Articles by Melissa Jacobs

Clinton County public schools, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Community Schools of Frankfort, and Rossville Consolidated School District, continue to demonstrate that locally governed, community-anchored public education works. As traditional public-school corporations, we serve every student […]

In the original release below, the photos of the tortoises were mislabeled and have been corrected.  The top photo now depicts the Northern Spider Tortoise and the bottom photo now depicts the Egyptian Tortoise. (Indianapolis, […]

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Wednesday, November 12. For a […]

Indiana will have 100 FFA students competing at the 98th Annual National FFA Convention this week in a variety of Career Development Events and Leadership Development events. “It is always an exciting time of year […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is moving forward with its Charging the Crossroads initiative, a statewide effort to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure along Indiana’s interstates and highways. The program is funded through […]

On October 23, 2025, just before 11:00 p.m., Trooper Wiley was patrolling Interstate 65 near the 168-mile marker when he attempted to stop a 2012 GMC Sierra for traveling over 110 miles per hour in […]

Since the American Civil War, 40 million people have served in the armed forces, and only 3,547 have received a Medal of Honor. William Simon Harris is among those few. Harris enlisted in the Army […]

Registration is open for the Happy Little (Virtual) 5K, which the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation (INRF) will welcome back for the fourth year in 2026. In 2025, […]

The Capitol Police Section of the Indiana State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating two tortoises which were stolen from the Indianapolis Zoo earlier this month. According to investigators, the theft occurred […]

The Clinton County Republican Women’s Club will welcome Dr. Katie Jenner as the keynote speaker for The State of Education on Wednesday, November 6, from 8:30–10:00 AM at Arborwood, 100 Park Lane, Frankfort, IN. This […]