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Cleveland Dietz The Stinesville Town Council adopted a resolution committing to new financial control requirements at its July 5 meeting. All council members and Stinesville Clerk-Treasurer Lois Pursell were present. New rules established by the Indiana State Board of Accounts late last year require that more than one person in every local government statewide be responsible for … Read more
A man who posed as a Comcast employee to cash a fraudulent check in Ellettsville last August was sentenced to two years in jail in Morgan County on June 20. Ohio resident Robert Yontz, 42, asked to purchase two packs of cigarettes with a Comcast paycheck and cash the remainder at the Westside General Store … Read more
Ellettsville Police Department Deputy Marshal Zachary Michael was recently assigned a new police cruiser, a 2016 Dodge Charger sporting the new police department decals. The new cruiser replaced a 2010 vehicle. Michael will be its sole driver. EPD purchased the car as part of a developmental plan to replace two patrol vehicles each year. Once … Read more
When Old Towne Coins opened in 2002, the clock was already ticking on owner Jim Mullikin’s life. He was three years into the nine doctors gave him after diagnosing him with lupus. Doctors again told him he was going to die after delivering a diagnosis of histoplasmosis, also known as spelunker’s lung, in 2011. They said, then, he had … Read more
Indiana FFA Foundation Executive Director Lisa Chaudion was recognized June 15 with a Distinguished Service Award at the 87th Indiana FFA State Convention. Chaudion was instrumental in bringing the Indiana FFA to Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp. beginning next academic year. Distinguished service honorees are selected by a student-run executive committee each year. “When students … Read more
Taylor Isom, 22, became the fifth generation of her family to join the Order of the Eastern Star Ellettsville Chapter 454 on May 10. Isom graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in gender studies. She plans to continue her studies in the fall of 2017 … Read more
The natural gas provider serving Stinesville, Community Natural Gas, has petitioned the state to increase its residential and business rates. The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is accepting written feedback from the public until July 7. The privately owned utility company based in Mount Carmel, Illinois, cited operating and maintenance costs, as well as … Read more
Ellettsville residents Terry Cox and Karen Scales will bring their passion for coffee to downtown Ellettsville when they open the Heritage Trail Café and Coffee Roaster on North Sale Street. The dream began when Scales’ brother owned a roasting company in Bloomington called B-Town Beans and Cox was on the board of directors for the … Read more
A proposed countywide public safety income tax will go into effect Oct. 1 after the Bloomington City Council unanimously passed the ordinance on June 1. The city council has a majority vote on the Monroe County Income Tax Council, which also includes the Ellettsville Town Council and the Monroe County Council as voting members. The … Read more
More than 250 people are expected to dine and play games at the ninth annual Picnic at Flatwoods Park on June 14. The picnic is a joint venture of the Ellettsville branch of the Monroe County Public Library, Monroe County Parks and Recreation, and Nutrition Therapy of Indiana University. Free packed lunches provided by Nutrition … Read more