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Upcoming and recent public meetings across Jackson County, Indiana, with verified times, locations, agendas, and streams when available.
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Jackson County Commissioners: The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a closed executive session at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Jackson County Historic Courthouse in Brownstown, Indiana. The notice states that the ses…
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The Seymour City Council is scheduled to meet October 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at George Green Council Chambers in Seymour City Hall. The agenda includes a public hearing on the Seymour Municipal Airport Authority’s proposed FY2027 budget, second readings for a…
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The Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety is scheduled to meet October 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at George Green Council Chambers in Seymour City Hall. The agenda lists consideration of a flow-meter quote from Strand and Associates and sewer-adjustment reques…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council is scheduled to meet September 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the George Green Council Chambers at Seymour City Hall. The agenda includes a public hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations and tax rates, consideratio…
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At its scheduled September 24, 2026 meeting, the Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety is expected to consider several event-related requests that could affect parking, traffic, and alley access, including a Halloween parade seeking police and fire-truck s…
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The supplied public record is an agenda for a Jackson County Commissioners joint executive session scheduled for September 16, 2026, but its only provided page contains no readable or listed matters for consideration. Accordingly, the Jackson County Commissio…
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The Seymour City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on September 14, 2026, concerning the proposed super voluntary annexation of 6693 N County Road 1000 E into Seymour, Indiana. The Seymour City Council is also scheduled to introduce an annexation…
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The Town of Medora approved its 2027 budget on first reading and passed an amended salary ordinance on first reading during its Sept. 14, 2026, meeting. Proposed pay changes include a $1,000 increase for the clerk-treasurer, a rise from $65,000 to $66,000 for…
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The Town of Medora approved its 2027 budget on first reading and advanced a salary ordinance with several proposed pay increases. The Town of Medora also approved hiring a local contractor for two hazardous tree removals, pending proof of insurance, and recei…
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The Town of Medora approved the 2027 budget and an amended salary ordinance on first readings during its September 14, 2026, meeting. The salary changes include a $1,000 increase for the clerk-treasurer, raising that salary to $32,000; a $1,000 increase for m…
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The Crothersville Community Schools School Board approved a salary adjustment bringing corporation treasurer Ellen Prince’s salary to $47,255, approved personnel changes, and authorized the Class of 2027’s four-day Orlando trip for March 22-25, 2027. The boar…
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Crothersville Community Schools’ September 14, 2026, meeting produced several personnel and student-program approvals. Crothersville Community Schools approved a four-day Orlando trip for the class of 2027, scheduled for March 22-25, 2027, with about 15 stude…
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The Medora Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees unanimously approved a $100,000 transfer from the Education Fund to the Operations Fund and reduced 2026 appropriations in three funds: Operations, Rainy Day, and Education. The Medora Community…
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At its scheduled September 10, 2026, 11:00 a.m. meeting in George Green Council Chambers at Seymour City Hall, the Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety is expected to consider temporary event-related requests, two mobile food truck license renewals, a tax…
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Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved payment of $1,956,070.40 in claims, payroll and payroll-related claims, including a $3,325 repair for a gas leak at Brownstown Central High School. Brownstown Central Community School Corporation also a…
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Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved payment of $1,956,070.40 in claims and payroll at its September meeting, including a $3,325 repair for a gas leak at the high school. Brownstown Central Community School Corporation also approved 22 fie…
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At its scheduled August 27, 2026 meeting, the Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety may consider several event-related requests, including recurring food-truck use of the Farmers Market Lot, a December 19 Christmas parade and fireworks event, a Southern In…
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The supplied record for Seymour Community Schools’ August 19, 2026, work session contains no readable substantive content beyond a page marker. It does not document votes, approvals, denials, spending, contracts, tax or fee changes, project or road impacts, d…
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Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved $1,697,829.52 in claims and payroll, including $68,422.70 for new middle-school lighting funded through general-obligation bond money and $35,155 for network access points. Brownstown Central Community…
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Town of Medora: The town board approved entering a three-year lease for parking at the former plastic factory, with the annual lease payment set at $100. The discussion also called for limits on stored equipment—generally one vehicle or one vehicle-and-traile…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council voted 5-1 to reject Ordinance No. 12 (Council Bill No. 30), defeating a request to rezone property at East U.S. Highway 50 for developer Becknell following extensive public opposition regarding traffic, noise, pr…
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At its August 10, 2026 meeting, the Medora Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees unanimously approved 2026-2027 operational bids for diesel fuel, bus maintenance, and bread and milk. The board also voted 5-0 to approve school lunch and athleti…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: During a special meeting on July 30, 2026, the Seymour Board of Public Works awarded a $1,186,681 contract to King's Trucking for the Burkart Blvd Sewer Extension Project. King's Trucking submitted the lowest of five…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: On July 23, 2026, the Seymour Board of Public Works approved the purchase of two new Mack trailers for the Transfer Station from Ruxer Ford at $86,900 each ($173,800 total). The Board also delegated authority to Mayor…
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Town of Medora: The Gore town board approved several operational measures at its July meeting, including a $5,000 animal-control line item for the 2017 budget, up to $200 for two police printers, and permission for the marshal to dispose of obsolete uniforms…
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Crothersville school board approved several personnel actions and a tax-credit resolution at its July 2026 meeting. Tory Henry was hired as a special-education teacher for $45,000 for the 2026-27 school year, while the board accepted the immediate resignation…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved adding signs for two existing handicap parking spaces on Walnut Street and advanced several ordinances. Ordinance 13 passed second reading unanimously, 4-0. A proposed rezoning at 11055 E. U.S. Highway 5…
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During its July 13, 2026 meeting, the Medora Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees unanimously approved administrative and classified salaries and rates, employee, student, and athletic handbooks, and personnel items. The board also approved t…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: At the July 9, 2026 meeting, the Seymour Board of Public Works approved an on-call Master Service Agreement with JQOL for engineering coverage, food truck renewals for Don Chuy Taqueria, a driveway cut on Murry Hill D…
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Seymour Community Schools held the first of two required public hearings on a preliminary proposal to issue bonds for major capital work. The proposal would fund renovations and replacement of roofs, HVAC systems, life-safety equipment, exterior building comp…
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Jackson County Public Library: The supplied public record contains only a page marker and no meeting text, votes, approvals, spending figures, tax or fee changes, project impacts, personnel actions, public-safety matters, deadlines, or next steps. No substant…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved on first reading a rezoning proposal for property at 11055 E. US 50 from residential to I-2 industrial with a restriction against junkyards. The council also held a closeout hearing for the $400,000 Owne…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: At its June 11, 2026 meeting, the Seymour Board of Public Works approved $293,816 for Hitachi transfer station equipment and authorized a contract with OCVApps for a city mobile application costing $15,175.40 in year…
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Town of Medora: The Medora Town Council approved several operational expenditures and personnel actions during its June 8 meeting. The board approved a new park-lighting proposal that would replace or add LED lights around the playground, ballfield and basket…
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Crothersville school board approved several items affecting the next school year, including continuation of Title I, high-ability and special-education programs; staff and extracurricular assignments; and a teacher’s move to third grade. The Title I program b…
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Seymour school board: The Seymour Community School Corp. board unanimously approved $1,279,089.61 in construction claims tied to the 2025 bond, awarded propane to Stewart L.P. Gas at $1.559 per gallon, and approved fuel purchases from Premier Companies at rac…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board unanimously approved $1,554,587.88 in claims, including $1,266,778.75 in payroll claims and $35,078.01 in Lunch Fund claims. It also approved a $2,871 emergency payment to Southern Roofing for roof-lea…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council unanimously approved a tax abatement for Fostech Inc. after accepting the company’s benefits statement for $1.55 million in new personal-property equipment and three additional jobs at 320 Myers St. The abatement…
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During its June 8, 2026 meeting, the Medora Community School Corporation Board of Trustees unanimously approved personnel items, claims and payroll, donations, and two service agreements, including one for Blind and Visually Impaired Services and a LEO Agreem…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: The Seymour Board of Public Works approved closing 3rd Street from Chestnut Street to the alley from Aug. 28 through Aug. 31 for the Seymour Museum Center’s annual gala. The board also approved the final invoices unde…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council advanced two ordinances on first reading and approved a fund transfer for a major transit-bus repair at its May 26, 2026, meeting. The council voted 5-0-1 to rezone about three acres at 5819 Schleter Road from RS…
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Town of Medora: Medora officials held a second public hearing on a proposed wastewater project and said the town will submit a $750,000 OCRA grant application, backed by a $625,000 local match, by June 5. The project would reduce inflow and infiltration in ag…
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Crothersville school board approved several personnel actions at its May 11, 2026 meeting, including eight summer custodial and maintenance hires, re-employment of the corporation’s non-certified staff for the 2026-27 school year, and Logan Oaks as a July sum…
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Seymour City Council: At its May 11, 2026, meeting, the Seymour City Council approved a $17,500 fund transfer for Flock public-safety cameras, accepted compliance filings from seven companies, and passed a rezoning on second reading for property at 6693 N. Co…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board unanimously approved a one-year bus-fuel and supply contract with Premier Companies for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Prices are $4.2178 per gallon for unleaded fuel, $5.9367 for diesel and $3.7…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board approved personnel items and authorized use of Christopher Psychological Services during its May 11, 2026 public meeting. Both measures passed unanimously, 5-0. The minutes do not identify the personnel involved,…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved a series of tax abatements covering roughly $165.7 million in announced investments by AISIN USA, Cummins, Walmart and Valeo. The largest was $105 million in Walmart qualified personal property, followed…
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Town of Medora: The Medora Town Board approved Jack Sanders as the town’s new marshal, with the appointment taking effect immediately. The meeting also set free trash collection for May 15-16, announced park-equipment and signage work, and outlined enforcemen…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board approved creating a grades 9-12 virtual-school option for the 2026-27 school year and applying to the Indiana Department of Education for a separate school number. The board also approved $1,503 in eme…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved a 10-year tax abatement for Spaceguard Products covering $375,000 in manufacturing and information-technology equipment. The council also authorized the city to apply for federal Section 5311/5339 fundin…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board unanimously approved a Bond/Preliminary Determination Resolution and an Additional Appropriation Resolution on April 13. The resolutions advance a bond-funded project and authorize the school to place bond proceed…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: Seymour’s Board of Public Works approved Dave O’Mara’s $22,000 bid to pave and sealcoat the Water Pollution Control parking lot, along with two contracts for the city’s 2026 Community Crossings Matching Grant roadwork…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved three measures on second reading March 23: a no-parking restriction on Brown Street between South Walnut and South Pine streets; additional Parks Department funding for concession operations; and a $90,0…
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Town of Medora: Jackson County trustees said a proposed fire-truck purchase was rejected and would not be put to a vote. They also discussed selling the former fire-department property, which was described as already sold to Alex Thompson Services, with the t…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: Seymour’s Board of Public Works approved a five-year, $455,930 purchase of a new Spillman server system for police, county sheriff and EMS operations, contingent on the county committing to pay half. The city and coun…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board unanimously approved two emergency allocations totaling $8,679.59, approved routine claims and payroll totaling $1,435,591.31, and approved Maria Anderson’s transfer from BES literacy cadre coach to BC…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council advanced three ordinances on first reading March 9, including an additional $90,000 for temporary Parks Department labor. The money is intended to staff park concession stands after the city decided to operate th…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board unanimously approved the summer school calendar and teachers, field trips to the Louisville Zoo and Seymour High School, and a facility request for an Old Time Basketball Game involving the Class of 1971. The boar…
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Jackson County Public Library: The supplied public record contains only a page marker and no meeting text, votes, approvals, denials, spending, contracts, tax or fee changes, project impacts, personnel actions, public-safety matters, deadlines, or next steps.…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: Seymour’s Board of Public Works approved a roughly $20,000 hourly on-call contract with Strand Associates to analyze leachate accepted by the city’s water pollution control department. The board also reported that onl…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board voted 4-0 on Feb. 25 to appoint Angie Keasler as corporation treasurer and approve her salary and benefits for 2026-2029. The minutes do not state the salary amount or other benefit details. They set the deputy tr…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council voted 7-0 on Feb. 23 to advance an ordinance creating an additional city fund for pool bond proceeds and reimbursements. The fund will be used to pay bills associated with the pool bond and deposit reimbursements…
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The Seymour Community Schools board unanimously appointed Dr. Charles Calhoun to serve as the interim member representing the Seymour City school board seat. Calhoun was the only applicant, and the appointment passed 6-0 at a special meeting on Feb. 19, 2026.…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: The Seymour Board of Public Works approved a change order costing about $81,000 for storm-sewer work at the ends of Jullian and Glenbrook drives, citing poor drainage in the area. The board also approved multiple spri…
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Town of Medora: The town council approved an $875 repair to the town cruiser’s transfer-case module, with officials expecting the vehicle to be ready in about a week. The council also approved Ordinance 2026-1, setting clearer payment and shutoff terms for wa…
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The Seymour Community Schools board unanimously approved four major construction contracts totaling $3,811,758: a $405,500 roof replacement at Jackson Elementary, a $338,329 roof replacement at Seymour High School and Seymour Intermediate, $896,400 for Seymou…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board voted unanimously on Feb. 9 to approve a bid for a new heating and air-conditioning unit at the administrative office, although the minutes do not state the winning bidder or project cost. The board also approved…
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Brownstown Township Trustee and Advisory Board: Brownstown Township’s advisory board approved Resolution 2026-5 on internal controls and approved the township’s 2025 annual financial report at its Feb. 2 meeting. The report will be signed, sent to the Tribune…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: Seymour’s Board of Public Works approved the purchase of two 2¾-ton, four-wheel-drive crew-cab trucks for the Water Pollution Control Department at just over $63,000 each, or more than $126,000 combined. The purchase…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council unanimously approved an ordinance banning parking on both sides of Miller Lane, from Southline Drive to the southernmost school drive, for two hours each day. The measure passed both first and second readings in…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board unanimously reorganized its leadership and approved several personnel and operational items at its Jan. 12, 2026, public meeting. Joe Campbell was named president, Darrell Persinger vice president and Ada Reynolds…
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: Seymour’s Board of Public Works approved a $7,030 change order for the Vital Farms project, authorized a six-month IT-services trial with Elevate, and increased transit tokens to $2. The board also approved several in…