Kentucky is no stranger to natural disasters. Within in the first six months of 2025, the commonwealth has endured several ...

Local businesses Johnson & Co. Flooring and Gigi’s Salon were engulfed in flames on June 30, sending smoke across downtown ...

Items published in court news are public record. The News-Democrat publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in ...

Nancy Marie Stewart Howerton, age 81, of La Grange, KY, entered this life on June 5, 1944 in Toledo, OH. She was the loving daughter of the late Eddie Cesna ...

Azura Stevens scored 21 points and added 12 rebounds, Kelsey Plum added 20 points and the Los Angeles Sparks won at Indianapolis for the second time in ...

Brandon Kennedy has waited more than a decade for his chance to drive an Unlimited hydroplane but anticipation will turn into reality this weekend an on his boat's home course. Kennedy's debut as the ...

The City of North Vernon Fire Department took delivery of their “new” ladder truck Wednesday, June 25. The truck, a 2020, was purchased from the New Castle Fire Dept. because it didn’t fit their ...

Richard Thomas “Dickie” Rothert Jr., 73, of North Vernon, passed away at 2 a.m., on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 17th, 1951, in Seymour, IN, he was ...

A day of fun in the sun Tuesday, June 24, ended abruptly for one woman. Jessica Von Fange, 36, was at the North Vernon City Pool when a citizen in the area recognized her as a person having an active ...

Roger Smith (Doc) Boone, DVM, 89, of Sellersburg, Ind., passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Born on Oct. 1, 1935, in Hammond, Ind., he was the son of Laurence and Ethel Smith Boone.

The 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in Jefferson County through the Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County. The Lilly Endowment Community ...

North Vernon Park & Rec is offering a free golf clinic hosted by JCHS golf coaches, Adam Leach and Joe Kelley, will be held Monday, July 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Anne’s Golf Course. The clinic is ...