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Upswing In Local Swine Flu Linked To County Fair Pigs

Aug 8, 2012 | Local News

Cases Confirmed in Jackson & Jennings Counties The Indiana State Department of Health confirmed last Thursday a case of a variation of influenza A, commonly called Swine Flu, bringing the total to nine cases In Jackson and Jennings Counties as of August 2. Health...

2012 Drought Surprises & Reminds People Of Past

Aug 8, 2012 | Local News

The 2012 drought and its timing during the Great Recession surprised people, while reminding others of the “Dirty Thirties” and other significant U.S. droughts, says a Purdue University agricultural historian. “The seriousness of this drought caught...

We’re Never Too Young…Or Too Old…To Learn

Aug 8, 2012 | Curt Comments

by Curt Kovener             After last week’s observations on the aged and the ages, some readers sent in some of their own musings of life experiences for young and old. The great truths about life, that little children have learned •No matter how hard you try,...

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Aug 8, 2012 | Classifieds

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New Online Tool Lets Hoosiers Access Immunization Records

Aug 1, 2012 | Local News

State and federal officials last week unveiled “MyVaxIndiana,” the new groundbreaking online tool from the Indiana State Department of Health that provides Hoosiers direct access to their immunization records from any computer. “Our goal is to...

Brownstown Churches Plan VBS

Aug 1, 2012 | Local News

Rocky Point Lighthouse Vacation Bible School will be hosted by the Brownstown Presbyterian Church, 417 N. Elm Street, across from the BCHS football field, August 3, 4, and 5 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the Brownstown United Methodist and First Baptist...

Advice For The Ages And Aged

Aug 1, 2012 | Curt Comments

by Curt Kovener      I have a group of newspaper colleagues who are all contemporaries: we all are celebrating our post 59th birthday on this earth. We are half way through a 60’s celebration; our 60’s not the decade. A friend(?) sent me some of the perks of reaching...

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Aug 1, 2012 | Classifieds

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