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April 2007 Archive
The Versailles Republican - April
26, 2007
BZA approves special exception
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Cathy May - Contributing Writer
There was a full house at the Board of
Zoning Appeals meeting Tuesday, April 24. They
were there because of the application by Larry
and Joyce Volz to permit the 92 additional campsites
at the Delaware Campground. But, if they expected
to speak, they went away disappointed.
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Batesville resident given
Distinguished Hoosier Award
Republicans rally at Lincoln Day
event
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
The reading
of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln aka
Charles Dickman, was a fitting introduction for
the Lincoln Day Dinner held Friday, April 20 at
the Knights of Columbus Hall at Batesville.
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Escaped felon
taken into custody
Wanda
English Burnett, Editor
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Following up
on a tip from a confidential informant,
Lt. Bill Davison was able to secure the
whereabouts of a convicted felon who had
escaped from the Department of Corrections
in Indianapolis.
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Osgood Journal - April
24, 2007
Construction changes the face
of Versailles corner
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Gary Franklin Photo
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Jazz festival set for weekend
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Wanda English Burnett,
Editor
Sounds of jazz, blues, swing and yes, rock music
will fill the Jac-Cen-Del High School Gym this Saturday,
April 28 from 1-6 p.m. at the first Annual Jazz
& Beyond concert. Its like Indiana weather,
it you dont like one style of music, hang
around, it will change quickly!
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Osgood signs to provide gas
to Napoleon
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Cathy May - Contributing Writer
At the regular meeting of the Osgood Town Council,
they adopted Resolution 2007-6 stating, The
Town of Napoleon has determined that the Town
of Osgood is able to provide natural gas service
to the residents of the Town of Napoleon in
a more efficient and economical manner and it
is in the best interests of the Town of Napoleon
and its residents to have the Town of Osgood
provide said gas service to the Town of Napoleon.
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The Versailles Republican - April
19, 2007
Hill-Rom, Muscatatuck announcements
to help local economy
Governor brings good economic
news
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
Economic growth were resounding
words Governor Mitch Daniels echoed as he began
the day in his office and traveled throughout
southeastern Indiana on Tuesday. After stopping
at the Newpoint Diner, he traveled to Batesville,
where the first big announcement came - Batesville
will be the site for a new Innovation Center.
Hill-Roms CEO Peter Soderberg announced
the company looked across the country and worldwide
and decided Batesville was the best place for
the center, which will serve as a hub for Hill-Roms
international research and development teams
that create innovative medical equipment and
technology solutions for the medical industry.
In the final analysis, we recognized the
strength of building right here where our base
is strong. We see Batesville and the State of
Indiana as good partners for our future and
that made our choice easy, Soderberg stated.
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Osgood Public Library request
heard
Council signs to join water district
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
A Resolution to
enter a three county water district was signed
by County Council members at their regular meeting
Monday, April 16.
County Attorney Neil Comer presented the information
to the council with the assistance of Commissioner
Chuck Folz. The two have been involved with a
steering committee that has been looking into
a solution to water problems for the county. While
the problems are not immediate, they certainly
loom on the horizon, according to Comer.
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South Ripley
principal resigns
Wanda
English Burnett, Editor
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South Ripley
High School Principal Bill Snyders
resignation was accepted at the regular
meeting of the South Ripley School Board
of Trustees Monday evening. The resignation
will be effective June 30, 2007. Randy McIntosh,
board member, thanked Snyder for his service
to South Ripley.
Snyder said he had thoroughly enjoyed his
time at South Ripley. He served as assistant
principal for four years and the past seven
as principal. He has accepted a position
at Lawrenceburg High School as the principal.
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Osgood Journal - April
17, 2007
Plan includes additions, renovations,
upgrades
$19M project for SR schools heard
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
Never has
quality education been more important than it
is today. The opening statement by South
Ripley Board President Jim Miller met with positive
response from the larger than anticipated crowd
at the meeting to find out about the South Ripley
building/renovation proposal last Thursday.
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Milan teacher comes under fire
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Wanda English Burnett,
Editor
A Milan elementary teacher came under media fire
last week when she allegedly made two male students
wear hair bows and then cut one of the students
hair.
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Tax bills to be late
Trending process could raise
or lower taxes
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
While Ripley County Assessor Shawna Bushhorn
hopes the delay in tax bills wont be a
repeat of 2001, she knows the reality of the
situation at hand. Bushhorn and 91 other assessors
across the state have been working to comply
with state mandates for property assessments
to mirror the real estate market. The assessors
have had to pull local sales records and create
formulas to update property values.
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The Versailles Republican - April
12, 2007
Versailles marshal leads undercover
operation
Two women face felony drug charges
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
Felony charges were filed last week against
two women following a month long investigation
by Versailles Marshal Joe Mann.
The marshal led an undercover drug buy with
a confidential informant in Ripley County that
resulted in the seizure of one pound of marijuana.
Information from the Ripley County Prosecutors
Office noted that the confidential informant
had been used to buy drugs on previous occasions
leading up to the buy/bust operation. The buy,
that had originally been scheduled to take place
in Dearborn County, was moved to Ripley County
at the property of Deborah Mann, (2601 West
CR 450 South) who was arrested along with Deborah
L. Biggers of Aurora..
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Recovered body is that of Hanover
woman
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
Pathologists have
positively identified a body that was recovered
from the Ohio River on Monday, April 9 as that
of Ashley Robinson, 23 of Hanover.
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Fourteen inducted into Ripley
County Basketball Hall of Fame
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Osgood Journal - April
10, 2007
Abe Schneider enjoys friends
and relatives
Osgood resident to celebrate
99 years
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff
Writer
In
Osgood, as in most of rural America, people
are proud of the many generations of their families
who still call Osgood home. Our roots run deep.
Abe Schneider, who will celebrate his 99th birthday
on April 15, first put his roots into Ripley
County soil in 1921 at age 13. Schneiders
father, a Russian Jew, had emigrated to Osgood,
via Cincinnati and North Vernon in the first
decade of the 1900s and set up a harness
business.
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Madison man
dies from stab wound
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Wanda English Burnett,
Editor
Police are investigating the death of 47-year-old
Bruce M. Robak after his body was found in the parking
lot near the apartment complex he lived in.
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The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF)
awarded a total of $369,765 in 18 new grants
at its March meeting. These grants included:
$30,000 to the City of Rising Sun
toward the purchase and installation of three
emergency sirens to be located throughout the
community.
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The Versailles Republican - April
5, 2007
Lohrum shares Easter message
Good News Club hears good news
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Wanda English Burnett, Editor
Are you really Jesus? and Do
you really hang by your hands? were two
questions children asked of Johnnie Lohrum as
he explained his mission of carrying the cross
each Easter to a group gathered for Good News
Club at the Jac-Cen-Del School Tuesday afternoon.
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Public invited to hear building
proposal for SR
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The South Ripley
Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees
will host a public meeting on Thursday, April
12 in the South Ripley Elementary School cafeteria
beginning at 7:00 p.m. The public is invited and
encouraged to attend. Following the presentation,
the board will seek input from those in attendance,
and answer questions regarding the proposal.
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Ripley County
Tourism promotes five new events
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Cindy DiFazio,
Staff Writer
At a recent meeting of the
Ripley County Tourism Bureau, Director Katherine
Taul, told the board that five new events
have been added to Ripley Countys
schedule this year.
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Osgood Journal - April
3, 2007
Owner feels someone was trying
to destroy files
Arson is cause of fire at Grandview
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Cindy DiFazio, Staff
Writer
At
approximately 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 1
the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office was
notified that the business office building at
the Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery was
on fire. The original 911 call was received
by the Madison Police Department.
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Rain does not stop the Easter
Bunny
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See photos and more
information inside...
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Home drug test kits private,
free
Do you suspect your child is
using drugs?
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Wanda English Burnett,
Editor
What lengths would you go to if your child needed
medical help? Stories of parents donating their
own organs and blood, raising money for the
best medical care, and sacrificing everything
financially to save their child, are the typical
answers.
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