Property taxes
due Tuesday
ANDERSON — The 2008 pay 2009 property taxes are due Tuesday, Nov. 10, for the full year. Payments may be made in person or mail to: 16E Ninth St., Suite 109, Anderson, IN 46016. Mail must be postmarked by Tuesday to avoid a penalty.
Payments may also be made at the following banks: Ameriana, Community, First Farmers, First Merchants, Huntington, MainSource, National City and Star Financial.
Property tax information may be viewed at www.madisoncountyindiana.org.
Tuesday flu
clinic canceled
ANDERSON — The flu shot clinic scheduled for Tuesday at Grace Baptist Church, 432 W. 300N, Anderson, has been canceled due to shortage of the vaccine.
VFW to host veterans program
ANDERSON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 266, 3210 Columbus Ave., Anderson, will host a program for all veterans on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Main speaker will be Don McAllister.
This event is open to the public.
Lambert award
to be given Nov. 16
ANDERSON — The annual Homeless Task Force luncheon honoring a member of the community with the Lloyd Lambert Award will be held on a new date and in a new location. Kicking off Homeless Awareness Week, the luncheon will be held on Monday, Nov. 1, at noon in The Christian Center’s dining room at 625 Main St., Anderson.
The public is invited to attend.
Style show and luncheon on Dec. 1
ANDERSON —The Festival of Trees Style Show and Luncheon to benefit the Paramount Theatre Centre and the Gruenewald Historic House will be Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 11:30 a.m. J’Ann’s Moneyhun’s Fine Gifts and Furnishings, Mister Penguin and The Shed will present fashions. Joyce Barrett of the Gray Goose Inn will provide the luncheon,
Come see the trees, fashions and enjoy a lunch all for $20 a ticket, or $120 for a table of eight.
Tickets are available from the Gruenewald House 648-6875, Moneyhun’s 643-0028, Paramount at 642-1234.
Soil conservation board to meet
INDIANAPOLIS — The State Soil Conservation Board will meet on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Service, 6013 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis.
The State Soil Conservation Board provides guidance and coordination to the state’s 92 Soil and Water Conservation Districts as they provide local leadership in the protection of Indiana’s soil and water resources.
Three Muncie men get prison terms for cross-burning
INDIANAPOLIS — Three central Indiana men have been sentenced to federal prison after they pleaded guilty to burning a cross in the yard of a black family’s home in 2008.
Forty-one-year-old Richard LaShure was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years probation Thursday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.
His son, 20-year-old Richard Logue, was sentenced to one year in prison and two years probation. A third man, 20-year-old Aaron Latham, was sentenced to one year in prison and three years probation.
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Gunman robs Old National Bank
A gunman escaped with money from a southside Anderson bank Tuesday afternoon.
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Anderson High School's graduation rates increase
AHS has tied for 14th place out of the top 20 for the most improvement in non-waiver graduation rates for the 2010-11 school year. “We were just thrilled,” AHS Principal Lucinda McCord said.
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Consolidation of emergency dispatch approved
The Madison County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday taking over 911 police and fire dispatch duties for Elwood and Alexandria.
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City looking for new restaurant for Grandview
The Anderson Parks and Recreation Board has decided to seek a new tenant for the vacant restaurant at Grandview Golf Course.
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Super Bowl had positive fiscal effect, most agree
Many businesses and organizations in Anderson are still trying to calculate the financial numbers showing how the Super Bowl affected them. But even without all the hard figures available, they agree that it was a positive economic impact on the city.
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Overnight snow creates a few problems
An overnight dusting of snow forced police to close the Eisenhower Bridge on east Eighth Street Wednesday morning because of icing, but the bridge is now open.
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Poll question for Wednesday, Feb. 8
Vote daily in The Herald Bulletin poll. Today's poll question can be found at the bottom of the homepage on the right side.
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Assessor loses appeal against city
A lot can happen in four years. Just ask County Assessor Larry Davis, who lost his appeal against the City of Anderson on Friday.
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What's Where: Feb. 8
Local meetings and activities are planned Wednesday.
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Statehouse action resumes after Super Bowl break
After a timeout to accommodate out-of-town Super Bowl visitors, the Indiana General Assembly is back in session to tackle legislation that had been bottlenecked by a contentious labor bill.
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