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Crews to start curbside storm debris pickup in Monroe County
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Recovery from late June storms takes a step forward starting Sunday in Monroe County. Local leaders have set dates and times for debris pickup. The June 25 storms in southern Indiana took a heavy toll on trees, damaging homes, businesses, and power lines. At the peak of the problems, more than […]
County middle schooler 1st in national history contest
Brown County Middle School student Aesop Birkemeier has been awarded first place in the Junior Division for his individual performance at the National History Day Contest in College Park, Md. Nearly 3,000 students from across the country presented history projects in five categories, performance, documentary, exhibit, paper and website. Each...
Youngest Monroe County GOP leader in history, Taylor Bryant, resigns
Taylor Bryant was an 18-year-old Indiana University freshman when she took the reins of Monroe County’s Republican Party, the youngest local party leader in history. Three years later, she’s stepping out of the role. She said it’s too expensive to live in the community where she grew up; and she’s moved out of the county and no longer is eligible to complete her 4-year term.
Monroe County property transfers: July 2
Property transfers filed at the Monroe County Assessor’s Office. Information includes property address, seller, buyer, sale price and date of sale. Names may reflect representatives of buyers and sellers. April 22. 5149 W. Hanks Crossing, Bloomington; Omshri Rajaravivarma of Bloomington sold to Michael and Camilla Wallace of Bloomington; $349,900;...
IUPD raised its base pay. Now Bloomington PD is lowest paying agency in Monroe County
Editor's note: This story has been updated with the proper spelling for city council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith. Bloomington Police Department (BPD) is now the lowest-paying police department in Monroe County, after the Indiana University Police Department raised its statewide base salary nearly $7,000 — an increase city officials worry will exacerbate the difficulty BPD already has with recruiting and retaining officers. ...
Accused of trying get jury list, Brown Co. commissioner pleads guilty to drunken driving
Brown County commissioners’ president Jerry Pittman has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge and received a one-year suspended jail sentence. Pittman, 75, is serving the last year of his second term on the rural county’s Board of Commissioners. He lost his bid for a third term when Tim J. Clark beat him by 89 votes in the May Republican primary.
Teacher's Warehouse needs 'muscles,' humane society and Drool in the Pool need workers
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Local News Headlines: July 2, 2024
Monroe County Government’s offices, including the Court, will be closed today. Jail employees, road deputies, and Highway workers are not affected by this closure. This is the second consecutive day with a similar closing. Yesterday the message sent out stated that it was due to unforseen circumstances. No further information regarding the reasoning nor the possibility of a prolonged closure have been provided.
UPDATE: Monroe County government offices may be closed days due to computer issues
Editor's note: This story was updated at 6 p.m. July 1 with more information. It may be several days before Monroe County government’s computer server will be back in commission. Local offices were closed Monday and will be again on Tuesday. County attorney Jeff Cockerill said the county technical services department is working on...
Used truck prices lower in weakened freight market; Class 8 sales slow for third month
COLUMBUS, Ind. – According to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks by ACT Research, the used Class 8 average retail sale price ebbed 1.5% lower month-over-month to $58,400 in May. “On a year-over-year basis, used retail prices were 15% lower,” said vice president at...
PFLUM FAMILY URGES WOULD-BE SEARCHERS TO STAY OFF JOHNSON PROPERTY
(Connersville, IN)--The family of Denise Pflum released a statement over the weekend after a Fayette County judge last week stopped their efforts to force the search of the property of Erika Johnson for Denise’s remains. The message indicates the Pflums will try another approach and urges the community to be patient until that happens. They are discouraging the efforts of some to organize a protest, saying that it will not sway the court’s position. They’re also asking that people not venture onto the Johnson property themselves in an effort to search. They say they have a team of search professionals waiting in the wings if and when a search is ever permitted.
New Albany City Council takes action to make Silver Creek dam safer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The same dam debate continued in New Albany, as city leaders look to address safety concerns at the Silver Creek Landing dam. In a unanimous vote, the common council moved to add signs and other safety measures warning people about the dangers of swimming in the creek to make the area safer — after 14-year-old Andre Edwards Jr. drowned in May.
EVSC School Board member convicted for allowing drug dealing at her bar
According to a report in the Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville school board member Amy Word was found guilty on Friday of maintaining a common nuisance after a three-day trial. The verdict was confirmed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson, Ellora Daily, shortly before 12:30 p.m. The trial took place in Sullivan County due to significant media coverage in Evansville.
Southern Indiana Garden Shop Set to Close Saying Business is ‘No Longer Sustainable’
In 2020, amid the global pandemic, what started as a "leap of faith" for one Evansville, Indiana area entrepreneur is reportedly coming to an close. In October of 2020, Kiwi's Garden Center opened its doors with a brick and mortar location just off the Lloyd Expressway, at 100 North First Avenue in Evansville. For almost four years now, they have sold both common and rare houseplants, along with gardening supplies and a whole host of unique gift ideas.
Milton's Peach, Sinclair, Evansville's Heiser help Team Wisconsin claim junior wrestling national championship
State wrestling championships weren’t enough for recent Milton High graduates Aeoden Sinclair and Tyson Peach and Danny Heiser of Evansville High School. All three played key parts in Team Wisconsin winning the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 22. Wisconsin, with Peach and Sinclair among a group of eight recent graduates headed to compete at the Division I level in college, was the top-seeded...
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