Apr 15 Health For Inmates, COVID-19 Fears Add Stress To Life Behind Bars As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, a Clark County jail inmate said every day he’s locked up seems like an unnecessary risk to his well-being. By Jacob Ryan Apr 15 Health COVID-19 Fears Add Stress To Life Behind Bars Jacob Ryan
Mar 19 Local News Greater Clark Schools Starts Superintendent Search Indiana’s Greater Clark County Schools board is starting the search for a new superintendent. It was a difficult board decision last year not renew current superintendent Stephen Daeschner’s contract, despite a rise in student achievement. Daeschner is being paid $225,000 a year while the district is trying to cut nearly $4 million from its budget. […] By Devin Katayama Mar 19 Local News Greater Clark Schools Starts Superintendent Search Devin Katayama
Mar 7 Local News Indiana’s West Clark Schools to Decide New Location for Henryville Students Indiana’s West Clark Community Schools board will likely decide Thursday where over 1,000 Henryville students will attend class following last week’s tornado that heavily damaged the city’s elementary and high schools. But it may still be a while before the students are back in school, said assistant superintendent John Reed. The board has been taking […] By Devin Katayama Mar 7 Local News Indiana’s West Clark Schools to Decide New Location for Henryville Students Devin Katayama
Nov 30 Local News Greater Clark County Schools Continues Discussions About Superintendent’s Future The Greater Clark County School Corporation Board of School Trustees has offered Superintendent Stephen Daeschner the chance to remain at his current position, but with lower pay. The board met Tuesday night to discuss options for Daeschner’s future with the district. His current salary is $225,000, but that will need to be cut to help […] By Devin Katayama Nov 30 Local News Greater Clark County Schools Continues Discussions About Superintendent’s Future Devin Katayama
Oct 25 Local News Southern Indiana School Districts Struggle to Balance Budgets Southern Indiana school districts are trying to figure out how to balance their budgets before the end of the year. Some districts are outsourcing, while others are consolidating. The Greater Clark County Schools district is considering closing Maple Elementary School in Jeffersonville. A public hearing on closing the school will be scheduled early next month. […] By Devin Katayama Oct 25 Local News Southern Indiana School Districts Struggle to Balance Budgets Devin Katayama
Oct 11 Local News Clark County Council Passes Budget, But Waits For Approval The Clark County, Indiana council has passed a $14.5 million budget for next year. It includes funds the panel hopes to win in a lawsuit. The county has struggled since cutting property tax rates around 25 percent in 2007 to relieve burdens on residents. Officials contend the decision to cut taxes was the result of […] By Devin Katayama Oct 11 Local News Clark County Council Passes Budget, But Waits For Approval Devin Katayama
Aug 19 Local News Greater Clark County Schools Still Has Work To Do Greater Clark County School students began classes this week with its No Child Left Behind goals met and all elementary schools making adequate yearly progress. But the district still has a lot of work to do, said Superintendent Stephen Daeschner. Last year’s ACT results were released this week. Unlike Kentucky, Indiana does not require all […] By Devin Katayama Aug 19 Local News Greater Clark County Schools Still Has Work To Do Devin Katayama
Aug 15 Local News Clark County Departments Are Slow to Respond The deadline for Clark County, Indiana departments to respond to how they will stay within budget was Friday. And not every department turned in a written response to the county auditor’s office. When County Attorney Greg Fifer sent an internal memo asking for the commissioners to deny any request to pay bills or payroll, the […] By Devin Katayama Aug 15 Local News Clark County Departments Are Slow to Respond Devin Katayama
Aug 9 Local News Clark County Departments Will Make Reports Friday The Clark County Council passed a measure on Monday requesting that departments report by Friday how they will stay within their budgets for the remainder of the year. “People are going to have to make some tough decisions right now and, as the county council, we’re trying to prod them along,” said Council President Kevin […] By Devin Katayama Aug 9 Local News Clark County Departments Will Make Reports Friday Devin Katayama
Aug 5 Local News Clark County Commissioners Defer to Council Clark County, Indiana is relying on a lawsuit to help close its $1.2 million budget deficit. The council will decide on Monday how it wants to save the county from default. Clark County cut property tax 25 percent in 2007 when the county had a budget surplus. Now, it’s filed suit to ask for around […] By Devin Katayama Aug 5 Local News Clark County Commissioners Defer to Council Devin Katayama
Aug 4 Local News Mental Health Training For Clark County Police Clark County police officers are being trained in a new crisis intervention program. The training will help the officers make the appropriate decision for someone they believe to have a mental illness. “That officer will now know that we’re going to take him to the hospital first for an evaluation because this may not be […] By Devin Katayama Aug 4 Local News Mental Health Training For Clark County Police Devin Katayama
Aug 3 Local News Indiana’s Clark County Faces Possible Layoffs Clark County, Indiana continues to struggle with a $1.2 million dollar deficit. Now, the council must decide on Monday how to prevent layoffs to municipal employees. Clark County Attorney Greg Fifer sent an internal memo on Tuesday asking for the commissioners to deny any request to pay claims or payroll at their Thursday meeting because […] By Devin Katayama Aug 3 Local News Indiana’s Clark County Faces Possible Layoffs Devin Katayama
Jul 29 Local News Clark County Begins Sampling for West Nile Virus Clark County will begin regularly-scheduled sampling next week as two Indiana counties have found mosquitoes with West Nile Virus this year. Clark County hasn’t been collecting regular samples due to budget cuts, said Doug Bentfield, a registered environmental health specialist with the county. “I can say that our complaints are pretty constant, so we have […] By Devin Katayama Jul 29 Local News Clark County Begins Sampling for West Nile Virus Devin Katayama
Jul 12 Local News Southern Indiana Schools Show Improvement on ISTEP+ Scores Test scores for Indiana schools in the 2010-2011 school year were released today, and the pass rates in Southern Indiana showed improvements. New Albany-Floyd County showed a thirteen percent increase over the past two years, while Greater Clark Schools saw a 17 percent increase over the same period. The state uses standardized test scores in […] By Dalton Main Jul 12 Local News Southern Indiana Schools Show Improvement on ISTEP+ Scores Dalton Main
Nov 3 Local News Absentee Voting is High in Indiana Officials say the number of people voting absentee in Indiana has been high in the weeks leading up to Election Day. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. According to the Indiana Secretary of State’s office, 6 percent of the state’s 4.5 million registered voters had submitted absentee ballots in person or by mail by last week. The […] By Elizabeth Kramer Nov 3 Local News Absentee Voting is High in Indiana Elizabeth Kramer