Cleveland Dietz

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 aged 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 with 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

The third time is the charm for Centennial Park developers. The Ellettsville Plan Commission granted their request for a variance to allow them to start building homes in the subdivision without the Town Code’s requirement of two access points. All commission members were present, except for Kevin Farris. Don Calvert abstained from the vote. Developer … Read more

The Stinesville Town Council approved a bid to replace the gravel on three alleyways at its Sept. 6 meeting. All council members were present. Council President Kimberly Cunningham said the three alleys that will receive gravel this year were the three that did not get it last year. Those are from Middle Street to Hoadley … Read more

Ellettsville native and a 2000 graduate of Edgewood High School Jared Metzger was appointed Cloverdale Junior-Senior High School band director over the summer. He previously worked as assistant band director at Bloomington South High School for four years, and before that, he helped with both the Edgewood Junior High School beginning band program for about … Read more

The Ellettsville Police Department recently announced that Pastor Randy McCollum joined the department. He will join the force as a volunteer chaplain and be on call for the officers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. McCollum, who has lived in Ellettsville since 2002, was brought in to help police officers cope with the … Read more