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Mayor Green expects paving on South Main at some point this year
Salem Mayor Justin Green gave an update on the South Main Street and Poplar Street projects at the city council’s regular meeting Monday, Aug. 11.

George Browning | Staff Writer
Sep 62 min read


Commissioners re-award Community Crossings grant
After opting for local over lower when awarding the Community Crossings Matching Grant back in May, the Washington County Commissioners...

George Browning | Staff Writer
Jun 103 min read


Pekin Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Jerame Jan Hall Indiana State Police arrested a Washington County man Monday, April 28, 2025, on child pornography charges, following a...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Apr 301 min read


Washington County Man Arrested in Kentucky on Child Molestation Charges
Benjamin D. Turner Indiana State Police, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested a Washington County man in Louisville,...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Apr 301 min read


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

Perry Stainbrook | Sports Reporter
Apr 231 min read
Baseball starts after a rainy week
Adobe stock image April showers bring May flowers is the old adage. This past week was no exception as April started out with four...

Perry Stainbrook | Sports Reporter
Apr 232 min read
Lady Lions’ softball results
Photo credit: Salem Lady Lions facebook On April the 12th the Lady Lions softball team welcomed in county rival the West Washington Lady...

Perry Stainbrook | Sports Reporter
Apr 231 min read
Senator baseball round up
West Washington school logo The West Washington Senator baseball team is on a roll, recording three straight shutouts. They started this...

Perry Stainbrook | Sports Reporter
Apr 232 min read
Softball returns to Washington County
Photo credit: Wix The girls softball season for Washington County has returned. After a winter that felt like it would never end and...

Perry Stainbrook | Sports Reporter
Apr 233 min read
Commissioners appoint newmember to plan commission
The Washington County Commissioner’s appointed Democrat Logan Davidson, who lives in Gibson Township to serve on the Washington County...

George Browning | Staff Writer
Apr 235 min read


Obituaries for 4-23-25 - Clark-Scott and Washington Counties
Patricia F. Steele, 95, a beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished member of the Sellersburg community, peacefully departed this world...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Apr 2318 min read


“It’s a Heart Thing”: Walmart drivers roll into county for one very special little girl
On April 12, a convoy of compassion will roll through Washington County – and at the center of it all will be a beautiful, sweet, and...

Sharon Estep | Staff Writer
Apr 82 min read


Legality of plan commission tabled by commissioners again
by George Browning - Staff Writer The Plan commission was again a popular topic at the Washington County Commissioner’s regular meeting...

George Browning | Staff Writer
Apr 82 min read


Storms cause damage, leave many without power
Severe storms that moved through the area late Wednesday night and the early morning hours of Thursday last week caused a lot of damage...

George Browning | Staff Writer
Apr 81 min read
Storm destroys church, cemetery in Washington County
A severe storm moved through South Boston and out State Road 160 late Wednesday night last week and into the early morning hours...

George Browning | Staff Writer
Apr 81 min read


Scott-Clark-Washington County Herald Newspapers - Obituaries for 4-9-25
Roxie Fern Minns, 93, of Charlestown, IN, passed away on Fri., March 28, 2025, at Maple Manor Christian Home in Sellersburg, IN. She...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Apr 822 min read


Indiana State Police Investigating Pharmacy Burglary in Salem
Salem - Monday, April 7, 2025: Detectives and crime scene investigators from ISP-Sellersburg are investigating the burglary of an...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Apr 81 min read


The Scott, Clark and Washington County Herald Obituaries for April 2, 2025
Troy Allen Paswater, 59, of Austin, passed away at his home Wednesday, March 12, 2025. He was born July 23, 1965, in Scottsburg to...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Apr 323 min read
INDOT Warns Washington County Residents of Toll-Related Text Scam
Washington County, Indiana – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has issued a warning about a tolling-related text scam...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Mar 271 min read


MAYOR GREEN: Waterline Project Set to Begin April 1
Salem, Indiana (March 24, 2025) – The City of Salem is set to begin the next phase of its waterline replacement project on April 1, 2025,...
Marcus Amos | Editor-in-Chief
Mar 241 min read
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