1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (685+ words) I love that I can still learn new things about state government and public policy, which I have covered for more than 25 years. And that’s what happened when I read our reporter Mackenzi Klemann’s story on four-day school weeks. It’s…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (466+ words) Brown County Democrat Brown County State Park will host “Mothing in Indiana” from 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the park’s Nature Center. Illuminated white sheets will be used to attract moths during the family-friendly program. Participants will learn about…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (318+ words) Brown County Schools families can begin preparing for the 2026-27 school year, with registration, open house and the first day of classes now approaching. Registration for Brown County Middle School and Brown County High School will be offered from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (808+ words) (Editor’s note: This is part one of an 11-week series featuring artists in this year’s Brown County Studio Tour, which begins October 1.) Dixie Ferrer’s mixed media work reflects her layered approach to color, texture and collage. Ferrer Studio will be…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (445+ words) The Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane, has the following upcoming events for visitors of all ages: Morning Storytime with Ms. Michelle: Tuesdays, July 28 and Aug. 4, 11 and 18, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Drop in for stories, rhymes, and games with Ms. Michelle, then stay and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (466+ words) Some participants in the Career Resource Center’s certified nursing assistant program were recognized during the July 15 Celebration of Success. From left are Jenailli Saechao and Madison Dudley. Some members of the Career Resource Center of Brown County’s 2025-26 high school equivalency…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (684+ words) This map presented during the July 1 Brown County Commissioners meeting shows the area involved in a proposed state forest expansion. Brown County Commissioners voted 2-1 July 15 to send a letter supporting federal legislation that would expand the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (471+ words) The Hammer and The Hatchet will be preforming on Saturday, July 25 at The Ferguson House Beer Garden. David J Miller 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Olde Bartley House Every last Friday of the month The Liar’s Bench Songwriters Series (TBA), 4-6 p.m. Ferguson House Beer…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (343+ words) Nine-year-old Audrina Lehnert, a resident of Nashville, has qualified for the 2026 Excel National Final, the premier event in U.S. Figure Skating’s Excel program. Nine-year-old Audrina Lehnert, a resident of Nashville, and an incoming fourth grader at ABC-Stewart Montessori School, has qualified…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (435+ words) I was impressed by a recent perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine, entitled “The Dismantling of Environmental Protections – A Grave Threat to America’s Health,” which serves as a major source for this column. In March 2025, the EPA…...