Cleveland Dietz

Early in the evening, Republican Reid Dallas set the tone for what would be a contentious forum. The candidate for state Senate, District 40, would continually highlight the difference between himself and his opponent, Democrat Mark Stoops, by calling on figures and statistics released by the government analyzing the results of educational reforms in the … Read more

The Central Indiana Bicycling Association will be bringing the 45th annual Hilly Hundred to the hills and hollers of Monroe, Greene and Owen counties soon. The event is a fundraiser for cycling groups and the Dollars for Scholars program at Edgewood High School. The CIBA Foundation receives $3 per rider, Dollars for Scholars receives $1 … Read more

Eleven years and one day ago, the United States suffered the first attack on its soil from an outside force since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four planes. They crashed two of them into the World Trade Center towers in New York, another into … Read more

Monroe County is still in a drought, even after rainfall this weekend. The county received 2 to 3 inches of rain over Labor Day weekend, bringing the rain deficit for the year down from 12 inches to 9 to 10 inches. Still, Monroe County continued to be listed by the United States Drought Monitor as … Read more

The Ellettsville Town Council met Aug. 27 to reconsider a water emergency ordinance passed at its last meeting, an amended agreement between the Monroe County Redevelopment Commission and the Town of Ellettsville, and a proposal to post proposed ordinances to the town website before they are considered. Members present were Dianna Bastin, David Drake, Philip … Read more