Loogootee News

Jeff and Sarah Appel of Boonville announce the birth of their daughter, Makaelyn Elizabeth Appel.

Daniel and Ida Mae Swartzentruber's children and grandchildren are hosting an open house to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Providence Mennonite Church on U.S. 50 west of Montgomery.

The streets in Daviess County have been littered with outlaw vehicles, slowly holding up traffic in areas that some would call dangerous.

Rick Wuertz of Washington and Jean Wuertz of Shoals, along with Mike and Kay Summers of Loogootee, wish to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Daniell Maria Wuertz and Kirk Michael Summers, both of Loogootee.

Rachel and Gary Baker of Loogootee and Terry Westfall of Newburgh announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Grace Westfall, to Jon Daniel Swartzentruber of Loogootee.

Philip and Virginia Street, 102 Poplar St., Loogootee, will reach the milestone of their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday.

Jeff and Debbie Hagemeyer and Keith and Ruth Hoffman, all of Ferdinand, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Hoffman, to Damon Baker of Shoals.

Solar Sources, Inc.; P.O. Box 7; Petersburg, IN 47567, has filed an application for the Cannelburg Mine to renew the permit for another five years.

Martin County Councilman John Stoll volunteered Monday night to be the council's representative on the county's advisory planning commission.

One of two boys seriously burned April 18 in a fire accident in Scotland has passed away.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wilson of Montgomery and Harold Downham of Bedford, along with Judy Inman of Washington and Kenny Inman of Loogootee, would like to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Lacy Nicole Downham and Matthew James Inman.

Loogootee Junior/Senior High School will hold its commencement at 7 p.m. today at Jack Butcher Sports Arena.

Levander N. Barnes, 31, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Daviess Community Hospital.

Go to Indiana's Department of Education website and you can find lots of information including a high schools graduation rate for the past three years.

On or about June 12, 2009, the Town of Mont-gomery intends to apply to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a grant from the Office of Community and Rural Affair's CDBG Disas-ter Recovery Appropria-tion. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Barr-Reeve High School will have its 43rd commencement exercises at 2 p.m. Saturday in the high school gymnasium.

Five people were arrested Saturday on numerous drug-related charges after investigators received information regarding a possible methamphetamine lab located in Daviess County.

Matt and Glenda O'Connor, and Darrell Beasley, all of Odon, along with Daniel and Alicia Echavarria of Flagstaff, Ariz., are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children Jessica Marie Beasley to Nicholas Martin Echavarria.

The Loogootee City Council took the first step Monday night to buy a new street sweeper.

According to a press release from Washington Police Department Detective Trent McWilliams, an arrest was made at 10:01 a.m. on Saturday in connection to a bank robbery and an attempted bank robbery in Washington on Friday.