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Gloria Melvina Smedley, age 94, of Salem
Gloria Melvina Smedley, age 94, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at her residence. Born May 2, 1932, in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Margaret (Oliver) Roberts. Melvina was a stay-at-home mom for 18 years before entering the work force. She then…

Roberta Baldwin, age 74 of Salem
Roberta Baldwin, age 74 of Salem, Indiana passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, in Salem Crossing. Born March 4, 1952 in Rushville, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Gabe and Imogene (Flannery) Hankins. Roberta married Lonnie E. Baldwin, who passed away March 6,…

Judy Diane Burris, 74, of Pekin
Judy Diane Burris, 74, of Pekin, Indiana, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2026. Judy was born January 4, 1952, in Seymour, Indiana, to Elbert “Nick” Root and Beulah Root. She was a hardworking woman who loved her family deeply. She enjoyed reading, loved her cat Missy, and…

Richard Lee Hoyt, age 79, of Salem
Richard Lee Hoyt, age 79, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born September 23, 1946, in San Diego, California, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Shirley (Voyles) Hoyt. On November 28, 1969, he married Carolyn (Glasgow)…

Wendell Berry’s Immovable Faith
For most of his 92 years, Wendell Berry farmed his Lane’s Landing homestead in Henry County, Kentucky. The widely revered poet-farmer, who wrote passionately about rural American life and humans’ responsibility to care for the land, believed in practicing what he preached. Those…
City Council Meeting Agendas 9/8
The Jeffersonville City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 8, due to the holiday. A Special Meeting will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the regularly scheduled City Council meeting at 6 p.m. … The post City Council Meeting Agendas 9/8 first appeared on City of Jeffersonville .
Veterans Memorial Wall Ribbon Cutting
2026 Trick or Treat at Paroquet Springs
Warwick Park Closed
Warwick Park, with the exception of the pickleball courts, basketball courts, and restroom, is closed for renovation. Please do not pass through the construction fences. The park is scheduled to be closed until May of 2027.
Redevelopment
Second Street Water Main and Storm Sewer Work Scheduled Aug. 31–Sept. 8
Crews will ramp up work Tuesday, Sept. 1, on the water main and storm sewer along Second Street between Jackson Street and State Street. The work is scheduled to continue through Tuesday, Sept. 8, and will require periodic road closures and lane restrictions, most of which are…