - Washington Co. office.

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The John Hay Center and The Depot Railroad Museum will be hosting a free Hoosier Author’s Fair on September 7th. In attendance will be a variety of local authors as well as some from our local Writer’s Bloc that have been featured in many contests and publications. In addition, award-winning Indiana Author Ray Boomhower will also be present.

Boomhower is set to deliver a presentation titled: Gemini 3: Gus Grissom, John Young, and the Flight of the Unsinkable Molly Brown. This talk examines America’s quest to step foot on the moon. Boomhower is a Senior Editor at the Indiana Historical Society Press. He edits Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, and has had articles featured in the Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and Smithsonian.

Made possible by Indiana Humanities and Indiana Author Awards, the Author’s Fair will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Ray Boomhower’s presentation will begin at 6 p.m.

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By Sgt. Carey Huls, Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police Sellersburg District

Washington County – A Cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the arrest of a Salem, Indiana man for possession of child pornography.

Detectives with the Indiana State Police - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force in Sellersburg began an investigation in June 2024 after receiving a cyber tip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The cyber tip report indicated that a specific account was possibly used to transmit child pornography images or video files.

As a result of information gathered in the investigation, detectives requested a search warrant. On Thursday, August 29, 2024, investigators met with 45-year-old Travis Mark Boothby of Salem, Indiana at the Washington County Probation Department and executed the warrant. Following the search, detectives arrested Travis Boothby for three counts of Possession/Distribution of Child Pornography. Each count is a level 4 Felony. Boothby was incarcerated at the Washington County Jail without incident.

The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes persons who use the internet to sexually exploit or entice children, and the Indiana State Police oversees the task force.

The Indiana ICAC Task Force encourages Hoosiers to report online exploitation, solicitation, and enticement-type crimes against children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC website can be accessed through the ICAC Task Force website. To report a crime with your child as a victim involving the Internet or other electronic means, please contact your local Indiana law enforcement agency.

ICAC Taskforce website: https://www.in.gov/isp/icactf/

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In partnership with DNR, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service is once again sponsoring its award-winning series of September venison processing workshops.

During each workshop, a deer will be skinned, butchered, and prepared in a variety of ways for participants to taste. Participants will learn about food safety and handling procedures, as well as hear an update on deer health issues. Instructors will teach participants how to safely process their own deer through a hands-on experience.

Adult registration is $10, and children are admitted free of charge. All programs are 6-9 p.m. local time.

Dates and Locations:

Tuesday, Sept. 10, Wayne County Fairgrounds – Kuhlman Center, 861 Salisbury Road North, Richmond, IN 47374
Wednesday, Sept. 11, Noble County Fairgrounds, Merchant’s Building, 580 Fair St., Kendallville, IN 46755
Thursday, Sept. 12, John S. Wright Forestry Center, 1007 N. 725 W., West Lafayette, IN 47906

Advance registration is encouraged. To reserve your spot for either location or obtain more information, please call Jonathan Ferris at 765-973-9281 or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..