Martin County News

Jeff and Debbie Hagemeyer and Keith and Ruth Hoffman, all of Ferdinand, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Hoffman, to Damon Baker of Shoals.

Martin County Councilman John Stoll volunteered Monday night to be the council's representative on the county's advisory planning commission.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wilson of Montgomery and Harold Downham of Bedford, along with Judy Inman of Washington and Kenny Inman of Loogootee, would like to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Lacy Nicole Downham and Matthew James Inman.

Levander N. Barnes, 31, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Daviess Community Hospital.

The Loogootee City Council took the first step Monday night to buy a new street sweeper.

Matt and Glenda O'Connor, and Darrell Beasley, all of Odon, along with Daniel and Alicia Echavarria of Flagstaff, Ariz., are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children Jessica Marie Beasley to Nicholas Martin Echavarria.

Some area companies are cutting costs and laying off because of a slow economy. Martin County Highway workers are cutting hours because of lower taxes.

Last week the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates of county personal income and all the detail comprising those data.

The Martin County Council heard three proposals Monday to start developing the county and making it attractive for business.

A Bedford man is dead after a car crash in Loogootee yesterday. The Martin County Sheriff's Department says 40-year-old Rickie Jones of Bedford was pronounced dead at the scene, and two others were injured.

Daviess County released 48,908 pounds of toxic chemicals in 2007, according to a report relased last month by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Mayor Don Bowling told the city council Monday a meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the 4-H building to hear public comments about the proposed Interstate 69 comprehensive land use plan.

A Martin County couple faces a series of drug related charges after getting pulled over by police late Wednesday night.

Two people are behind bars on drug and child neglect charges in Martin County. State police tell 14 News that troopers and child protective services went to a home on Frogeye Lane in Shoals to conduct a home ...

State police from the Jasper District have a Martin County couple in custody, and a meth lab being dismantled.

A Loogootee man is in Martin County jail after being charged with 10 Class-A felony counts of child molestation.

A Loogootee man is behind bars and faces ten counts of child molestation. An investigation of Theron Gene Chilton was launched by Indiana State Police early last year.

One man is behind bars, charged with 10 counts of child molesting. Details in this case are sketchy, but we do know 39 year old Theron Chilton was arrested by Indiana State Police at his Loogootee home about ...

An early morning pursuit in Martin County on February 26, 2009, ended when the vehicle's tires were deflated by spike strips.

In Martin County, Jasper state troopers ended a chase with spike strips early this morning.