PEKIN, IND.  — Thursday, November 27, 2025: Indiana State Police detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Juan Antonio Gutierrez of Pekin.    Around 1:30 Thursday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department responded to a shooting on the 9000 block of Bush Road near Pekin, Indiana.  When officers arrived, they found Juan Gutierrez had been shot with a handgun and was unresp

Jerame Jan Hall Indiana State Police arrested a Washington County man Monday, April 28, 2025, on child pornography charges, following a...

West Washington School Logo The West Washington Lady Senators secured the Washington County championship last Thursday after a...

West Washington school logo The West Washington Senator baseball team is on a roll, recording three straight shutouts. They started this...

Photo credit: Wix The girls softball season for Washington County has returned. After a winter that felt like it would never end and...

The Washington County Commissioner’s appointed Democrat Logan Davidson, who lives in Gibson Township to serve on the Washington County...

Amos Publishing, LLC who produces The Scott County Herald, The Clark County Herald, The Washington County Herald and The Outlook -...

The Washington County Community Foundation will be accepting applications for the Jinny Scifres Scholarship. The scholarship is for any...

HERBERT J. “HERBIE” MAUCK JR., a devoted family man, proud veteran, and outdoors enthusiast, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025 at the...