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7:43 p.m.: Duck family saved from distress
ANDERSON — Good Samaritans rescued a family of ducks at 12th and Jackson streets on Wednesday morning.
Cagney King, who works for XL Marketing in The Herald Bulletin building, noticed the mother duck and her seven ducklings trying to cross 12th Street.
King helped guide the ducklings out of the street and onto the sidewalk, but the mama duck still seemed to be in distress. King then heard squeaks coming from the sewer grate in the street.
“Mama was freaking out,” King said. “After helping the babies get up onto the curb, I noticed that three of her babies had fallen into the sewer. No wonder she was freaking out!”
The ducklings apparently had fallen into the sewer through slots in a circular access grate.
King and two people who came to the scene from the nearby YMCA decided to call the city street department to rescue their fine-feathered find.
Workers from the Anderson Water and Sewer Maintenance Department came to the scene and opened the grate, then used a bucket to scoop the ducklings out one by one.
King reunited the rescued ducklings with their mother under a bush beside First United Methodist Church. The ducks were seen later in the day waddling across the church parking lot. Motorists in the areas should be wary of ducks in the street.
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Photo gallery: AU vs Mount Saint Joseph Baseball
Photos from the baseball double header and senior night for Anderson University and Mount Saint Joseph on 5/7/10.
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Comedian Harland Williams coming to Paramount
LOS ANGELES — Canadian Harland Williams was enjoying winter in Southern California. “It’s beautiful out,” said Williams, 47, familiar from roles in films like “Dumb & Dumber” and “There’s Something About Mary.” “A bit cold, but is 65 cold? I’ll take this cold any day, thank you.” Williams, whose Indiana performances have been exclusive to Crackers in Broad Ripple, will take the stage at the Paramount on Friday, April 2.
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Nancy Wood back in Anderson, with ASO
ANDERSON — Nancy Wood stared into the glass vase, full of clear water, with the bare roots of a plant dangling down into it.
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Auction deal for buyers, not for owners
ANDERSON — An auction held Saturday at a former, popular cabinet manufacturer resulted in deals for local woodwork hobbyists and businesses, but earned less than the new owners hoped for.
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Ann Duran on the air in Madison County
DALEVILLE — As a child, radio personality Ann Duran remembers her father calling her his mini-Barbara Walters.
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Weights, measures officials protect consumers
ANDERSON — Whether consumers are filling up their cars’ gas tanks, buying a gallon of milk or drying clothes at a laundromat, one man in Anderson makes sure they always get their money’s worth.
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AHS rocking to 'Schoolhouse Rock Live!'
ANDERSON, Ind. — With the end of the school year quickly approaching, Anderson High School Performing Arts students are springing into a favorite pastime. With the help of their director of six years, Tiffany Jackson, the group of 12 is putting on a musical, “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”
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Anderson native to lead county ghost tour
ANDERSON — Growing up in Madison County, Nicole Kobrowski liked to visit some of the area’s creepier places, such as Moss Island Road just west of the city.
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Sidewalk Prophets looking for a Dove
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At Home: Project a bonding experience
PENDLETON — When a four-year project goes on for seven years, the result is often a strained marriage.
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