Jun 14, 2008 | Pharos-Tribune
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.
Vehicle stolen in Jasper County involved in pursuit
A reported Jasper County stolen vehicle began a pursuit that ended in White County, after one police officer was involved in an accident while responding to the chase.
Turn hot air into action for new energy sources
Our position: State needs to better track actual use of alternative fuels. The rhetoric has been lofty and the ideals admirable, but Indiana's follow-through on actually putting alternative fuels to use has ...
Construction near on BioTown generator
REYNOLDS, Ind. - Developers of the BioTown USA project hope to start preparing a site early this summer for a facility that will convert manure methane into electricity.
The Decatur County Commissioners moved ahead with fixing bridges and updating insurance at their early morning meeting this week.
Solar panels, wind turbines, renewabl...
“We're into a situation where sometimes the technology just isn't what we expected”
Legion Field, Indiana - " for CBS News Indiana's seven ethanol plants and a fledgling wind power program are a pathetic response to the risks of climate change. via Solar panels, wind turbines, renewabl...
Full of fail; the Biography of Mitch Daniels
“BioTown, USA is an aggressive plan that I believe will become a model for rural communities throughout our state and country”
Gov. Mitch Daniels pulled into Reynolds, Ind., Sept. 13 in his biodiesel-powered RV 1 to unveil BioTown, USA - a city that uses biorenewable energy sources to meet all of its energy needs. via Taking down words
A few years ago, tiny Reynolds, Ind., had a big idea: What if the farm animals could power the whole town? They hit a few snags, but Nancy Cordes met one farmer who made methane work for him. via CBS News
New post: Senior principal engineer at HNTB Corp., Indianapolis office. Previous position: Vice president and senior section manager at Earth Tech. via IndyStar.com
Obama campaign makes tickets available Friday in Terre...
To accommodate overwhelming demand, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is expanding the seating capacity for the Dave Matthews voter registration concert in Indiana University Assembly Hall in Bloomington to ... via Tribune-Star
Dave Matthews "gets out the vote" at IU
“Yeah, a little. I think Dave's opinion. Will have a little effect on how I vote.”
The push is on to score tickets to a high-profile concert in support of a presidential candidate. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis
Newest green efforts lack proper funding
“State officials said private funding would drive the project”
All the feel good mumbo jumbo aside, we see further evidence that going fully green still requires too many greenbacks to make it feasible. via Clovis News Journal
After ambitious beginning, BioTown renewable energy push loses some steam
“We are taking challenges and turning them into opportunities by developing homegrown, local energy production to become independent from foreign sources”
BP installed a gas pump offering an ethanol fuel blend, and South Dakota-based VeraSun Energy Corp. via The Canadian Press
Betty Jeanne Jones, 84, Franklin, died Feb. 29, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital. Born March 12, 1923, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late John Xavier and Marie Frances Reynolds. via The Times
Watch flooding photo slideshow from Remington
“We've been kind of sandwiched between high pressure to the east and strong low pressure to the west that's brought southerly and southwesterly winds”
Storms that dropped more than 5 inches of rain on parts of Indiana amid record warmth pushed rivers and streams over their banks, killing at least one person. via Rensselaer Republican
Biofuels: benefit or boondoggle?
“The long-term prospects for grain and ethanol production are quite favorable”
The energy bill President Bush signed into law last month mandates a sevenfold increase in the use of biofuels by 2022.Such fuels are touted as a way to free America from what the president has referred to as ... via Nuvo.net
Flooding closes roads in northern Indiana
The National Weather Service is urging residents to monitor the flooding along the Tippecanoe River. via WFIE-TV Evansville
“We've been kind of sandwiched between high pressure to the east and strong low pressure to the west that's brought southerly and southwesterly winds”
Storms that dropped more than 5 inches of rain on parts of Indiana pushed rivers and streams over their banks, killing at least three people Tuesday, including two children who died in their submerged car. via WHAS-TV Louisville
Verizon Wireless Expands Wireless Broadband Network to More of Northwest Indiana
“Our enhanced BroadbandAccess service gives our customers three key advantages in wireless communication-speed, mobility and security”
Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to more of northwest Indiana, including Demotte, Monon, Monticello, Rensselaer, Reynolds, Roselawn ... via PrimeNewswire