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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
HINDOSTAN FALLS— The new shelter house at Hindostan Falls is completed and officials are getting ready to cut the ribbon. Executive Director for the Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth Jessica Potts says the ribbon cutting is set for May 1 at 6 p.m.“I am excited to get the ribbon cut and get this out to the public for use. I am already fielding a lot of phone calls from people wanting to reserve it. That is something we are working through with DNR,” she said.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
LOOGOOTEE— People who visit the parks in Loogootee will be noticing that there is more technology available. The Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth had partnered with the Southern Indiana Development Commission to bring Wi-Fi to the city park. “I found a grant online and I forwarded it to SIDC.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
A Daviess County agricultural business is one of 17 Hoosier farm operations that have received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Marketing Service. The Produce Patch, headquartered near Plainville, will be one of 17 food operations in the state that will be sharing in $6.7 million in grants through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
The number of kids signing up for 4-H this year is on the rise. It’s a big year for Indiana as a whole with the number of people signing up for 4-H over the last four years increasing 27%. Daviess County Purdue Extension Youth Educator Wes Richardson says that right now the Daviess County enrollment appears to be about the same as the number of participants one year ago, but he expects that number to grow in the coming weeks. “We are growing, but we are not growing at 27%. That’s a lot,” he said.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Lindsay Owens |Washington Times-Herald
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThe Washington Community Concert Series will kick off Saturday night in the Washington High School auditorium with Ron Crites performing a tribute to the Possom George Jones. For more than 40 years, Crites has brought the sounds of the country legend to life.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
The Daviess County Family YMCA is about a lot of things, and for members young and not so young, the organization makes a lasting impression. “To me the Y is place for me to hang out with my friends. One of my favorite memories is when I was in kindergarten and had to go to the Y after school program and I didn’t know anybody there. During the bus ride a boy sat next to me and started talking. His name was Lucas and he was also going to the after school program.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
The Daviess County Friends for Animals is getting ready for one of its biggest fund raisers. The organization is preparing for an online auction. The auction will be held on the Friends for Animals Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DaviessCountyFriendsForAnimals) from June 1 to 7.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
With spring here, the Washington Parks Department is rolling out a special event to run all summer at the Commons in downtown. Washington Parks Department Superintendent Kip Kelley says starting this month, the city will be hosting a First Friday event on Main Street. “We are going to have an event the first Friday of every month with the exception of July. July 4, we have a celebration at the Eastside Park that falls on the first Friday,” said Kelley. “We are hosting a Grub, Brews and Grooves.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
The Center for Disease Control reports that as of March 11, 378 cases of measles have been reported in 17 states resulting in two deaths. The majority of the cases have been in unvaccinated children, and 17% have had symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization. Daviess County Health Department Administrator Kellie Streeter, says local officials are keeping an eye out for measles. “There is no doubt the numbers are growing nationwide, but there so far, no confirmed cases in Indiana.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Grant |Washington Times-Herald
The Daviess Community Hospital Board has authorized a project to keep the facility from being flooded. The board is giving the administration the go ahead to implement a plan that will stop the catastrophic flooding that has swept through the basement of the hospital twice in the last five years. “After the flood happened, we brought in an engineering firm to draw up specs to mitigate the flooding issues we have had,” said Daviess Community Hospital Board Chairman Deron Steiner.
