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20 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tippecanoe County, May 1912, part 4

John Mugg and Everett Vawter were appointed to see to the new McMullen Road.A This was a free road, the first built under the 3 mile free road law.A The road was to connect North 9th Street to the new Davis Ferry Bridge.A On the other side of the new bridge, a new road was to be built to connect to Battle Ground.A The bridge replaced the Davis ... (more)

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Related Topix: Battle Ground, IN, Columbus, IN, Lafayette, IN

20 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tippecanoe County, May 1912, part 3

There was a report of trouble between two gypsy tribes near Monroe.A The father of a newlywed bride attempted, at gun point, to regain the girl or extort a price from the son-in-law.A When he could not retrieve her, he filed suit with the Clark's Hill Marshall.A The son-in-law and daughter filed suit with the Stockwell marshal who arrested the ... (more)

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20 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tippecanoe County, May 1912, part 5

City brewery workers won new working conditions and salary increases.A Inside workers agreed to an 8 hour day and a $1 a week raise.A Drivers agreed to a 9 hour day and also got a raise.A Negotiations lasted 2 weeks without any trouble.A Floods and union strikes elsewhere hit home when the Monon Shops announced that the work week would be shortened ... (more)

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Related Topix: Lafayette, IN

22 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tippecanoe County, May 1912, part 1

Both the Courier and Journal ran series of articles on the 2nd Annual 500 Mile Race at the speedway near Indianapolis.A Among the final 24 drivers was F.S. Deusenberg from Iowa entered his home made vehicle.A The prize purse was over $50,000, making it the highest pay for any sport.A The race was slated for 10 a.m. of Decoration Day, May 30.A ... (more)

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22 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tippecanoe County, May 1912, part 2

Dr. Roswell Park, in a speech to the AMA, declared that dead bodies could provide living tissues and organs to cure ailing patients.A He stated that people who died of injury could provide non-injured parts to as many as 50 patients.A There was also anA announcement from the AMA that a vaccine for tuberculosis was in the experimental stage.A It ... (more)

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Indianapolis, IN

Wed May 30, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

County Road 250 N to close again Thurs.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. - The Tippecanoe County Highway Department will be closing County Road 250 North between Klondike Road and County Road 400 West for a pipe replacement.

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WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Hundreds turn out for job fair

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hundreds of job seekers and employers turned out Wednesday for the 2012 Hoosier Job Fair at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Daniel Coats, West Lafayette, IN

Tue May 29, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

REMC: Power restored to residences

REMC said approximately 2,000 Tippecanoe County residences were without power Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Linden, IN

Mon May 28, 2012

Examiner.com

Indiana Soldiers Home, Tippecanoe County, May 2012

After the Civil War, many veterans with wounds and illnesses incurred during the war were left with little or no help.A Legislators argued about what could, or should be done.

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Related Topix: Indiana, West Lafayette, IN, Battle Ground, IN, Life, Veteran Affairs

Sat May 26, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Artists gather for annual art fair

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 94 artists from around the country gathered "Round the Fountain". The fountain at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in downtown Lafayette that is.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, IN

Fri May 25, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Burn ban, the holiday weekend, and you

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Indi. - The holiday weekend is here, along with extra dry conditions.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, IN

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Road work to cease through weekend

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation said there will be a road work moratorium beginning around noon Friday, May 25 until the morning of Tuesday, May 29.

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Thu May 24, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Voluntary burn ban for Tippecanoe Co.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. - The Indianapolis National Weather Service has issued a voluntary burn ban for Tippecanoe County, Carroll County and the Greater Lafayette area.

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Related Topix: Weather, Carroll County, IN

FOX59.com

Broad Ripple High School teacher accused of possessing child porn

A Broad Ripple High School math teacher was arrested at the school Thursday for allegedly possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: Hamilton County, IN

The Tribune

Critics: Ind. withholds mentally ill kids' care

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. - Indiana is treating its mentally ill children like criminals, locking them up in juvenile detention centers instead of providing the care they need, court officials claim.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Martinsville, IN, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Indiana

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Heat wave on way, are you ready?

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - With record heat on the way, health officials want to make sure you stay cool and stay out of the hospital.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, West Lafayette, IN, Heat Wave, Medicine, Nursing

Wed May 23, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Mining zoning permit request passes

TIPPECANOE CO., Ind. - A request for the Tippecanoe County Board of Zoning Appeals to permit peat mining passed unanimously Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, IN

The Indianapolis Star

Ex-Purdue associate dean get probation for shoplifting pumpkins, light bulbs

Former Purdue University associate dean Robert P. “Pablo” Malavenda has been spared incarceration for stealing pumpkins, light bulbs, smoke alarms and other household items from a local Walmart last October a petty crime that ultimately cost him his job.

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Related Topix: Prison, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Tue May 22, 2012

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

How Chicago crime affects Lafayette

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. - How often do you hear the crime blamed on Chicago? If you grew up in Indiana, probably at least once or twice.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, IN

TheIndyChannel

Woman Accused In Neglect Of Paralyzed Dependent

A Waynetown woman was arrested Tuesday on charges of neglect of a dependent which investigators suspect resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man who was paralyzed from the neck down.

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