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St. John church celebrates 150 years You don’t have to be a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church to help celebrate the congregation’s 150th anniversary this year.
Everyone is invited to participate in one or all of the six events scheduled for this year, beginning with an organ concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at the Aurora church, 220 Mechanic St.

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House fire cause is unknown Fire investigators from Dearborn County have several opinions about what started a house fire early Wednesday, March 3, but a final determination won’t be made until after a visit from the state fire marshal Thursday, March 4, said Hogan Township Fire Chief Ed Opp.
They do not believe the fire, which appeared to have started at the back of the house at 9206 Ind. 350, was suspicious in nature, he said. Damage to the house alone, a wooden A-frame owned by Read more...

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Tom Brokaw's stop in Greendale Legendary reporter Tom Brokaw stopped in Greendale to interview an Ohio couple for his American Character Along Highway 50 documentary. Click here to read about his visit or click read more to watch a video of his stop in Greendale. Read more...

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Suddenly it’s over COLUMBUS, Ind. - A three-point barrage by 6’3” junior Cody Kaiser - who hit 8-11 from behind the arc en route to a game-high 27 points - kept East Central High School’s boys basketball Trojans alive until the final buzzer Tuesday night.
But Kaiser’s off-the-hook Class 4A sectional first-round performance, along with a career-high 14 from EC senior guard Adam Rauch, couldn’t offset the quickness and athleticism of tourney dark horse Bloomington North (14-7).
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Local missionaries OK; help needed for refugees, orphans On Tuesday, Jan. 12 shortly before 5 p.m. an earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude struck the island country of Haiti. An earthquake? Yes. Not a hurricane. They had four of those last year, killing over 20,000.
The death total this time estimated at more than 200,000.
The news came two months before a scheduled trip my myself and others to the poorest country in the western hemisphere. That has been cancelled for now.
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Michael Barlow Michael Stewart Barlow 58, of North Vernon passed away at 11:15 pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2010, at Indianan University Hospital in Indianapolis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. Jonathon Meyer will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Sawyer - Pickett Funeral Home, North Vernon. A rosary service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery.
Born in Seymour on April 20, 1951, Michael was the son of William and Mary Ann Stewart Barlow. He married Mary Leach. She survives.
He graduated from Jennings County High School in 1969. He received his BA from Western Kentucky University in 1979. He owned and operated Barlow Construction in North Vernon for many years. He enjoyed playing golf with his son Ben, traveling, and working.
Michael is survived by his wife, Mary Leach Barlow of North Vernon; one son, Ben Barlow of North Vernon; brothers, Robert S. (Michele) Barlow II of Madison, John D. (Susie) Barlow of North Vernon; sisters, Mary Jo (Brad) Bender of North Vernon, Kate (Phil) Nicolai of Lawrenceburg, sister-in-law, Lisa Barlow of North Vernon; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Billy Barlow, and a sister, Nancy Barlow.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Project Share at St. Mary School, Indiana Organ Procurement Association, or the donor’s choice of charity.

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