Clinton News

The Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival will bring street closures throughout the next two weekends.

Terre Haute is postponing fireworks and other Fourth of July celebrations because of rain.

Help the needy with energy bills The number-one call for help in Indiana is to pay utility bills, increasing over 80 percent in one year.

An abandoned house goes up in flames Wednesday afternoon in Clinton, Indiana. The vacant house in the Clinton neighborhood of Fairview, on Davis Street was engulfed, and flames were shooting from the roof.

Its narrow, winding, tree-lined streets give the picturesque Brookview neighborhood an air of serenity, despite its proximity to busy thoroughfares and downtown Fort Wayne.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Del Mastro Mr. and Mrs. Jack Del Mastro of West Terre Haute celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 16, 2009, in Yates Station at Shepardsville.

A Wabash Valley couple saved the life of a 73- year- old man clinging to a tree in the Wabash River for what police say was for more than 24 hours.

Former President Bill Clinton is headlining a fundraising dinner to benefit the Indiana Democratic Party.

A Vermillion County man faces felony drug charges after he was stopped during a multiagency criminal interdiction at Clinton.

A former circulation manager at the daily Clintonian Newspaper in Clinton, Indiana, is accused of stealing from the publication.

Police and emergency crews are on the scene of a small plane down in Lawrence County.

Shortly before noon Thursday, Indiana State Police officers served a Vermillion County Circuit Court arrest warrant for three counts of felony theft on Valerie K. Anderson, a former employee of The Daily Clintonian newspaper at Clinton.

Nathaniel Norris of Clinton has been awarded a $2,500 tuition scholarship from Universal Technical Institute.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lunsford will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

Editor's note: Send news of social, fraternal and philanthropic organizations to Groups and Gatherings, Tribune-Star, P.O. Box 149, Terre Haute, IN 47808; community@tribstar.com ; or 231-4321 . List time, date, address and nature of event or meeting.

A Teddy Bear Picnic has been scheduled for 2-4 p.m., Tuesday. The event has been set up for individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

During last year's flood, much of Clinton, Ind. was under about four feet of water.

High pressure will provide clear skies and light to calm winds. These will cause temperatures to dip into the middle 30s across much of central Indiana by sunrise.

A boil order is in effect for some customers of the Clinton Township Water Company.

Wonderful year at Rosedale school The Rosedale PTO would like to thank the parents and staffers who helped with the teacher appreciation luncheon on May 6: Norma Organ, Ronda Stahl, Marilyn Vandivier, Tina Livers, Tammy Oxford, Karey Miller, Amy Crane, Wendy Akers, Karla Noorlag, Jamie Mager, and Sharlynn Metheny.