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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 01:28 pm

Morgan County News

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11 hrs ago | The Times

Flooding main issue in commissioners meeting

While the Morgan County Administration Building received less than two inches of water in its basement during the June floods, that was enough to cause major problems.

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Times

Well Child Clinic donation

Martinsville Kiwanis Club President Michael Pratt and Vice President David Dunson present a $2,250 check in support of the Well Child Clinic to Laura Chastain, a register nurse at the Morgan County Department ...

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Times

Brooklyn Plan Commission recommends keeping the buffer zone

The Brooklyn Plan Commission has recommended to the town council that its buffer zone be retained.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, IN

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Times

Fireworks, music, pet parade to light up county

Morgan County residents planning on staying home to enjoy the Independence Day holiday weekend will find several Fourth of July-related activities in the county.

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Related Topix: Paragon, IN, Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Brooklyn, IN, Mooresville, IN

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Times

Family finds new beginning in friend's former home

Camden Myers sits quietly, peacefully in her living room. You would hardly notice she is there, save for the occasional glance and smile.

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN

The Times

Robber hits People's State Bank in Paragon

A little after 10 a.m. Monday a man walked into the People's State Bank on Ind. 67 in Paragon and demanded money.

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Related Topix: Paragon, IN

The Times

Increase in gas prices causing decline in school trips

Rising gasoline prices are forcing school districts in Morgan County to consider alternative ways to relieve the financial strain that results from higher prices at the pump.

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Related Topix: Indianapolis Metro, Martinsville, IN, Mooresville, IN, Education Etc.

The Times

Give a dog a bone

Martinsville area resident Morgan Stroder, a student at Centerton Elementary School, has always had a fondness for animals.

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Times

Trial for man accused in April 2007 kidnapping, armed robbery to start July 7

Morgan County Circuit Court Judge Pro Tem Brian H. Williams said the problems of evidence in the kidnapping case against Todd Dunn could have been avoided if prosecutors in Morgan and Crawford counties had ...

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Related Topix: Crawford County, IN

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Times

Postponed auction benefits Relay for Life

TOP: Morgan County Relay for Life chairman Dave Nash reads a poem that starts the luminary ceremony Saturday morning at the Regional Cancer Center in Martinsville to close the annual Chair and Basket Auction, a ...

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN

Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Times

Laying out the plans

Representatives of Martinsville, Mooresville and Morgan County gathered Thursday evening at the Morgan County Fairgrounds to kick off work on planning for the projected arrival of Interstate 69 in the county.

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Related Topix: Mooresville, IN, Martinsville, IN

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Times

Economic development plan update

As the steering committee for the Martinsville Economic Development Plan, we want to review where we are in the planning process.

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN, Opinion

Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Times

IU opens housing to Martinsville flood victims

Ellen Hacker has been a secretary at Willkie Quad at Indiana University for six years.

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Related Topix: Weather, Martinsville, IN, Bloomington Metro

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Times

Briefs -- June 21, 2008

This year, the Mooresville Park & Recreation District will host the Civil War Reenactment, "Civil War Days & Battle" on Sept.

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Related Topix: Camby, IN, Mooresville, IN

Thu Jun 19, 2008

The Times

Catering service steps up to flood victims' plates

The Water to Wine Catering and Festivals business that just opened on Ind. 142 in May had more than its work cut out for the owners on June 7. That was during last weekend, when rain came down in bucket loads ...

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Related Topix: Paragon, IN, Martinsville, IN

Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Times

Flood recalls 1913 disaster

The recent flood was strikingly similar in the amount of damage caused by the flood of March 1913, but the similarity stops there.

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Related Topix: Paragon, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Metro, Martinsville, IN

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The Times

Dog quarantined after allegedly biting girl

An alleged dog bite by a four-year-old boxer during Morgantown's Memorial Day Parade on May 18 resulted in misdemeanor charges of harboring a non-immunized dog.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Martinsville, IN, Morgantown, IN

Mon Jun 09, 2008

The Times

Cleanup, rebuilding begins in Morgan County

The weekend flooding in Morgan County damaged 400 to 500 homes, leaving hundreds of residents with short-term and long-term problems, although there were no reports of anyone suffering injuries directly related ...

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Related Topix: Mooresville, IN, Weather, Martinsville, IN

The Times

1 dead, 1 missing in Indiana flooding

Flash floods that hit south-central Indiana left residents wondering how they were going clean up the mess, even as those farther south braced for new flooding brought by floodwaters rushing toward the Ohio ...

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Related Topix: Martinsville, IN, Bartholomew County, IN, Seymour, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Metro

Sat Jun 07, 2008

The Associated Press

Heavy rains inundate central Indiana, forcing evacuations

Floodwaters forced countless residents from their homes, breached dams and closed portions of major highways, yet officials said the worst could still come as rivers continued to swell in south-central Indiana.

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Related Topix: Paragon, IN, Johnson County, IN, Nineveh, IN, Franklin, IN, Terre Haute, IN

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