Milroy News

The Rush County Commissioners met Monday for the final time of 2009 and wrapped up what they called a difficult but successful year.

The boys' party will begin at 9 a.m. and the girls' party will begin at noon. Open to all children ages 5 to 19; club membership not required.

Bring friends and family. Open to anyone regardless of where you are being treated.

This map shows the proposed district lines for Rush County Schools. A vote on the changes is expected at the February meeting of the local school board.

There will be a $10 gift exchange and the donation for the pantry this month is a free will offering.

To be discussed: realignment of school boundaries and realignment of RES into two separate schools.

School supplies come with 'Obama' logo >> Posted By BronxBomber 11 hours, 25 minutes ago in Business & Finance > Pencils and notebooks resembling President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign ads have been sold in at least one Columbia school and other public schools, causing the company that distributes the materials to travel around the state yanking ...

Pencils and notebooks resembling President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign ads have been sold in at least one Columbia school and other public schools, causing the company that distributes the materials to travel around the state yanking the supplies out of machines.

Several years ago when I first had an exchange student come and stay with us I would never have foreseen just how things would work out.

During the early morning hours of Nov. 11 a drug sweep by local, county and state law enforcement officers resulted in multiple arrests throughout Rush County.

Twelve members of the Milroy Research Literary Club met at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the home of Joan Lines.

Bring friends and family. Open to anyone regardless of where you are being treated.

Admission will be $1. Nearly 50 vendors, which will include craft vendors and various home consultants and businesses will be participating.

Contrary to somewhat popular belief, there was more to the building of new schools than simply supporting area education.

Milroy resident Don Jarman served the community as the Rushville Animal Control officer for 18 months.

A nearly year long, multi-departmental investigation into illegal drug activity in Rush County resulted in multiple arrests Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

With three meetings remaining this year, Rush County Commissioners Tom Barnes, Marvin Cole and Ken Masters met Monday and handled a variety of issues.

A field fire was reported shortly after noon Sunday east of Base Road on CR 350S.

Doris Richey will present the program. n The Memory Crafters club will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Main Street Christian Church.

Pfc. Jacob Lyerla, 19, of Milroy, will spend his rapidly approaching birthday in the hospital, recovering from injuries he suffered from head to toe when a roadside bomb exploded near his patrol in Afghanistan.