Jennings County News

GREENSBURG, Ind. - The Greensburg Police Department responded to a report of an injured male on Interstate 74, near the 132-mile marker, just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Witnesses advised Decatur County Communications that the man had jumped off the overpass.

VERNON, Ind. — The Jennings County community is invited to come together for a day of movement, wellness, and connection at the "Vernon Moves: Fitness and Community Healthfest," taking place on Saturday, May 16, at the Vawter Recreation Center in Vernon.

SEYMOUR, Ind. - Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractor Milestone Contractors, L.P., is scheduled to reduce U.S. 50 to one lane east of U.S. 31 in Seymour beginning on or after Wednesday, April 15.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. - The North Vernon Police Department responded to the area of 7th Street and Hoosier Street at 6:15 p.m. on April 10 for a reported domestic battery in progress. A caller reported a male striking a female inside a moving vehicle.

GENEVA TOWNSHIP, Ind. - Deputies with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and firefighters from the Scipio-Geneva Township Fire Department were dispatched Monday afternoon to the 1300 Block of Magnolia Place in reference to a residential fire.     

NORTH VERNON, Ind. The North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) has charged a local woman with driving while intoxicated following a crash on U.S. 50 on Thursday, April 9.

GENEVA TOWNSHIP, Ind. - Scipio-Geneva Fire Rescue, the Jennings County Sheriff's Office (JCSO), and Jennings County EMS were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of Honeylocust Place in Country Squire Lakes at around 3 p.m. on Sunday. Initial reports indicated a male occupant was still inside the residence.   

SEYMOUR, Ind. - Seymour Main Street presents "Crossroads Acoustic Fest," a boutique music festival with world-class musicians and intimate performances in downtown Seymour on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25.

INDIANAPOLIS - Youhuang Xiang (“Xiang”), 32, formerly a post-doctoral researcher at Indiana University and a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, has been sentenced to more than four months in prison, a $500 fine, and one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to smuggling biologic materials into the United States from China.