Cleveland Dietz

The Monroe County Income Tax Council met Sept. 27 to pass the public safety local option income tax again. With 95 of 100 votes cast at the meeting, the 0.25% tax will continue into 2017. Ellettsville Town Council, which has the remaining five votes, tabled its vote until Oct. 10. The tax council is composed … Read more

The Richland Township Board of Trustees approved a general bond issue up to $485,000 at its Sept. 28 meeting. The money will support construction of a new 2,400-square-foot building for the Township Trustee’s Office. All board members – Candi Haley, Todd Durnil and David Williby – attended. Richland Township Trustee Marty Stephens, Richland Township Deputy … Read more

Collaboration and business were hot subjects at the League of Women Voters forum for Monroe County commissioner candidates. Candidates for District 2 were Republican Nelson Shaffer and Democratic incumbent Julie Thomas. For District 3, they were Republican Paul White Sr. and Democrat Amanda Clerkin Barge. During opening comments, the candidates summed up their platforms. “I … Read more

For more than 75 years, the town of Ellettsville has struggled to figure out how to address flooding along Jack’s Defeat Creek. The board of trustees of Richland Township will consider issuing bonds to fund the construction of a new building Sept. 28 after its building flooded Sept. 8. It was the fourth time in … Read more

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 census, Ellettsville’s poverty rate is 7.1%. That’s 451 people, 92 of whom are under 18 years old. During the 12-month period before the survey, 256 people ages 16 and under didn’t work. But those numbers don’t tell the story of need in Ellettsville and Richland Township. That’s according … Read more

Ellettsville Boys & Girls Club Unit Director Oscar Gonzales has been working in an office crowded by his things, many of them still in boxes. His computer has been sitting about five feet high on top of a filing cabinet since the move, forcing him to bring his hands to his shoulders to type. This … Read more

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has a home in Ellettsville. The beloved movie character can be found on the phone in the back of Pickin Dixons, a new antiques and collectibles store. Setting up E.T. was one thing co-owners Jeff and Laura Dixon did to add color to the shop. Jeff said it was part of making … Read more

Guy Roberts answers to Moose. His mustache is in the horseshoe, or “biker,” style, and he wears a leather vest covered in patches. The decor in his man-cave includes nunchaku. He works at Wee Willie’s as a dishwasher. In the past, he was a bodyguard in Indianapolis, a bomb builder in the Navy, and a … Read more

The Monroe County chapter of Cry Out America, a national organization dedicated to “waking up America to God,” will hold a prayer event at the Marci Jane Lewis Park shelter house on Sept. 11 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The organization has lined up local clergy and other members of the community to speak … Read more

The Town of Ellettsville will be the recipient of four Community Crossings grants this month in support of repaving projects. In July, the town applied for the four grants and received word that it would get them Aug. 23. The grants total $46,211.45 and require a local match. The funds will be disbursed in different … Read more