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Heritage Heights is under Boil Water Advisory
TAYLORSVILLE, Ind. – Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation (EBWC) reported a damaged water main on Wednesday afternoon at Heritage Heights Mobile Home Park, on U.S. 31 North, in Taylorsville. Once water was restored, EWBC issued a Boil Water Advisory for Heritage Heights through Friday at 4 p.m. During the Boil...
Morgan County ILEARN scores below state average
MORGAN COUNTY — In mid-July, the Indiana Department of Education released the scores for the Indiana Learning Evaluation and Readiness Network (ILEARN) test, as well as the results for the SAT exam. The former has been the state’s standardized test for grades 3-8 since 2019, testing proficiency in English/Language...
CFMC welcomes Jennifer O’Neal as new Grants & Community Liaison Manager
The Community Foundation of Morgan County is proud to announce the addition of Jennifer O’Neal to our team. Jennifer is coming aboard as our Grants and Community Liaison Manager. Jennifer is a 2015 Martinsville High School graduate and a 2019 Purdue graduate. Daughter of Dr. Mike O’Neal and educator Suzie Lipps, both of Martinsville, Jennifer moved to Austin, Texas, after majoring in Sales Management to pursue a career in sales with software giant, Dropbox. After 4 years in Austin, she returned home to Martinsville, took a sales job with Comcast, and got engaged to 2014 MHS graduate Mason Kutruff, now a pilot for American Airlines. When asked what attracted her to the position, her response was, “Working for the Community Foundation is an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. It aligns so well with my values, and it is rare to find a role with such potential for impact in the community that has done so much for me.” Join me in a warm welcome to Jennifer!
Clark-Pleasant leaders join Gov. Holcomb to sing HB 1104
WHITELAND, Ind. – Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation leaders stood alongside Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb at the Statehouse on Thursday for the signing of House Bill 1104. Superintendent Dr. Timothy Edsell, Clark-Pleasant Police Chief Chad Pryce, and Officer Shari Mullins were invited as guests of State Representative Michelle Davis. The...
City of Martinsville Begins Grant-Funded Tree Planting Program
The City of Martinsville, Indiana, will plant approximately 50 new trees annually as part of a multi-year street tree planting program funded by a grant from the non-profit Beautify Martinsville. This grant will allow the City of Martinsville to make trees available to property owners within the city limits and result in more than 200 trees being planted in the tree plots in front of local residences over the next five years. Funding includes the cost of the trees as well as delivery and labor costs associated with their installation.
City officials, employees get pay increase
MARTINSVILLE — It’s an election year, which means the usual question is often posed to the citizenry, “Is life better or worse than it was four years ago?”. For Martinsville’s elected and unelected officials, it’s a whole lot better after the city council approved a new salary ordinance at its meeting Monday night, adding another 4 percent or so to salaries from last year.
Brooklyn contends with decade-old tax error
BROOKLYN — After failing to file proper tax documents about a decade ago, the town of Brooklyn recently found out it’s on the hook for about $50,000 in penalties to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and more penalties may be coming. According to the town’s council president, Kristi...
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