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Flooding destroys Boone County Toy Drive’s stockpile
Toys, books and other items valued between $15,000 and $20,000, destined to be distributed to area children, were destroyed by last week’s flood, said Myrtle Bailey, director of the Boone County Toy Drive.
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Poverty simulation: 'This is not a game'
I was handed a card that gave me a new identity. I was 39-year-old Betty Boling, wife to Ben and mother to Barbara, 16, Bart, 10, and Brian, 8.
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Lawson outlines vote center options
Convenience, cost-cutting and quicker counting are demonstrated advantages of “vote centers,” a system that will allow Hoosier voters to cast ballots outside their precincts in 2014 and future elections.
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Lebanon High School Prom Court
The 2013 Lebanon High School prom court includes juniors, front row, Mady Purtlebaugh, Cheyenne Marshall, Katie Beard, Abby Messenger, Carly Greene, Stephanie Smith and Ashlyn Montgomery; and back row, Austin Ping, Jonas Gustavson, Evan Cortez, Nick Starkey, Isaac Harker and Scott Land. Court member Sam Godby is not pictured.
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Flood recovery efforts under way
Reports of damage from Boone County’s worst flooding in more than a half-century will help state officials determine whether to seek federal disaster assistance.
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Mother seeks justice for son who died in fire
Seventeen years after her son died in a fire investigators are convinced was deliberately set, a Zionsville woman believes a suspect has been identified — but she also believes Boone County Prosecutor Todd Meyer isn’t being as aggressive as he could be in bringing that suspect to justice.
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SLIDESHOW: County responds to severe flooding
Creeks in Boone County surpassed major flood levels Thursday night, prompting the Boone County Commissioners to declare a state of emergency early Friday morning. The flooding caused a multitude of problems, such as stranded motorists and residents without electricity or working toilets.
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The flooding is worse than Mike Martin, director of Boone County Emergency Management Agency, has seen in a long time. -
Lebanon resident returns safely from Boston
As she watched news reports Friday about the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, Lebanon resident Mary McCully couldn’t imagine what Boston residents were feeling as authorities were searching house to house.
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Grounds project moving forward
The Lebanon Community School Corp. is moving forward with a project that will relocate the building and grounds facility and create a new concession area for the Lebanon High School football stadium after the school board gave permission for the project at Tuesday’s board meeting.
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SLIDESHOW: County declares emergency
Flood waters are rising and temperatures dropping as continued rainfall overnight caused area creeks and streams to overflow, turning several streets into rivers.
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Flooding destroys Boone County Toy Drive’s stockpile
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