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The annualized rate of the dividend reflects USD0.84 per share. The dividend record date will be as of June 28, 2013 and will be payable on July 12, 2013.

Carrollton, Ky., resident Brent Leite waited years for someone to open a water adventures business on the Ohio River, but no one showed an interest.

Roger Allman, 60, will retire June 21, after 20 years as the president and chief executive officer of King's Daughters' Health.

'I talked to many of the children who were at the school at the time of the tornado.

When the mercury closed in on 90 degrees with the humidity creeping to almost as high on the morning of last year's Madison Courier Firecracker 10K Run/Walk, organizers considered canceling the event for the safety of participants and the volunteer race workers.

CAN IT BE SAVED? Madison Building Inspector Mark Johnson exits a house at 834 Banta Ave. after he and contractor Brian Coffman evaluated the home's condition for possible demolition or restoration.

He was born September 1, 1923 in Madison, the son of Charles and Virginia Robinson.

The archdiocese of Indianapolis will decrease the number of parishes in southern Indiana from 30 to 20 due to shifting populations in area communities.

The First Amendment to our U.S. Constitution guarantees, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

A former oil storage site in southern Indiana that's tainted with petroleum wastes will be cleaned up by the state's environmental agency through a yearslong effort that begins this month.

While driving Thornton Road in the northeastern part of Jefferson County, I was dismayed to see that the stone home of one of Indiana's earliest settlers had been demolished.

The USS LST 325 cruises down the Ohio River to reach the Evansville Port, in October 2012.

Renee Bruck Courier Staff Writer An author and historian will share his research about the longest cavalry ride in America during a visit to Madison this weekend.

William A. Sargent and Nikki L. Bartlett of Madison announce the birth of their son Liam Jace Sargent on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour.

ENJOYING THE MOMENT: Noah Hall, left, and Jarrod Rampy talk while waiting for the ceremony to begin on Sunday at Shawe Memorial High School.

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Police, Fire EDITOR'S NOTE: The following information was summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

ATV'S-GO CARTS-SOOTERS-DIRT BIKES. All brand new with the best warranties in the business.

Bough provided a wealth of information to those in attendance. He discussed the state cemetery in Madison where any honorably discharged federal service veteran and spouse can be laid to rest, in addition to discussing the national cemetery in Marion.