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updated: Wed Jul 16, 2008 09:22 am

Fountain County News

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Wednesday Jul 16 | The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Covington awaits state funding

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.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Covington, IN, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Dennis crowned Fountain fair queen

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

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Tue Jul 08, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Commission OKs squad car purchase

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.

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Related Topix: Covington, IN, Cayuga, IN

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Fountain County ready for annual fair

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

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Related Topix: Veedersburg, IN

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Fountain council denies pay request

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.

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Sat Jun 28, 2008

WISH-TV Indianapolis

Possible tornado spotted in Warren County

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.

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Officials change direction on repairs

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

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Related Topix: Veedersburg, IN

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Veedersburg mulls raising trash rates

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

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Related Topix: Veedersburg, IN

Thu Jun 19, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Court sets Covington man's trial date

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

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

IDEM seeks input on Harrison plans

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.

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Related Topix: Attica, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Metro

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Attica to show off its charm

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. ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Attica, IN, Covington, IN, Home Gardening, Home, Williamsport, IN

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Superintendent says budget in 'limbo'

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.

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Fountain County restores cemeteries

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 ...

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Related Topix: Veedersburg, IN, Covington, IN

Wed May 28, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Time for a change

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.

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Related Topix: Covington, IN

Sun May 25, 2008

Pharos-Tribune

Painful pricing

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.

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Related Topix: Logansport, IN, Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Hendricks County, IN

Tue May 20, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Fountain commissioners plan jail repairs

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

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Related Topix: Attica, IN

Sat May 17, 2008

Pharos-Tribune

The story of the Burnetts and their culvert

“Schedule of grants referred to in the foregoing treaty”

By MARK A. SMITH Guest Columnist Hitch up your canal mules, board the boat and be prepared for another adventure along the Wabash and Erie Canal. via Pharos-Tribune

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Related Topix: Tippecanoe County, IN, Wabash, IN, Carroll County, IN, Opinion

Wed May 07, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

State considers closing Fountain jail

“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

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Mon May 05, 2008

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Exhibit celebrates area's political past

“The ones from before 1850 were harder to find”

With national news media gorging on around-the-clock coverage of the intensifying race for the White House, and the interest in Indiana's Democratic primary at an historic high, it's hard to miss the fact that ... via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

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Related Topix: US News, Covington, IN

Sat May 03, 2008

Pharos-Tribune

Incubicity program awards $40,000 in prizes

“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

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Related Topix: Miami, IN, Tippecanoe, IN, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, IN, Miami County, IN

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