New Community Center Doors Open After Planning and Fundraising
Seymour prepares to open its new 3000 square foot Community Center at 107 109 South Chestnut with a noon meal for seniors starting Tuesday The center to be funded by rent from the nutrition program and federal and state support will host senior citizen and adult education classes and plans for a V D clinic and well baby services The first floor houses a senior space offices for recreation and youth areas while upstairs awaits further remodeling and potential civic agency offices Roger Sutton leads donor efforts and bookings for future meetings
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Seymour
Old Palace Furniture
South Chestnut Street
Roger Sutton
Jaycee Cochairman
Sutton
Comprehensive Manpower Center
City Recreation Department
Man Injured In Shooting Involving Two Trucks At Intersection
A Crown Point man, Bobby E. Quisenberry, 28, was shot in the right leg after a two-truck collision at County Road 575W and Base Line Road in Jennings County. Police say Quisenberry, who had been hunting on property owned by Carl O. Garrett, left the scene with a shotgun and was shot as a dispute arose with Patrick L. Garrett, 28, driving the other pickup. The incident remains under investigation with possible charges to follow.
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Jennings County
Crown Point
Ind
Bobby E. Quisenberry
North Vernon
Jennings Community Hospital
Quisenberry
Carl O. Garrett
Base Line Road
Patrick L. Garrett
Garrett
Robert O. Stanley
Seymour Post
Indiana
Windy period ends November with snow melt and deaths
A windy weekend across Indiana brought rain and melting snow as November closed. East Fork of the White River rose to near seven feet after weekend rain, with a crest below flood stage. A death occurred when a 65 foot tree fell on a driver on U.S. 50 near Jennings County. Temperatures dipped to the teens with wind and freezing rain complicating travel and a delayed hunter rescue in Washington state.
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White River
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Jackson County
Michael Hensley
Milford
Ohio
U.S. 50
Butlerville
Jennings County
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Indiana
Hensley
Hoosier
National Safety Council
Indiana Office of Traffic Safety
Sunday Morning Driver Killed by Tree
A Milford Ohio man was killed Sunday when his car was struck by a tree toppled by high winds in Jennings County.
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Milford
Ohio
Jennings County
Two Burglaries Sunday Investigated By Police
County police report two rural home break-ins Sunday with intruders ransacking Ray Burnside in Freetown and Chester Goss in Ind 135. Loot included a shotgun pistol watches cash and jewelry. Investigations continue as weather linked fatalities noted on U S 50.
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Ray Burnside
Freetown
Joe Rorig
Bain Harbaugh
Rorig
Harbaugh
Burnside
Seymour Weather Records Report
Unofficial downtown Seymour noon temperature noted. Official readings from Ruth Everhart government observer Rockford report a 7.0 river level at 7 am and .37 inches precipitation. Sunset and sunrise times listed for the day and next day.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
ASC Ballots Due Today for Brownstown ASC Election
Ballots for Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee are due by 4 30 p m today at the ASC office 120 East Tanner Brownstown or postmarked by today. Two thousand three hundred ballots mailed to eligible voters seek to fill one vacancy with four nominees Tom Callahan Harold Klinge Kenneth Miller and John Spurgeon.
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Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
East Tanner Street
Brownstown
Tom Callahan
Medora
Harold Klinge
Crothersville
Kenneth Miller
Seymour
John Spurgeon
Freetown
Recount Panel Delay in North Vernon Mayor and Council Race
The naming of a recount panel in North Vernon for mayor and city councilman at large is delayed as the Republican party files counter petitions seeking dismissal of Democrat petitions by Gerald Eder and Paul Sandlin. Judge Joseph Carson will rule on motions before naming the recount panel. The Republicans cite alleged technical errors in the petitions as grounds to dismiss. Vernard Rice is referenced in Sandlin's petition as an opponent.
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North Vernon
Republican Party
Gerald Eder
Paul Sandlin
Joseph Carson
Eder
Sandlin
Vernard Rice
Fuel assistance program offers loans for eligible residents
An emergency fuel aid program, funded by an $8,987 state grant to Human Services Inc., is available in Bartholomew, Brown and Jackson counties. Administered by BBI Federal Credit Union on a guaranteed loan basis, eligible residents may receive up to $200 to cover fuel bills or reconnection fees.
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The
Bartholomew, Brown and
Jackson Federal Credit Union
State Community Services Administration
Human Services Inc
BBI Federal Credit Union
Human Services, Inc
Home Avenue
Columbus
Illumination To Mark 1975 Holiday Season
Downtown Seymour lit 62 lights and garlands at 5 30 p m marking the start of the Christmas shopping season. In Crothersville the Lions Club plans a huge Christmas tree at the Methodist Church lot with a parade on December 13. Medora Civic Club has lights on downtown poles awaiting powering by Public Service of Indiana. Freetown Improvement Association to host a children's Christmas party later. Brownstown Jaycees decorated the courthouse square with a Norway spruce.
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Seymour
U.S. 31
Howard Street
Medora
Civic Club
Public Service of Indiana
Freetown Improvement Association
Brownstown Jaycees
Brownstown Chamber Plans Christmas Decor and 1976 Festival
The Brownstown Chamber of Commerce board discussed decorating Brownstown and Ewing for Christmas. A living Christmas tree, a Norway spruce, stands on the courthouse lawn after Jaycees decorated it. The Zabel building in Ewing will get Christmas lights before the parade next Saturday. Mike Tormoehlen announced he will chair the 1976 Watermelon Festival and reported a profit this year to fund future events, including a potential parade float.
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Brownstown
Ewing
Brownstown Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Mike Tormoehlen
Tormoehlen
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Great Hall of the People
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Roy Newby
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Asotin County
Chester Goss
Clayton Davidson
Goss
Davidson
Charles Conrad
Eugene Crocker
Hamilton
Jennings County Community Hospital
Tyre
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Beirut
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