Vernon is the only town in Indiana that continues to govern itself under a 19th-century charter. (Photo courtesy the Jennings County Historical Society) When the General Assembly incorporated ...

VERNON — The recently retired town clerk of Vernon said his last Town Meeting on Monday night was quite enjoyable. "I'm 68," said Tim Arsenault. "It's time to stop." Arsenault has also turned in his ...

This story was updated to correct when Mercy Flight began operation. The town of Vernon has donated $5,000 to Mercy Flight Central and President and CEO Jeff Bartkoski, spoke on the groups mission ...

When the General Assembly incorporated southeast Indiana’s town of Vernon in 1851, it granted the community sweeping authority to govern itself. Over the next century and a half, other towns in the ...