Helmsburg News

From a release by the Brown County Commissioners: Brown County is currently under a state of emergency.

Boats were the only way to get around a number of Indiana neighborhoods on Sunday, after storms dropped as much as 10 inches of rain there.

Storms dumped as much as 10 inches of rain on already-soggy central Indiana on Saturday, threatening dams, inundating highways and forcing the Coast Guard to rescue residents from swamped homes.

Flooding was also a problem in Wisconsin after storms blew through with damaging tornadoes that injured at least five people.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declared an emergency in 10 counties as the Coast Guard was called in from the Great Lakes to help with flooding that has forced hundreds of people from their homes. No injuries or deaths have been reported.

Brown County Sheriff's officials report a Helmsburg man is dead after a tractor flipped and landed on him. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“Tim was probably most proud of the IU socks”

As a fifth-grade teacher in Helmsburg, Ind., Sharon Rivenbark was determined to create ways to help her students learn, feel good about themselves and become successful. via American Profile

Jon Karl Tormoehlen, 25, Columbus, died at 8 a.m. April 8, 2008, at his residence. via The Times

“DNA analysis of that shows it's not just the blood of one victim, but the blood of several victims.”

INDIANAPOLIS - A cab of a truck driver and suspected serial killer was "awash with blood" belonging to 10 different people, said a prosecutor who charged the man Thursday with murdering a missing woman. via Star-Press

“The songs on this record are very melodic, a bit less raw than the last record”

Featuring The Elms, Mars or the Moon, The Working Hour Atherton Union Reilly Room, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Ave. via Nuvo Newsweekly

“Lonnie has always stressed the importance of having an education. I'd like to have that and be able to play. My dream is to go to Nashville, but right now I'm just going where the music takes me.”

Tyler Griffith was born with music in his genes. His earliest memory was participating in bluegrass jam sessions at a Roachdale community center. via Flyer Group

More bad economic news for the Lawrence County area. Unemployment continues to rise. via WBIW-AM Bedford

About 30 people turned out for a candlelight vigil outside Muncie City Hall marking the five-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. via WPTA

The political action group MoveOn.org will pepper central Indiana with protests and rallies marking the 5-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. via WFIE-TV Evansville

Garnald Gerald Harshey, 77, Martinsville, died March 17, 2008, at his residence. via The Times

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A man who smoked marijuana before getting in a car wreck that killed his passenger was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“We're really looking forward to being there”

Although White Castle isn't "slyding" into Terre Haute as soon as expected, it's still coming. via Tribune-Star

“I did everything they asked me to do”

Elizabeth Bailey Editor's Note: This concludes a series discussing the various water pollutants seeping into the southern part of the county. via Greensburg Daily News

Two women from Indiana are in the finals of the Pillsbury Bake-Off. Beverley Rossell, of Morgantown, and Gloria Felts, of Indianapolis, are finalists. via WRTV Indianapolis

“I guess he wasn't willing to do that”

Paul Ford was fired Wednesday as Morgantown water and street superintendent. At a special meeting this morning at Morgantown United Methodist Church, the Morgantown Town Council voted 3-0 to terminate Ford's ... via The Times

“Both sides said that if they lost, they'd appeal, so we knew whatever the ruling was it would be appealed.”

Brown County's Board of Commissioners is allowed to create a countywide fire protection district without a petition from residents, a special judge ruled late last week, but an attorney for the plaintiffs has ... via The Times