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MV seeks staff appreciation cards from community

FORTVILLE – Seniors at Mt. Vernon High School interested in the medical field got a chance to practice drawing blood on Superintendent Dr. Jack Parker, Principal Bernie Campbell and more.

I don’t want to point fingers or name names, but you-know-who is the reason I shop Costco alone. If someone else goes along, we are likely to be pushing a cart so loaded you can’t see over the top of it.

Jan. 17

NEW PALESTINE - County fire officials along with firefighters from the Indianapolis Fire Department were on the scene Sunday afternoon working a confirmed structure...

HANCOCK COUNTY — A horrific case of animal abuse and neglect has been discovered at a local county farm where more than a dozen farm animals have been found deceased. Dozens of other farm animals were found living in unsafe conditions without food or water for weeks, officials say.

GREENFIELD – Planning authorities denied a request to split a residential land parcel into four lots, thwarting the property owner’s goal of adding three houses next to a home with local historical significance.

HANCOCK COUNTY — Volunteers are in high demand throughout Hancock County, as local nonprofits busily assess the needs of the new year.

FOUNTAINTOWN — Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department will have a fundraiser breakfast from 7-11 a.m. Jan. 28. The station is located at 141 E. Brookville Road, Fountaintown.

GREENFIELD – Greenfield-Central Schools is collecting feedback for the 2024-25 school calendar, and one proposal would change how fall break works.