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MOBILITY ISSUES?? We have walkers, wheelchairs & canes to lend. Contact Crothersville Senior Citizens at 793-2523.tfn BANKRUPTCY Payment plans available. 812-522-0628, Mark Risser, Attorney at Law. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy...
Bethany Baptist Church to Observe 150th Anniversary
The Bethany Baptist Church will observe its sesquicentennial this Sunday, Sept. 10, with special services. The church, located southwest of Crothersville was established in 1867. The day will begin with special Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Following worship, a...
Prostate Cancer Screenings At Schneck
The Schneck Cancer Center will hold prostate cancer screening tests on Monday, Sept. 11, from 4-6 pm, at the Cancer Center. You must have a scheduled appointment to participate in the screening. Prostate cancer strikes 1 in 7 American men and is the second leading...
VFW Serving Dinner This Sunday
VFW Post 1083 Crothersville will hold an Open Sunday serving lunch this Sunday, Sept. 10. On the menu will be meat loaf, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, sides and desserts. Serving will begin at noon. The public is invited to join in the monthly fundraiser.
Well, Back When I Was In School . . .
by Curt Kovener The opinion piece below this column was penned by a well-respected Ball State University economist. He proposes that to keep small schools in their community in Indiana, communities need to merge school corporations, boards and administration. So let’s...
To Afford Small Indiana Schools, Merge Small School Corporations
by Michael Hicks Professor of Economics Ball State University A number of recent studies examining the cost efficiency of Indiana’s school corporations report that corporations with fewer than roughly 2,000 students face very high overhead costs per student. This...