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March 2007 Archive
The Versailles Republican - March
29, 2007
Crash on 421 near Rexville claims
life of one, badly injures two others
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff Writer
According to Indiana State Police, a 1998 green
Ford Explorer, driven by 21-year old Timothy
J. Halfhill of Taylor Mill, Kentucky was traveling
southbound on US 421 on the morning of Wednesday,
March 28 at around 8:10 a.m. when he lost control
on wet pavement. The vehicle slid sideways south
of CR 800S, leaving the roadway on the east
side. The Ford Explorer then jumped a ditch
and struck a telephone pole in the yard of 8055
S US 421.
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INDOT tells commissioners no
federal money available until 2014
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff Writer
The Ripley County
Commissioners met in regular session on Monday,
March 26. Commissioners Robert Reiners and Chuck
Folz plus County Attorney Neil Comer and County
Auditor, Mary Ann McCoy were present. Lawrence
Nickell was on vacation.
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Foreclosure
rate in Ripley County soars
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Cindy DiFazio,
Staff Writer
Up until the
late 1990s, the foreclosure rate in
Indiana was below the national rate. However,
since 2000 the number of foreclosures in
the Hoosier state has climbed precipitously,
attaining the dubious distinction of the
highest foreclosure rate in the country
in 2002. At that time, Indiana posted a
2.38% average while the national number
was less than half that at 1.15%.
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Osgood Journal - March
27, 2007
JCD, SR students named scholars
RCCF announces Lilly Endowment
Community Scholarship
recipients
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Two
Ripley County students have been named recipients
of full, four-year scholarships as the Ripley
County Community Foundation 2007 Lilly Endowment
Community Scholars.
Tyler Hensley and Leslie Brancamp will receive
full tuition to the Indiana College of their
choice and an $800 stipend for required books
and equipment.
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Family, friends mourn the
passing of community leader, Daren Baker
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Daren Baker, 79, a
tireless community servant who was affectionately
referred to as the Mayor of Milan, died
suddenly on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Christ
Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.
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Volz's Mountain Horses to show
at Hoosier Horse Fair
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Cindy
DiFazio, Staff Writer
Jason and Christi
Volz of Osgood, along with two-year old son,
Blake, and Jasons parents, John and
Theresa Volz, raise, breed and show Kentucky
Mountain Saddle Horses. They have 19 of the
horses on John and Theresas farm just
outside Osgood, and are expecting four foals
this spring.
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The Versailles Republican - March
22, 2007
Action may signal beginning
of grim findings
Bodies exhumed at Grandview
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff Writer
Chains, straps, wires, an earthmover and men
wearing HazMat suits tugged a stainless steel
casket out of a grave filled with water. A steady
stream poured from the coffin where the lid
joined the sides. A woman covered her mouth
and sobbed. It sounds like the description of
a scene from a horror film. Sadly, that is not
the case. This was a rescue mission.
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Six families affected by fire
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Wanda English
Burnett- Editor
Six families who
live in an apartment building at 305 N. Walnut
Street in Osgood, were affected by a fire that
started in a one-story portion of the building
on Monday afternoon, March 19.
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Principal
named at Milan
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Cindy DiFazio,
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees for the Milan Community
School Corporation met in regular session
on Monday, March 19. All members were present.
The February minutes were read and approved
unanimously.
The first order of business was to introduce
the new high school principal, Richard Healy.
Healy and his wife, Gail, are originally
from Mishawaka and are in the process of
moving to Milan. Superintendent Andrew Jackson
noted that Healy was hired following an
extensive process that included online assessments
and interviews. Healy stood and was warmly
welcomed.
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Osgood Journal - March
20, 2007
Police arrest five suspects
Missing woman was murdered
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Wanda English Burnett- Editor
Police
say a Madison woman who has been listed as missing
is now the victim of murder. According to information
from Sgt. Noel Houze Jr. of the Indiana State
Police, Ashley Robinson, 23, was murdered and
five people have been arrested and charged in
connection with the crime.
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Osgood to take over Napoleon gas
dept.
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Cathy May - Contributing
Writer
If all goes as planned,
the town of Osgood will be taking over the gas department
for the town of Napoleon in the next few months
This was discussed at the March meeting of the Napoleon
Town Board. In the past two years, Napoleons
gas department has lost more than $35,000.
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Holton board makes plans to
spruce up park
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Cindy
DiFazio, Staff Writer
The Holton Town
Board met in regular session on Tuesday, March
13 at 9:00 a.m. Board President, Bob Furst
and members, Wilma Myers and Ron Palmer were
all present. Attorney Larry Eaton and Deputy
Clerk-Treasurer, Peggy Furst were also in
attendance. The February minutes were read
and approved.
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The Versailles Republican - March
15, 2007
Economic Development Director gives input
Milan Council discusses future growth
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff Writer
The Milan Town Council met in regular session
on Monday, March 12. Council Members, Paul Hildebrand
and Robert Branigan were present. Matt Huffman
was not in attendance. Town Marshal Gary Skaggs,
Town Clerk Gladys Moody, and Town Attorney Larry
Eaton were also present. Town Manager, John
Ingram, was on vacation.
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From Versailles to China and
back
Author's local connection showcased in new release
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Wanda English
Burnett- Editor
Inspiration for
Linda Furiyas first published book came
from her childhood memories growing up in Versailles.
The new release titled "Bento Box in the
Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread
America", is a story about a girl trying
to balance the outside world of Midwestern America
with the Japanese traditions of her home life.
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Water issues
resolved
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Cindy DiFazio,
Staff Writer
In the past few months two legal notices
concerning the drinking water in the Town
of Versailles have been published in local
newspapers. An explanation of what these
notices mean for Versailles residents is
as follows:
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Osgood Journal - March
13, 2007
Surveyor will
continue to maintain maps
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Cindy DiFazio -
Staff Writer
The
Ripley County Commissioners met in regular session
on Monday, March 12. Commissioners Robert Reiners,
Chuck Folz and Lawrence Nickell, plus County
Attorney Neil Comer and County Auditor, Mary
Ann McCoy were present.
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Lady Raiders
bring home the nets
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Gary Franklin Photo
See photo and details
inside...
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Baby to benefit from concert
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Wanda English
Burnett - Editor
If we
didnt have to buy gas, vehicles and
equipment, wed just do it for free all
the time, noted Barry Beverly, lead
vocalist in the One Brick Shy Band. What they
do is provide a blend of country, 50s
& 60s and some light rock music
for fans in the county, surrounding counties
and other states.
One Brick Shy is comprised of Beverly of Cross
Plains, John Lawburgh (drummer) of Holton;
Gary Walston (lead guitarist) and Dennis Gaither-Baker,
(bass player) both of Osgood. The local men
just enjoy making music together and sharing
their talents with others. While they do have
to get paid sometimes to keep them on the
road, they do a lot of benefit concerts. We
just enjoy helping others, noted Beverly,
who has had his share of grief, losing a son.
We know people have situations they
cant help and if we can do something,
then thats what its all about,
he told the Osgood Journal recently.
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The Versailles Republican - March
8, 2007
It's time to move clocks ahead,
again
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On the morning of March 11, time will spring
ahead in Ripley County for only the second
time since 1949. That was the year that the
Indiana Senate passed a bill outlawing daylight
savings time. In those days, rural legislators
held sway arguing that fast time
was unnatural and unhealthy for cows.
Communities that wished to honor daylight savings
time simply ignored the law.
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Mission of local
author to be completed
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Wanda English
Burnett- Editor
Carrying out the
mission of his beloved wife is something Richard
Lengerich intends to do. His wife of 49 years,
Ruth or Rudy as she is known in her books, died
in December of last year. She had several books
in the works and had already published three.
Richard vowed to carry out her love of books and
continue with the publishing. I couldnt
do it without my daughter-in-law, Megan,
he noted in an informal interview last week.
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Assistant
U.S. Attorney gives presentation
How safe are children
on the Internet?
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Wanda English
Burnett- Editor
In our society, 16 seems to be a magical
number.
Its the age when one can obtain a
drivers license, perhaps start dating
and, according to Indiana State Law, make
the decision to become sexually active legally.
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Osgood Journal - March
6, 2007
Lawsuit settled, county to get
money from Belterra
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Cindy DiFazio -
Staff Writer
The
Ripley County Council met in regular session
on Thursday, March 1. All members, except Dephane
Smith, were present along with Attorney Neil
Comer and County Auditor Mary Ann McCoy.
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Eagles avenge
last year's loss!
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Gary Franklin Photo
See photo and details
inside...
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Laws in place to protect animals
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Wanda English
Burnett - Editor
The problem
of animal abuse and neglect signifies a much
deeper issue - one that can affect the quality
of life in a community, according to equine
expert Anthony R. Caldwell, president of the
Animal Protection Coalition, Inc./Indiana
Horse Rescue organization.
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The Versailles Republican - March
1, 2007
Tempers flare at BZA meeting
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff Writer
It was the first time Maureen
Sheets chaired a meeting of the Board of Zoning
Appeals. Likewise, it was Andy Scholles
first evening as a member of the board. It was
an evening that would test their mettle. Sheets
welcomed a standing-room only crowd of neighbors
divided on the only issue on the agenda for
the February 27 meeting. That issue was:
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Head on collision
injures two
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Wanda English
Burnett- Editor
An accident on
US 421 just north of Versailles had the road shut
down for about two hours Tuesday evening, February
27, while emergency crews worked to free both
drivers from their vehicles.
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Possible regional
water district discussed
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Cindy DiFazio,
Staff Writer
The Ripley County Commissioners met in regular
session on Monday, February 26. Commissioners
Robert Reiners, Chuck Folz and Lawrence
Nickell were present. County Attorney Neil
Comer and County Auditor Mary Ann McCoy
were also present.
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