The Loogootee Times

A Small Town Newspaper With A Big Lion Heart

Month: February 2025

Duke Energy shares resources to help customers manage increased energy usage when temperatures drop

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Duke Energy is offering information on how customers can save energy and money through financial assistance, energy-saving programs and conservation tips. Ways to manage winter heating bills Duke Energy offers free programs and tools to help customers…

Soldiers killed in local train wreck during the Civil War are closer to being honored

Project lead Taylin Allen accepts a check for a $1200 grant from the Martin County Community Foundation The Martin County Historical Society would like to announce that we have reached a few goal post in our project to honor the…

Loogootee shooting victim now facing meth charges

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – A man who was shot earlier this month in Loogootee is now facing drug charges, according to authorities. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation and arrested Alexander Carlquist. He is accused of…

Loogootee Man Shot Inside His Residence Charged with Dealing Drugs

LOOGOOTEE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A man who was shot inside his residence, is now facing a level 2 felony after police allegedly found over 83 grams of methamphetamine inside, according to a Probable Cause Affidavit (PCA). Officials said, that on…

Six Arrested in Daviess County Drug Bust Investigation

A narcotics investigation conducted by Washington Police, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, and DEA Task Force resulted in the arrests of six people Tuesday, according to a report posted by WBBL Radio today. In the investigation, police seized about half…

Daviess County Arrests (02.19.25)

The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Loogootee man Tuesday on a warrant for Dealing in and Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia and Possession of a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance. 41-year-old Nathan Tyler Harmon is being held on $400,000…

Loogootee Public Library To Host Sensory Hour for Children

The Loogootee Public Library invites families to its Sensory Hour on February 24 at 3:30 PM. This program is designed to create a welcoming and inclusive space for children of all abilities. Sensory Hour offers a free-play environment where children…

Martin County & Daviess County Police Investigate Valentine’s Day Shooting

Published by the Martin County Police Department on their Facebook page: The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of February 14th, 2025. At 2:05 am, Daviess County Central Dispatch received a…

Loogootee City Council Holds Board of Works Meeting Hiring New Emergency Dispatcher

The Loogootee City Council met on Thursday, February 13 for a Board of Works Meeting that took place at the Loogootee Municipal Building. In attendance was Mayor Brian Ader, Dana Strange, Danny Clark, and the Police Chief of Loogootee Police…

Peggy A. Frye of Loogootee Passed Away at 78

Peggy A. (Eddy) Frye, aged 78, of Loogootee, Indiana, passed away peacefully at Poplar Care Nursing Center in Loogootee on February 12, 2025. Born on December 10, 1946, in Champaign, Illinois, she was the beloved daughter of the late Merton…