2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (259+ words) Brown County Democrat "Enjoy Brown County" is the theme for the gift basket that the Rotary Club of Brown County submitted for the silent auction at the Rotary Conference held in Louisville, KY, on May 8-9. Rotarians and friends from clubs…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago  (161+ words) Brown County Democrat The U. S. Forest Service recently announced it will issue $248 million in Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments for 2025, delivering critical funding to eligible states and counties with National Forest System lands. These payments help sustain public schools, maintain local…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (637+ words) My love of music started at an early age, watching my father and uncle play guitar at family gatherings, to my father playing in several bands throughout my childhood. I can remember going on the weekends and watching my dad…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (904+ words) Members of the Nashville Utility Service Board spent much of their May 8 meeting discussing utility finances, state inspections and concerns about local emergency services during a wide-ranging session Friday morning. Board members emphasized that the additional engineering costs will not…...

2+ day, 19+ min ago  (38+ words) Brown County Democrat Brown County High School held its "Starry Night" Prom on May 9 in Columbus at The Commons. Prom King was awarded to Pershing "PJ" Mc Masters and Prom Queen was awarded to Kalyani Schilling....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (290+ words) Brown County's jobless rate dipped from 3. 8 percent in February to 3. 4 percent in March. This put the county in the 38th-highest jobless rate in the state for March, tied with 13 other counties. In March, the county had 7, 778 residents in the workforce,…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago  (434+ words) Lt. Brent Bohbrink, of Brown County, received the Director's Leadership Award for his work overseeing the DNR Division of Law Enforcement's statewide 24-hour dispatch center and the Turn In a Poacher (TIP) program. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago  (40+ words) Brown County Democrat The Brown County High School Varsity Girls" Track Team brought home third place at the WIC (Western Indiana Conference) meet in Edgewood on May 12, placing behind Edgewood and Northview....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (298+ words) The Indiana DNR is proposing to increase the bobcat killing quota from 250 to 400 " a 60 percent increase from last year " and to add bobcat hunting in addition to strangling snares, leghold traps, and cage traps. The DNR's own predictive model shows…...

2+ day, 59+ min ago  (798+ words) The Brown County Board of Health spent much of its May 12 meeting discussing a proposed regional mental health program called "Grow," an effort local health officials hope could help address rising suicide rates, isolation and lack of mental health resources…...