Stories from Sunday, April 3, 2011

A rural Worthington man was hospitalized following a Friday evening wreck on County Road 700N, west of County Road 800W. Indiana State Police Master Trooper Jon Yung said John George Bauch, 36, 4890 W. Terre Haute road was traveled west on County Road 700 N (West Terre Haute Road) in 2001 Ford sedan about 6:05 p.m. at a high rate of speed and swerved to avoid a deer in the roadway...

District 62 State Representative Matt Ubelhor (R-Bloomfield) told the Linton Civitan Club members on Saturday morning that much work needs to be done on equalizing the state's funding formula in a fairer manner for local school districts. Ubelhor, who was the invited guest for the breakfast meeting at Stoll's Country Inn, said he's not backing down in his stand favoring the education reform package backed by Gov. Mitch Daniels and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett.