Stories from Friday, June 15, 2012

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Three members the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds have chosen to participate in the 2012 Indiana Elite North vs. South All-Star Softball Challenge. The game will take place at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis, at 3 p.m. Saturday...

Jarule, a husky pit bull, and Brittany Wilson had an emotional reunion Friday morning outside the smoldering one-story home where her dad lived. The happy pooch stood tall on its paws reaching its neck up high so the girl could give the dog a big, long hug...

For a dollar a year, Bill Bedwell inadvertently bought himself a lot more criticism than he expected. Bedwell, who performs trailer inspections for the city of Linton, took on additional duties as building inspector for a dollar a year. That annual salary of one dollar comes in addition to the $25 per trailer fee he gets to inspect mobile homes...

The Family Life Center (FLC) will host a Backpack in the Park at Bloomfield Town Park on June 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help local students get set for the upcoming school year. The Bloomfield Backpack in the Park event will be the first of several throughout the county to collect school supplies for the annual Backpack Bonanza...

A citizens advocacy group formed to help save the White River Valley Worthington Elementary School from possible future closure has filed a formal complaint with Indiana Public Access Counselor citing violations of the Indiana Open Door Law. The complaint filed Thursday in Indianapolis by Save Our Schools (SOS) and signed by Mark Buckley, a Worthington area resident who heads up the group, cites that an executive session of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees conducted prior to a regular meeting May 24, 2012 did not give proper notification according to the Indiana Open Door law.. ...

Medicare: A moral obligation To the Editor: Over the past year, I've met with thousands of folks in all 19 counties of the 8th district, and the message was clear: Congress is not listening to Hoosiers. Hoosiers are angry that during these tough economic times, Congressman Bucshon would vote to end the Medicare guarantee, while giving more tax cuts to multimillionaires and companies that ship our jobs overseas...