Bunker Hill News

Gov. Mitch Daniels will be in Bunker Hill Saturday for the dedication of the Pipe Creek bridge on the Nickel Plate Trail.

Tim Banter Jr. started his Saturday at a pancake breakfast and parade in Bunker Hill.

Victoria Marie Thomas and James Wayne Dean have plans to wed Sept. 13, 2008, at First Church of the Nazarene.

Boy Scouts fill sandbags on Biddle's Island 10 Years Ago A devastating blaze that may be the worst in Cass Couty history has destroyed much of Cole Hardwood on West Market Street.

Saturday will mark the first day in nearly 150 years that this southern Miami County community will not have its own post office.

City trash pickup will be one day behind In observance of Memorial Day, Wabash Valley Refuse has announced that trash pickup in the city of Logansport will run one day behind for this week.

Crown Point A man who prosecutors say killed a Gary woman in a knife attack and then forced her 13-year-old son to help clean up her blood has received an 85-year prison sentence. via The Indianapolis Star

State officials say a fertilizer spill that killed thousands of fish in a north-central Indiana creek has been cleaned up by environmental crews. via WLFI-TV West Lafayette

“Indiana's favorite wine-grape.”

CONVERSE -- They might be among the last mom and pop stores left in Indiana. 'They' are the small wineries that have -- pardon the pun -- popped up by the hundreds, if not the thousands, across the landscape in ... via Star-Press

“But that's something we have to deal with”

David L. Scott remained behind bars in the Miami Correctional Facility on Saturday evening, still awaiting transfer to Vigo County where a petition for his release is to be heard next week. via Tribune-Star

“My neighbor is going to have a baby any minute and you'd better get someone out here right away to plow us out!!”

I was a senior attending Peru High School in January of 1978. I was living with my brother in Bunker Hill at the time. via The Peru Tribune

MONTPELIER - Dale L. Smith, 61 of Montpelier, Indiana, died on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at in Conception, Panama. via Star-Press

Betty Jane Bullick, 83, went home to be with the Lord at 6:12 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 in Caring Hands Health Care Center, Peru, Ind. via Chronicle-Tribune

Herbert 'Mike' Feazel, 88, died on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 in Colonial Oaks Health Care Center, Marion. via Chronicle-Tribune

The Jonathan Slocum family left Warwick, R.I., in 1775 to settle in Northeastern Pennsylvania. via The Wabash Plain Dealer Online

From Staff Reports BUNKER HILL - Miami Correctional Facility staff responded successfully to a hostage situation Thursday that was a part of the Indiana Department of Correction's Emergency Response Operations ... via Pharos-Tribune

“There are good-hearted people in this town, and we would like to say thanks. "To Rick Dockerty, chief of inspection, also, Martin Contracting Inc. and Duke electric and Steve Barnett, city building inspector, thank you.”

'No better community' Brent J. Myers of Bunker Hill sends this Cheer to his community, friends and family: "With my deepest thanks and gratitude, I write this letter to show my appreciation for the gifts ... via Kokomo Tribune

“For most of their lives, these children have only known suffering and hurt, so the opportunity to reach them and their families through a simple shoe box gift is a privilege.”

Local volunteers are collecting simple shoe box gifts personally packed by children, families, and individuals in Fayette and Wayne counties. via Rushville Republican

“Falls are the leading cause of injury during Halloween”

Trick-or-treat hours: Bunker Hill: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Burlington: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. via Kokomo Tribune