Union County News

John Dees had never had a flu shot, but deaths reported last week from H1N1 flu brought him to the Union County Health Department Saturday morning to get the H1N1 vaccine.

Union County's T.J. Schienbein finished 42nd at Saturday's IHSAA boys state cross country meet in Terre Haute.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- An industrial park planned for Union County should have tenants who don't need much water.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- An attempted suicide last month by a Union County Jail inmate has county officials discussing the need for a larger jail.

T.J. Schienbein and Emily Vance both won races during Tuesday's IHSAA sectional at Connersville.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- Union County's new countywide emergency notification system is ready to go, but there haven't been any emergencies to test the system.

Union County will pay the remaining costs for a survey of historic sites in the county if the Union County Council approves.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- Rezoning land for a new industrial park in Union County got a positive recommendation Monday from the Area Plan Commission.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- The Indiana Department of Child Services will initiate a Fatality Review Team to investigate the death on Saturday of 3-year-old Erial Summers.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- Union County Commissioners want information from an engineering study on the proposed county industrial park before a zoning change is made for the property.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- Two men accused of burglarizing a rural Union County home were apprehended Thursday with help from neighbors, officers from two states, the homeowner who pursued them and an empty gas tank.

Liberty, Ind. - The town council will hear concerns of resident John Schriever about parking problems near the school when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the courthouse meeting room.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- Union County commissioners want more information from the Union County Redevelopment Commission about plans for its 64-acre industrial park in Union Township.

Bennett, Delsie M., of Richmond, died Aug. 13. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riggle-Waltermann Mortuary, Richmond, where visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- When Union County schools open for the 2009-2010 year Thursday, their classes will convene sooner than most area school districts.

INDIANAPOLIS - Several bands from East Central Indiana will march tonight in the Sweet 16 at Indiana State Fair Band Day, earning the honor with their performances during the afternoon round of competition.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 730 PM MDT * AT 635 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND ...

LIBERTY, Ind. -- Eleven girls will compete for the title of Union County 4-H Fair Queen on Saturday at a new location.

LIBERTY, Ind. - A Union County man was beaten and robbed in his home early Monday after he returned from a trip to Indiana's newest casino, Hollywood Casino at Lawrenceburg.

A group of Civil War enthusiasts plan to spruce up the two cannons from the 1860s believed to have been outside an eastern Indiana courthouse for at least a century.