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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
The Daviess County Council approved a hefty increase in funding for pauper attorneys in the Daviess Circuit Court. Just six months into the year Daviess Circuit Court Judge Greg Smith went before the council looking for an increase of $150,000 to cover pauper attorney fees for defendants in his court. Council President Marilyn McCullough says there are several reasons for the increase. “They have had more cases than expected this year,” she said.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
ELNORA—The finishing touches are being put on the Daviess County Fair that runs June 15 to June 21 in Elnora. Organizers say the show is set and ready starting with the annual parade through town on the opening Sunday. “We have everything set for a great fair,” said Daviess County Fair Vice-President Charlotte Evans. “We have added several new things, starting with day one. We have a lot of family fun things and things for the kids.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Lindsay Owens |Washington Times-Herald
A partnership between the City of Washington's WaterWorld and the Daviess County Family YMCA will give 60 county youth a chance to learn safety around water and basic swim skills. Daviess County Family YMCA Aquatics and Group Exercise Director Jessika Henning said the first session of swim and water safety lessons is already booked. Henning said registration opened last week for the first sessions and the 30 available spots were quickly filled.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Todd Lancaster |Washington Times-Herald
LOOGOOTEE —The Barr-Reeve Vikings softball team dropped the opening game of the Loogootee sectional against Orleans on Monday, 6-5. Although B-R posted 12 hits and made a valiant comeback in the bottom of the seventh, they were hurt by four errors and six unearned runs make what turned out for B-R that ended the year at 18-8. “Our kids know how to compete. They know how to compete in big moments and big times.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Mike Myers |Washington Times-Herald
North Daviess will enter sectional play on a high note after defeating county rival Washington 8-4 at Washington on Memorial Day. Washington (10-13) opened the scoring with a pair of first inning runs against ND starter Caleb Miller. John Chapman drove in Trey James with a one-out double to left, and Brody Clark, who had singled and then moved to third on Chapman’s double, scored when Ben Merold grounded out.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
It’s National Small Business Month, and the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce is inviting people to step up and support local businesses. “We are doing a $20 pledge where we encourage people to go out and spend $20 at a local small business that they have never shopped with before,” said Executive Director for the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce Joe Morris. “It can something a simple as buying a gift card.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Todd Lancaster |Washington Times-Herald
The Washington Hatchets opened the 31st Tom Miles Invitational with a solid Sullivan team on Saturday under perfect weather conditions at the Sports Complex. WHS downed Sullivan in the first game 15-5 and lost to Silver Creek, 21-2 in the afternoon game. Although the game had early shifts in momentum, and WHS was down 4-1 at one point, WHS outscored Sullivan 14-1 the rest of the way for a 15-5 game in 4 1/12 innings.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Todd Lancaster |Washington Times-Herald
There are a few columns that tend to get recycled over the course of several years and always seem to make an appearance when things get a little slow. Class basketball conflict has drifted away, as the last people who participated in non-class basketball are nearly 45 and unless you spend time arguing with clouds on your porch, most people think it worked out pretty well. The NIL transfer portal debate may still have a little life in it for a few more years.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
Daviess County employees will apparently get a 3% pay raise next year. The Daviess County Council gave tentative approval to the increase following a recommendation from the county wage committee. President of the county council and wage committee member Marilyn McCullough says the decision came after discussions with department heads and elected officials. “We invited the department heads to come talk with the committee. There we get insight into each department.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Todd Lancaster |Washington Times-Herald
MONTGOMERY – The Barr-Reeve Viking golf team posted an impressive win in the 9-hole Blue Chip Preview on Thursday at Country Oaks. The match featured the teams that will also play an 18-hole match on Saturday for the conference and all-conference titles. B-R shot a 151, with everyone on the team shooting 40 or below. The match was won by Viking freshman Lincoln Miller with a -1, 35.
