State News

News related to Indiana and non-Hendricks County specific.

Grants awarded to grow specialty crop sector

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 19, 2019) —  The Indiana State Department of Agriculture awarded more than $475,000 to seven projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector, funded by USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops. “Indiana has a …

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Carroll County Man Injured While Hunting

Carroll County- Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an unintentional shooting that occurred today in southern Carroll County. At approximately 11:00 am Carroll County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a man had been shot while rabbit hunting. Investigators determined three men had been hunting along an abandoned railroad bed north …

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Officers Save Man From Drowning in Jackson County

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident that occurred in Jackson County Sunday evening.  Jerry Cash (59), of Seymour, was rescued from swift water after capsizing his canoe in the White River.  At 7:42 P.M. Anthony Davis of Seymour contacted the Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Department about a man yelling …

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Not Wearing a Seat Belt Sends One to Hospital

Sullivan County – February 7, 2019, at approximately 9:02 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and Sullivan County Sheriff’s departments responded to a single-vehicle crash on County Road 300 North just west of County Road 300 West, which injured one individual. Preliminary investigation by Master Trooper Tom Hanks revealed …

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Classic Rock, Country and the premiere of a new Lincoln play in the lineup for the 2019 Lincoln Amphitheatre performance series

Lincoln City (Feb. 5, 2019) – The Lincoln Amphitheatre’s 2019 performance series will continue to feature a diverse lineup of performances highlighted by appearances by rock, pop, country, classical and family entertainment. Molly Hatchet, John Waite, Henry Lee Summer, Ben and Noel Haggard and sons of Country Music Hall of Fame …

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