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‘Happy retirement’ to two friends: Danny Moses and Jerry Rains

Goodbye and good luck to two friends of mine, who have recently retired from working in emergency services. I’ve known Danny Moses pretty much as long as I have been at the News Journal, which is close to 30 years. I first got to know Danny when he was a member of the Whitley...
Posted On 04 Aug 2023

Emergency declaration made after lengthy water outage in Whitley County

A water outage that affected several southern Whitley County communities resulted in Judge Executive Pat White, Jr. signing an emergency declaration Monday.

Moses sworn in as interim sheriff

There is officially a new sheriff in Whitley County as Danny Moses was sworn in Tuesday to replace Todd Shelley who retired. Moses is moving over from his position as Whitley County Emergency Management Director emphasizing that it is on an interim basis. “I’m taking it until the...

Officials urge caution, but say most major Whitley Co. roads are now navigable

Local officials said Tuesday that the area has rebounded from the ice and snow that blanketed the area beginning Monday. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Woman clinging to tree branch in Cumberland River rescued Tuesday

Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonas Saunders and Emergency Management Director Danny Moses led an effort Tuesday night to rescue a woman trapped on a tree branch in the swollen Cumberland River outside of Williamsburg. “He deserves just about all of the credit,” Moses said of...

Woodbine Search and Rescue searching for Meadow Creek Road resident

UPDATE: Officials have called off the search for a missing Meadow Creek after he was seen on surveillance video at a Woodbine area store. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the video showed Michael Broyles at the store sometime Wednesday night....