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Ivy Tech commencement offers chance to tell many success stories
BLOOMINGTON — Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington awarded 824 associate degrees, certificates and technical cer ...
May 19, 2013

Students celebrate their mentors at Lunch Buddies event
MARTINSVILLE — Lunch Buddies had an end-of-the-year party to celebrate their volunteer mentors Friday at Faith Chu ...
May 19, 2013

Mooresville grad gets stint with Letterman show
MOORESVILLE — When Jacob Gabbard, 21, of Mooresville, got the nod for an internship on the “Late Show with D ...
May 19, 2013

Photos: Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival Parade
May 19, 2013

Bill Gillin’s life has revolved around sports, family
William “Bill” Gillin has had many roles in his 84 years of life. But the ones he has enjoyed most have been ...
May 19, 2013

ReadUp program makes big impact on students’ literacy skills
MARTINSVILLE — For the past two years, third-grade students in Indiana public schools have been required to pass t ...
May 19, 2013

Small districts lead IREAD-3 scores in Morgan County area
MARTINSVILLE — The Indiana Department of Education has posted results for IREAD-3 assessments, and the area’ ...
May 19, 2013

Concert on the Lawn forced indoors
Concert on the Lawn activities and concerts moved inside to Mooresville High School from the First Christian Church prop ...
May 19, 2013

Thunder in the Valley draws kart racers to Martinsville
The third annual “Thunder in the Valley” Martinsville Grand Prix has drawn kart racers to downtown Martinsvi ...
May 19, 2013

Death notices: May 17, 2013
A list of death notices reported to the R-T today: James Carroll Butcher, 77, of Bloomington, died Tuesday. Barbara Caro ...
May 18, 2013

Diabetic supplier could change in July
INDIANAPOLIS Q: I’ve been told that I will need to get my mail order diabetes supplies from a dif ...
May 18, 2013

Brooklyn town marshal leaving
BROOKLYN The Brooklyn Town Council on Wednesday accepted the resignation of town marshal Christopher He ...
May 18, 2013

School’s active shooter drill identifies problem with 911 routing
MOORESVILLE At 2:01 p.m., North Madison Elementary School Principal Stephanie McGaha called 911 from he ...
May 18, 2013

Relay for Life briefs -- May 18, 2013
ACS, IU Health offer free screenings American Cancer Society is partnering with IU Health Morgan Hospital to of ...
May 18, 2013

Dale Carnegie tips offered
MARTINSVILLE Greater Martinsville Chamber of Commerce luncheon attendees on Friday received tips on imp ...
May 18, 2013

City briefs -- May 18, 2013
City offices closed May 27 In observance of Memorial Day, Martinsville City Hall administrative offices, the wa ...
May 18, 2013

Buskirks rebuilding relationship
MARTINSVILLE When Jeffrey Brett Buskirk, Jeff Buskirk’s incarcerated son, heard his father was in ...
May 18, 2013

Buskirk's doing well after serious accident
MARTINSVILLE On a recent weekday, former Martinsville Police Department Capt. Jeff Buskirk could be see ...
May 18, 2013

Customer agency urges 812 area code ‘overlay’
INDIANAPOLIS A state agency that represents customers is recommending that a new area code in Southern ...
May 17, 2013

NHJ board approves partnership with Ivy Tech
TRAFALGAR The Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corp. Board unanimously on Tuesday approved a measu ...
May 17, 2013

Food distribution causes friction
MARTINSVILLE Three local food pantries split 11,330 pounds of food donated Saturday through the United ...
May 17, 2013

Artesians hire basketball coach
MARTINSVILLE The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville board unanimously approved hiring Kip Sta ...
May 17, 2013

Brothers charged with Mooresville arsons
Two brothers have each been charged with arson and three counts of criminal mischief in connection with several fires se ...
May 17, 2013

Town’s 100th parade to honor veterans
MORGANTOWN A year after the Civil War ended, troops from Morgantown honored the dead with a parade. Thi ...
May 17, 2013

Morgan County deaths
The deaths in Morgan County for the week ending May 11, according to the Morgan County Health Department: Duane Smith, 8 ...
May 17, 2013

Death notices: May 17, 2013
Deaths reported today: Jack Edward Lauderman, 72, Mooresville, died Wednesday. John L. “Jack” Peters, 78, Ma ...
May 17, 2013

School’s active shooter drill identifies problem with 911 routing
MOORESVILLE At 2:01 p.m., North Madison Elementary School Principal Stephanie McGaha called 911 from he ...
May 16, 2013

Area briefs — May 16, 2013
Schoolhouse quilters to meet Tuesday The Morgan County Schoolhouse Quilter’s Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. ...
May 16, 2013

Brooklyn town marshal leaving
BROOKLYN The Brooklyn Town Council on Wednesday accepted the resignation of town marshal Christopher He ...
May 16, 2013

Fair approves purchase of energy-saving lights
MARTINSVILLE Visitors to the 2013 Morgan County Fair will find the building and grounds are brighter. D ...
May 16, 2013

Park pavilion progressing
The work on a new park pavilion at the Martinsville Jimmy Nash City Park could be completed by July 4, said Mike Kirsch, ...
May 16, 2013

Zumba fundraiser to raise money for Relay
Licensed Zumba fitness instructors Heather Roberts, Jeana Hamilton, Trenna Dodge, and LaDonna Davies will lead a two-hou ...
May 16, 2013

Grandview yard sale to benefit Relay
The Grandview Guardian Angels Relay for Life team will have a yard sale all day May 24 at Grandview Health and Rehabilit ...
May 16, 2013

Commissioners to meet
The Morgan County Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Morgan County Administration Building, 180 S. Main ...
May 16, 2013

Death notices: May 16, 2013
Deaths reported today: Myrtle Marie Tout , 85, Martinsville, died Wednesday. Anna Woods, 75, Martinsville, died Jan. 13. ...
May 16, 2013

State unlikely to act on fed’s push for lower alcohol levels for driving
Federal officials are recommending that states reduce the amount of alcohol people can drink and still get behind the wh ...
May 15, 2013

Proposal would rezone 65 properties
MARTINSVILLE A handful of buffer zone property owners and members of the Martinsville Plan Commission heard explanations ...
May 15, 2013

Parents eye Carpe Diem charter school for county
MARTINSVILLE Some parents are hoping to bring a charter school to Morgan County, and an informational meeting Thursday n ...
May 15, 2013

Kiwanis Club honors Top 25
MARTINSVILLE It’s the time of year when moms, dads, aunts, uncles, administrators and friends offer graduating hig ...
May 15, 2013

Fiery crash closes Baltimore Road
The driver of a truck towing a flatbed trailer that ran off Baltimore Road Wednesday morning escaped injury, but his veh ...
May 15, 2013

Volunteers needed for Grand Prix
MARTINSVILLE Sixty volunteers are needed to work the gates for Saturday’s and Sunday’s Martinsville Grand Pr ...
May 15, 2013

Area briefs
Free pancake breakfast is Saturday Gospel Lighthouse Church, 340 N. Hoosier Street, Morgantown, is havi ...
May 15, 2013

Death notices: May 15, 2013
Deaths reported today: John D. Weaver Jr., 69, Indianapolis, died May 8. Check later for updates. ...
May 15, 2013

New law shifts remediation to high schools
INDIANAPOLIS Legislation signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence will require high schools throughout Indian ...
May 14, 2013

Prosecutor introduces new victims advocate
Cassie Mellady, a 2005 Martinsville High School graduate, was sworn in Monday by Morgan County Clerk Stephanie Elliott a ...
May 14, 2013

Area briefs — May 14, 2013
Indian Creek school board to meet The Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation board is scheduled to m ...
May 14, 2013

M-G schools retain interim superintendent for six months
MONROVIA The Monroe-Gregg School District board voted unanimously Monday to retain interim Superintende ...
May 14, 2013

TraderBakers to have farmers market
TraderBakers Flea Market will have a farmers market from 8:30 a.m. to noon starting May 25. The event will continue ever ...
May 14, 2013

Park approves $150,000 for playground
MARTINSVILLE A $150,000 expenditure to purchase playground equipment and install it for the Jimmy Nash ...
May 14, 2013

Morgantown to hold 100th vets parade
Morgantown will honor veterans at 2 p.m. Sunday. The parade will start at the intersection of East Washington Street and ...
May 14, 2013

Taking a pie for Relay
May 14, 2013

A farm experience
May 14, 2013

MSD of Martinsville school board to meet
The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville board is scheduled to meet Thursday at the administration building, 460 ...
May 14, 2013

Agape House Church hosts fundraiser for domestic violence group
Agape House Church, 689 S. Crawford St., Martinsville, is hosting a fundraiser for its domestic violence group, “S ...
May 14, 2013

Death notices: May 14, 2013
Deaths reported today: Robert W. Elliott, 89, Mooresville, died Tuesday. Check later for updates. ...
May 14, 2013

New State Teachers Association head ready to lead by example
The new president of the Indiana State Teachers Association has a challenge for legislators responsible for the fast and ...
May 13, 2013

Trustee, board member debate cemetery needs
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP The disputes between Washington Township board member Bob Bolin and Trustee Scott M ...
May 13, 2013

Township cemetery care in dispute
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP A dispute over one of the primary responsibilities of townships led to an angry exc ...
May 13, 2013

Relay for Life events — May 13, 2013
Squealers having Relay event There will be a Relay for Life fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Sque ...
May 13, 2013

Whitaker Baptist hosts yard, bake sale to benefit family
Whitaker Baptist Church, 3490 S. Lingle Road, Paragon, will host a fundraiser yard sale and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p ...
May 13, 2013

Today's death notices — May 13, 2013
A list of deaths reported to the R-T today: Jordan Brent Delp, 23, of Eminence, died Friday. Cl ...
May 13, 2013

Local JAG students place at state
MARTINSVILLE — When Sarah Vincent took over the Jobs for America’s Graduates program at Martinsville High Sc ...
May 12, 2013

INDOT taking steps to make up for I-69 damage
OWENSBURG — On a steep hillside behind an under-construction cabin and not far from the wide clear-cut swath that ...
May 12, 2013

Marian Poe: The art of living well
There are many paintings that hang in the home of Marian Poe. The Martinsville resident has painted most of them herself ...
May 12, 2013

Sound advice from experienced mothers
MOORESVILLE — After living in rentals that were not quite suitable for rearing young children, Lora F. Wyatt went ...
May 12, 2013

5K run/walk honors fallen heroes
MARTINSVILLE — Scott Fleener wore full firefighter’s gear as he walked his way to the finish line for the an ...
May 12, 2013

Ride benefits Indiana Guard families
May 12, 2013

Former Newby principal arrested for drunk driving
MARTINSVILLE Mitchell Fortune, who once headed up Newby Elementary, was arrested Friday for drunk driving. Fort ...
May 11, 2013

Today's death notices — May 11, 2013
Death notices reported today are: Zelbert B. Hawkins, 83, of Bedford, died Saturday. William W. Chapman Jr. 74, of Bedfo ...
May 11, 2013

Habitat riders come through county
Habitat riders come through county Right: Jimmy Stewart, left, and Joe Alexander, right, were the first of around 80 bic ...
May 11, 2013

Foxcliff North considers incorporation
FOXCLIFF A study is underway to determine whether it would be feasible for Foxcliff North to incorporat ...
May 11, 2013

Academic decathlon team places 30th
MARTINSVILLE The Martinsville High School academic decathlon team placed 15th in class II at the United ...
May 11, 2013

Citizens merges with Merchants
MOORESVILLE The parent company of Mooresville’s Citizens Bank announced Thursday that it is mergi ...
May 11, 2013

Vehicle drives into house
A Martinsville police officer surveys damage to the house at 590 Duo drive Wednesdsay after a truck driven by Julie Varn ...
May 10, 2013

Rotary club seeking host families
The Rotary Club of Martinsville is seeking host families for the 2013-14 school year. They are seeking three to four fam ...
May 10, 2013


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