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Washington Times Herald
January 9, 2018
To test the ammunition produced at Charleston a large parcel of land north of Madison was acquired and became the Jefferson Proving Ground. Due to a large amount of unexplained shells, access to much of this area was deemed to be quite hazardous and large segments became off limits to the public.
Country 103.9 WRBI
December 30, 2017
Kenny was employed for the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison, Indiana, for 20 years and as a truck driver for Fisher & Arnold in Falmouth, Kentucky, for 7 years. He was a member of the Switzerland County Antique Tractors Club and a former member of the Vevay VFW Post #5396. Kenny resided in theÃÂ ...
Greensburg Daily News
December 13, 2017
The Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) calls upon volunteer birders and nature enthusiasts in Indiana to participate in Audubon's longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Volunteer birders of all skill levels are needed to count birds. The Big Oaks NWR count willÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
March 27, 2017
The male black bear was first spotted in southern Indiana last summer, and wildlife officials believe he spent his winter hibernating at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Jefferson and Ripley counties. Now, the bear appears to be on the move. According to the IndianaÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
November 3, 2016
(Jefferson County, Ind.) – A deer hunter had a unique experience when not a whitetail deer, but a black bear rambled up to the tree he was perched in. Alan Smithson, of Farmland, Indiana, was hunting at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge as part of a special permitted deer hunt. He was up in his tree standÃÂ ...
Greensburg Daily News
September 6, 2016
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge consists of approximately 50,000 acres of the former Jefferson Proving Ground located in Jennings, Ripley, and Jefferson Counties in southeastern Indiana. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides public use opportunities; such as huntingÃÂ ...
WTHR
August 9, 2016
The sighting is near the old Jefferson Proving Ground near North Vernon in southeast Indiana. The bear was first spotted near Corydon, then later near Pekin, nearly 70 miles from where it was seen this week. Conservation officers believe the bear swam across the Ohio River from Kentucky before movingÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
August 9, 2016
A Butlerville, Indiana resident claims to have captured this photo of a black bear in Jennings County. Photo provided. (Jennings County, Ind.) – A wandering black bear is still on the move in southeast Indiana – and he's getting closer to the Eagle Country 99.3 listening area. A resident of Butlerville, a townÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
July 6, 2016
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Explosions will be heard at the Jefferson Proving Ground the week of July 11-15. The Indiana Air National Guard will be detonating ordnance at the former military base turned wildlife preserve over the course of five days, says TSgt. David Tackett. The blasts will occur between 8:00ÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
July 30, 2015
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Explosions will be heard at and near the Jefferson Proving Ground August 3-7. The Indiana Air National Guard will be detonating ordnance at the former military base turned wildlife preserve over the course of five days, says TSgt. David Tackett. The blasts will occur between theÃÂ ...
Indiana Public Media
May 29, 2015
At the Jefferson Proving Ground in Southeastern Indiana, just north of Madison, about a dozen workers are taking a break from what looks like a typical road construction project. There are pickup trucks, a large yellow excavator truck, and some pipes stacked on wood pallets, but look down, scan the groundÃÂ ...
The Courier-Journal
December 3, 2014
After years of testing water and soil at the old Jefferson Proving Ground in Southern Indiana, the Army is seeking permission to end its federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission license — leaving an estimated 162,040 pounds of depleted uranium projectiles and thousands of unexploded artillery shells at theÃÂ ...
Greensburg Daily News
December 13, 2017
The Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) calls upon volunteer birders and nature enthusiasts in Indiana to participate in Audubon's longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Volunteer birders of all skill levels are needed to count birds. The Big Oaks NWR count willÃÂ ...
The Republic
September 29, 2017
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge consists of about 50,000 acres on the former Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) located in Jennings, Ripley ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
March 27, 2017
The male black bear was first spotted in southern Indiana last summer, and wildlife officials believe he spent his winter hibernating at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Jefferson and Ripley counties. Now, the bear appears to be on the move. According to the IndianaÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
November 3, 2016
(Jefferson County, Ind.) – A deer hunter had a unique experience when not a whitetail deer, but a black bear rambled up to the tree he was ...
Greensburg Daily News
September 6, 2016
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge consists of approximately 50,000 acres of the former Jefferson Proving Ground located in Jennings, Ripley, and Jefferson Counties in southeastern Indiana. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides public use opportunities; such as huntingÃÂ ...
WTHR
August 9, 2016
The sighting is near the old Jefferson Proving Ground near North Vernon in southeast Indiana. The bear was first spotted near Corydon, then ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
August 9, 2016
A Butlerville, Indiana resident claims to have captured this photo of a black bear in Jennings County. Photo provided. (Jennings County, Ind.)Â ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
July 6, 2016
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Explosions will be heard at the Jefferson Proving Ground the week of July 11-15. The Indiana Air National Guard will be ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
December 3, 2015
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Folks near the Jefferson Proving Ground can expect to hear and maybe even feel some explosions on Thursday, ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
October 9, 2015
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Residents who live near the Jefferson Proving Ground will likely hear some explosions next week. The Indiana Air National Guard will be detonating ordnance at the former military base turned wildlife preserve over the course of three days, says TSgt. David Tackett. The blasts willÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
July 30, 2015
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Explosions will be heard at and near the Jefferson Proving Ground August 3-7. The Indiana Air National Guard will be ...
Indiana Public Media
May 29, 2015
At the Jefferson Proving Ground in Southeastern Indiana, just north of Madison, about a dozen workers are taking a break from what looks like ...
The Courier-Journal
December 3, 2014
After years of testing water and soil at the old Jefferson Proving Ground in Southern Indiana, the Army is seeking permission to end its federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission license — leaving an estimated 162,040 pounds of depleted uranium projectiles and thousands of unexploded artillery shells at theÃÂ ...
The Courier-Journal
December 3, 2014
After years of testing water and soil at the old Jefferson Proving Ground in Southern Indiana, the Army is seeking permission to end its federal ...
Batesville Herald Tribune
December 31, 1999
Big Oaks NWR (www.fws.gov/refuge/big_oaks/) consists of 50,000 acres on the former Jefferson Proving Ground located in Jennings, Ripley, and Jefferson counties. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides public use opportunities, such as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation,ÃÂ ...
Greensburg Daily News
December 31, 1999
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) consists of approximately 50,000 acres on the former Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) located in ...
Batesville Herald Tribune
August 25, 2017
To find the office, travel south from Versailles on U.S. 421 for about 18 miles into the former Jefferson Proving Ground. Follow the brownÃÂ ...
Greensburg Daily News
August 25, 2017
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge consists of approximately 50,000 acres of the former Jefferson Proving Ground located in Jennings, Ripley,ÃÂ ...
Batesville Herald Tribune
August 21, 2017
To find the office, travel south from Versailles on U.S. 421 for about 18 miles into the former Jefferson Proving Ground. Follow the brownÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
March 27, 2017
... he spent his winter hibernating at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Jefferson and Ripley counties.
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
November 3, 2016
(Jefferson County, Ind.) – A deer hunter had a unique experience when not a whitetail deer, but a black bear rambled up to the tree he wasÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
September 16, 2016
The virus has been found in two pools of mosquitoes – the insect in which the illness travels – tested at the Jefferson Proving Ground inÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
August 9, 2016
A Butlerville, Indiana resident claims to have captured this photo of a black bear in Jennings County. Photo provided. (Jennings County, Ind.)ÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
July 6, 2016
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Explosions will be heard at the Jefferson Proving Ground the week of July 11-15. The Indiana Air National Guard will beÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
December 3, 2015
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Folks near the Jefferson Proving Ground can expect to hear and maybe even feel some explosions on Thursday,ÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
July 30, 2015
(Ripley County, Ind.) – Explosions will be heard at and near the Jefferson Proving Ground August 3-7. The Indiana Air National Guard will beÃÂ ...
Indiana Public Media
May 29, 2015
At the Jefferson Proving Ground in Southeastern Indiana, just north of Madison, about a dozen workers are taking a break from what looks likeÃÂ ...
The Courier-Journal
December 3, 2014
After years of testing water and soil at the old Jefferson Proving Ground in Southern Indiana, the Army is seeking permission to end its federalÃÂ ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
March 27, 2017
The male black bear was first spotted in southern Indiana last summer, and wildlife officials believe he spent his winter hibernating at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Jefferson and Ripley counties. Now, the bear ...
Country 103.9 WRBI
March 25, 2017
Barry was employed for the US Shoe Factory in Vevay, Indiana, from 1973 to 1974. He was later employed as a supervisor over refrigeration and air conditioning for the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison, Indiana, from 1974 to 1993. He later went to ...
Madison Courier
March 25, 2017
The Jefferson County Parks Board has announed its lottery for access to spring turkey hunting at the Western Wooded Parcel on the former Jefferson Proving Ground. The drawing will be held April 1. Four managed lottery hunts for wild turkey in the ...
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
February 14, 2017
The lone black bear went into hibernation at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Jefferson and Ripley counties earlier this winter.
Country 103.9 WRBI
February 13, 2017
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation announced plans for a small structure project scheduled for this spring on US 421 in Jefferson County near Jefferson Proving Ground. INDOT officials say they will be installing a pipe ...
Greensburg Daily News
February 3, 2017
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) consists of approximately 50,000 acres on the former Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) located in Jennings, Ripley, and Jefferson Counties in southeastern Indiana.
Batesville Herald Tribune
December 10, 2016
The refuger, located at 1661 W. JPG Niblo Road, Madison, consists of 50,000 acres on the former Jefferson Proving Ground located in Jennings, Ripley, and Jefferson counties in southeastern Indiana.
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
November 7, 2016
"Precious Memories Collection" is available now at Walmart. The project includes songs from Jackson's "Precious Memories" and "Precious Memories II" albums, as well as a couple of new originals titled "It's All About Him" and "That's The Way.
Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH
November 7, 2016
(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Southeast Indiana voters can catch live and local election results on Eagle Country 99.3 on Election Night.
Greensburg Daily News
November 4, 2016
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) consists of approximately 50,000 acres on the former Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) located in Jennings, Ripley, and Jefferson Counties in southeastern Indiana.
