Blizzard Grounds Area as City Gears Up Cleanup Effort
Amid a two day blizzard, city county and state crews battled buried roads while neighbors organized block by block shoveling. Officials urged residents to stay home as heavy equipment cleared streets, with isolation and shortages noted at stores and hospitals. The disaster prompted lifesaving missions, road closures, and an ongoing powerfully cautious response from Madison County authorities.
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Line
Robert L Rock
Raible ‘Avenue
Herald
Edison Avenue
29Th Street
Main Street
53Rd Street
Winston Keller
Midwest
David Lehr
APD
Lehr
Madison County
John Gunter
Madison County Police Department
Indiana State Police
Pendleton Post
Indiana
ISP
Henry County
Middletown
Hamilton County
Stranded motel residents keep spirits up in ice storm
A woman staffing the Holding Inn switchboard on Scatterfield Road said stranded motorists and locals are eating, drinking, and dancing. She, an Anderson resident, noted three to four motorists dug out and left by Friday afternoon while staff volunteers kept the motel running. She warned booze would run low as the blizzard drags on.
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Anderson
West Seventh Street
Sycamore
Locust
Greenbriar
National Guard
29Th
McKinley Streets
Lloyd Line
City Street Department
Line
Scatterfield Road
Weather Outlook with Cold Weekend Ahead
A slight chance of snow flurries through today with continued cold. Highs in the teens, tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and cold. Lows near zero tonight, highs in the teens Sunday. Anderson’s high Friday was 8 degrees and low 0.
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Anderson
Weather and Frostbite Tale Of A Downtown Reporter
A narrative recalls a cold day where a reporter walked home in heavy snow from the newspaper office, endured frostbite to the ears, was aided by Civil Defense volunteers Danny McKinley and Dave Netherton, received hospital care, and found free cafeteria food while awaiting transport. The piece juxtaposes personal hardship with community aid and the mood of a city during a weather crisis.
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Gas Company
Jackson
The
Christian Church
10Th Street
St. John’s Hospital
Elax
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Eighth Street
Perkinsville
Cross Street
State Highway District
Robert Tumulty
Tumulty
109
Seaterfield Road
Old Ind
Muncie
Indianapolis
Gunter
Lapel
Ind
First National Banking
Carl Erskine
First National Bank
Super X Pharmacy
Mounds Mall
Mounds Mall Association
Charles Harmon
Payless
Bypass
Anderson City
Alba Foster
Jeff Evans
Ted Kreiter
Rob Prillaman
Doug Vermillion
Delaware Court
Eas
12Th
Jackson Streets
Good Sisters
St. John's Hospital
Civil Defense
Danny McKinley
Dave Netherton
North Anderson
Jackson Street
Newspaper
Lady Pinkerton
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