Force Construction was awarded a $4.4 million contract from the Indiana Department of Transportation to begin rehabbing a bridge on I-70 over the Flatrock River, 3 miles east of State Road 3 in Henry County. Crew will begin work on or after Friday, March 16. Contractors will be replacing the beams and deck on the […]
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Tax Time
A year ago I absolutely swore we wouldn’t be in this position, again. Yet, here we are, shuffling through stacks of invoices, searching for receipts and trying to update software on laptops that should have been replaced three years ago. Tax time is comparable to working cattle in that it typically doesn’t bring out the […]
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Sorry! 38 is One Lane Again!
It’s back to one lane traffic across the bridge in front of Nettle Creek Hardware on US 38. Workers began construction on the north side of the bridge a couple of weeks ago when the weather warmed up.
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IU East wins 2nd game in national basketball tournament
Supplied by Indiana University East MEN’S BASKETBALL: IU EAST 82, OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN 77 (2OT) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Jaylen McKay hitting a floating shot in the lane at the buzzer in the first overtime to keep the game alive, and the top-ranked Indiana University East men’s basketball survived and advanced at the NAIA Division II […]
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Meteorologist Focused On Goal At Young Age
By Millicent Martin Emery If her dad hadn’t raced cars, Lindsey Monroe might not be a meteorologist today. The 2007 Lincoln High School graduate became intrigued with practical applications of weather knowledge when she was young, thanks to her dad’s three-panel weather instrument that helped him track air pressure, humidity and temperature. As she learned […]
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Check out these local news tidbits from 100 years ago
This information came from the January 31, 1918, issue of the Cambridge City Tribune. WANTED – Two boys not going to school. Can use a few Girls. Steady employment. BEEBE GLOVE CO. FOR SALE – General Store in good live town. See A. G. Shafer, Dublin, Indiana. Glen Leibhardt, a native of Milton, for several […]
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Northeastern officials say alleged threat wasn’t credible
Editor’s note: This statement was issued March 7 by Northeastern school leaders. Northeastern Wayne School Corporation is aware of an allegation published on a social media platform that generally references a potential threat pertaining to a student of the School Corporation. Officials of the School Corporation were never directly contacted regarding this threat, nor was […]
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High school seniors, teachers honored
Editor’s note: Find a copy of this article with photos of honored students and teachers in our March 7 print edition. By Millicent Martin Emery Twenty-four area high school seniors and their teachers are among those receiving special recognition at the annual I-STAR banquet. The 33rd annual program, called Indiana Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition, honors eastern […]
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Centerville officials announce sewage overflow in Noland Fork Creek
TOWN OF CENTERVILLE, INDIANA The Town of Centerville is a combined sewer overflow (CSO) community; a combined sewer is a sewer that transports stormwater, domestic waste and industrial wastewater all in one pipe to be treated at the wastewater treatment plant. During periods of heavy rainfall or when snow is melting rapidly, a combined sewer […]
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New Water Lines Down Main Coming Mid-Spring
Between May and August of this year, the south side of Main Street between Washington and Perry will be in disrepair as new water lines will be installed. During last Tuesday’s town council meeting, Mr. Doug Kramer of Kramer and Associates of Richmond explained his companys plans for the improvement of Hagerstown’s aging infrastructure. Armed […]