Articles tagged as: Harrison County
August 19, 2022
USDA awards $2.7M to help farmers make cleaner streams for endangered hellbender salamanders
The hellbender is the largest salamander in the U.S., known for the wrinkly skin on its sides. Because it gets oxygen to breathe directly from the water, its very sensitive to pollution like runoff from farm fields.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2019
Southern Indiana REMC Gets $15.5M Federal Loan For Upgrades
The loan is among $181 million in financing the USDA is making to upgrade rural electric systems in 10 states.
Read MoreMay 14, 2019
Inspection Coming To Ohio River Bridge At Mauckport
The Indiana Department of Transportation says the inspection depends on the weather and is scheduled May 20-23 on the Matthew E. Welsh Bridge.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2018
Weather Service Confirms 4 Tornadoes Hit Indiana Friday
An EF-1 tornado with winds of 100 mph touched down Friday in central Indiana's Madison County, destroying a barn and damaging trees.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2017
Indiana Law Enforcement Agencies Receive Body Armor Funds
Law enforcement agencies in the cities of Franklin, Jeffersonville, Lawrenceburg and East Chicago and Harrison County each received more than $11,000 in funding.
Read MoreJune 7, 2017
Holcomb Seeks Federal Disaster Loans For 9 Counties
The governor is asking the U.S. Small Business Administration for disaster loans that could help recovery from flooding that started in late May.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2016
Indiana Warns Elderly, Children Of Poor Air Quality
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued an ozone advisory for Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Scott, and Washington counties because of ozone levels that are forecast to be high.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2015
Southern Indiana Counties Leery Of Regional Initiative
Officials in Floyd and Harrison counties voted this week against joining the regional development authority proposed among five Indiana counties near Louisville, Kentucky.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2015
What New Lawsuit Means For Gay Rights, Religious Liberty
A law professor predicts a suit alleging a county employee was fired because she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples faces an uphill battle.
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