Fountain County News

Budget planning is difficult again for the Covington School District this year since it is hard to predict what in the way of funding will be sent from the state.

A Covington High School graduate made her first appearance in the Fountain County Fair Queen Pageant Saturday night a successful one.

The Fountain County Commissioners Monday gave approval for a second deputy's car to replace a car wrecked when a deputy swerved to miss a deer.

Fountain County bills its fair as a family-type activity, and organizers want to keep it that way.

The Fountain County Council denied a request from Prosecutor Terry Martin for payment of $1,200 each to two employees in his office out of the Title IV-D Incentive money.

Law enforcement in Warren County tells 24-Hour News 8 that a tornado has been spotted on the ground near State Road 55, three miles north of the town of Williamsport in northwestern Indiana.

The Fountain County Commissioners changed directions on seeking bids for jail repairs after hearing from Joseph Pash of Performance Services of Indianapolis Monday night.

The town council recently discussed raising trash pickup rates. The town charges its customers $10 per month.

A trial date was set for later this year for the owner of several area grocery stores who is charged with child molestation.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management will have a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. EDT today in the community room of the Fountain County Courthouse.

Several Attica gardens will be at their finest next weekend for "A Day of Gardens and Art." Several gardens and homes will be featured in the Historical Landmarks of Fountain County's tour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

The Covington School Board reviewed the five-year historical view of the school's general fund, capital projects fund and its 2008 cash flow Monday night.

Several long-forgotten cemeteries in Fountain County are being restored. Jasper Fogelman, commissioner with the Fountain County Cemetery Commission, told the Fountain County Commissioners of several successes ...

A longtime fixture in the Covington, Ind., Police Department will turn in his badge Friday, and report for duty in the classroom as an instructor this fall.

With prices for gasoline, food and other necessities soaring, Norm Truax knows the difficult choices currently facing many local residents in middle- to low-income households.

The Fountain County Commissioners made a commitment Monday night to work on a plan to update the county jail.

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“Can we do away with the ductwork?”

The Fountain County Jail faces six deficiencies that must be remedied within six months or the facility could be closed. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

“The ones from before 1850 were harder to find”

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“They have worked hard and can use the money.”

Though he didn't win, Kurt Koehler says he won't give up trying to develop his product. via Pharos-Tribune