Apr 25, 2008 | The Times
Skillman to be Lincoln Day dinner speaker
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman is scheduled be the guest speaker at the annual Morgan County Lincoln Day dinner, which will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Monrovia Christian Church, 710 Gordon Road in Monrovia. via The Times
Columbine survivor turns tragedy into story of hope
“It's taking the messed up life and turning it into something special. That's what happened with Columbine. Tragedy turned into something good”
Craig Scott talked to more than 400 people at the Come See Ministries fundraiser dinner. via WANE-TV Fort Wayne
Sinus doctors use balloon technique
“There are four sets of sinuses”
Only 2,400 surgeons across the nation are trained to treat sinusitis with balloons. via Flyer Group
School board to discuss joint operating agreement
LIBERTY, Ind. -- The Union County-College Corner Joint School Board will discuss its joint operating agreement when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Room A-400. The fairness of the joint operating agreement ... via Palladium-Item
President Clinton Stumps for Hillary in Boonville, Jasper, Vincennes
Former President Bill Clinton spoke for almost an hour at Boonville High School's gym, the first of three campaign stops Thursday as he stumps for his wife Hillary in her bid to become the Democratic Nominee ... via TristateHomepage.com
“One of the basement walls has shifted”
By TJ HEMLINGER Staff writer The Columbia City Board of Works was briefed Friday morning on the status of the Hooper House on North Chauncey Street when Todd Zeiger, director of the northern office of Historic ... via The Post & Mail
UAW, American Axle chiefs meet, to resume talks today
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger and American Axle chief Richard Dauch met Monday in an effort to end a nearly 6-week-old strike at the auto parts maker. via WNDU-TV South Bend
Monroe Co. receives federal money to restore covered bridge
Bloomington - A $712,000 federal grant will help restore a historic covered bridge over a creek where Monroe County's last such structure burned down more than 30 years ago. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis
President Clinton's visit to Clinton moved to Friday
Hoosiers for Hillary today announced President Bill Clinton will return to Indiana on Thursday, April 10. via Tribune-Star
Bill Clinton To Make Indiana Campaign Stops Thursday
Former President Bill Clinton will make a four-stop campaign swing through Indiana on his wife's behalf Thursday, including an appearance in the small city of Clinton. via The Indy Channel
Community helps raise enough money for teen to get transplant
“We're really close to his family and we're trying to get him out to Seattle, get him healthy and living a normal life.”
The family of Michael Treinen informed a Seattle hospital Wednesday it has secured funds for a potentially life-saving procedure for the Noblesville teen. via WISH-TV Indianapolis
Poll shows tight primary race between Clinton, Obama
A new statewide poll says senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are running about even in their race to win Indiana's May 6th primary. via WFIE-TV Evansville
Victims identified in Pike County fatal
Update, 4:30pm: Pike County Sheriff's deputies say 46-year-old Kimberly Bush, of Carlisle, Indiana, went left of center around 1pm Tuesday on State Road 64 and hit a car head on. via WFIE-TV Evansville
Town Hall Tax Meeting Highlights Local Government Struggle
“If they want fire protection, police on the streets, local governments will have to raise the income tax”
They had questions, two lawmakers tried to provide answers. Republican State Representative Suzanne Crouch of Evansville and House Republican Leader Brian Bosma of Indianapolis held a town hall meeting on the ... via WEHT-TV Evansville
Senior Games create big economic impact
“The games were in Evansville but the location was a little out of the way for a lot of people. We launched a sports initiative three years ago . . . this is a continued growth market for us.”
County visitors bureau works to draw such events The Indiana Senior Games are expected to draw hundreds of athletes and their families to Carmel this summer, creating an economic stimulus for the city's hotels, ... via Carmel Star
State Loses Round in Huntington Dairy Farm Fight
A judge has rejected state officials' bid to prevent a Huntington County dairy farm with a history of manure spills from applying manure on nearby farmland. via WANE-TV Fort Wayne
State bars dairy with history of manure spills from operating
A dairy farm blamed for environmental problems is being sold to resolve several legal proceedings against it. via WLFI-TV West Lafayette
“That might be a little high, but there's structural damage, smoke damage, (and) water damage”
An Elwood factory will be shuttered for at least the next several days after fire erupted inside the business Tuesday morning. via Herald-Bulletin
Environmentalists: Questions unanswered on draft BP air permit
Environmental activists still have unanswered questions about a proposed air permit for BP's planned refinery expansion in Indiana. via WTHI-TV Terre Haute
Ind. students spend break working in Americus
“God may not always come when you call Him, but He's always on time”
A group of 55 students from Taylor University in Indiana helped repair the roof of a badly deteriorated home on Jefferson Street in Americus Saturday. via HeraldTribune.com