Contrary to somewhat popular belief, there was more to the building of new schools than simply supporting area education.

Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11th. There are many events honoring the nation's veterans that will be held throughout central Indiana and the rest of the country.

There will be some noticeable changes at some Rush County Schools when students return in the fall of 2010, including a move that will split Rushville Elementary into two separate schools housed in the same building.

A 911 cell phone call to the Rush County Sheriff's Department shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday reported a head-on collision west of Arlington.

Abby Lynn Newbold and Michael Andrew Gordon were married at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 22, 2008 at St.

Jenni Burge and Michael McCallister would like to announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

Now through Friday those with excess produce can drop them off at the Purdue Extension Office on the first floor of the Rush County Courthouse, Room 103.

The southern Rush County community of Milroy, which recently hosted a large celebration, has yet another reason to be proud.

If all goes as planned Rushville Consolidated High School will have its own radio station before the first snow falls later this year.

If all goes as planned Rushville Consolidated High School will have its own radio station before the first snow falls later this year.

The first day of classes for RCS students grades 1 to 12 is Aug. 12. Enrollment and registration for some local schools gets underway this week.

I am extremely pleased to live in a community that is active, forward looking and "Focused on the Future." My hometown of Milroy is a small rural community that does not just sit around and vegetate.

For Pam Vogel, of Henderson Road, this has been a year for celebrating 30s: her 30th wedding anniversary, the 30th year she and her husband have lived in their home and 30 years as an employee of the Rushville Public Library.

Keith and Kim Perin of Rushville would like to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Megan Perin, and Craig Tucker, son of Richard and Laura Tucker of Arlington.

Greetings, one and all, and welcome! Mail, e-mail and comments posted to our Website continue to cross my desk at a very steady pace, so I'll try to be brief in sharing my own thoughts.