Bunker Hill News

Thank you for the recognition Charles A. Layne of Bunker Hill, a frequent letter-writer, sends this Cheer: "I am writing to thank all of the Kokomo businesses that participated in the Military Appreciation Days throughout the week of Veterans Day this year.

Get ready for Muncie's, and Ball State University's, 15 minutes of positive fame.

A Bunker Hill, Indiana family has been bailed out of a dire situation and now has a new home, thanks to the quick work of volunteers and the crew of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Howard County Arrests Wednesday, 8:01 p.m., police arrested a 16-year-old female at the Robert J. Kinsey Youth Center, 701 S. Berkley Road, on a charge of runaway.

Nancy Martz got the curtain call from Hollywood, again. The Noblesville seamstress, who made window treatments for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in Indianapolis in April, was invited to do it again for the show's newest home, which was built over the weekend and unveiled Tuesday near Kokomo, Ind.

Nancy Martz got the curtain call from Hollywood. The Noblesville seamstress who made window treatments for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in Indianapolis in April, has been invited to do it again for the show's newest home, this week being built near Kokomo, Ind.

Thumbs up: To the volunteers from Madison County who are helping out at the five-day build for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in Miami County.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 Good morning. It's 6:45 a.m. Tuesday and the staff at The Herald Bulletin is getting down to work.

Click here to see a photo gallery. BUNKER HILL - Anita Knepp and Tammy Ward stood in a tent on the south end of a harvested farm field in rural Miami County.

Late Thursday evening, Randy Fletcher made his way from Peru down U.S. 31 headed toward the Bunker Hill build site for ABC-TV reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Fletcher knew he was in the right location long before reaching his destination.

Ty Pennington and the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team gave one Miami County family a surprise of a lifetime when they rang their doorbell Wednesday morning.

A family of six in Miami County will receive a new house, courtesy of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Andy and Heather Cowan of Bunker Hill learned of their selection Wednesday morning when the show's star, Ty Pennington, appeared on their doorstep.

Katherine Ann Odell and Joshua Wilson Snow, along with their parents, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Howard County arrests Friday, 4:23 a.m., deputies arrested Stephen J. Flood, 52, 5900 block of Arrowhead Boulevard, at home, on a warrant for non-compliance with in-home detention.

Lady Luck was smiling on Howard County resident Sam Walker and she almost brought him the championship in the nationally televised "Pinks All Out" competition at O'Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis.

State police arrested a Peru woman who they say helped rob the American Trust Federal Savings Bank in Bunker Hill on July 27 and fled to Mexico.

When Charles Lane boarded a train bound for Camp Atterbury some 67 years ago, he thought he'd never see home again.

When Charles Lane boarded a train bound for Camp Atterbury some 67 years ago, he thought he'd never see home again.

A former township trustee from northern Indiana faces charges that she stole more than $53,000 from the township's poor relief fund.

A Pipe Creek township trustee is in jail after allegedly stealing $53,000 in bogus poor relief checks.