WASHINGTON —
The Washington Street Department will begin picking up leaves on Nov. 14 in Area 1, east of SR 57 and north of the railroad tracks.
Leaves should be raked to the street, not in the street or over water meters. Do not put limbs or trash in the leaves and try to keep them off of the sidewalks. Call the Street Department at 254-4564 with any questions.
Property taxes due Tuesday
The Daviess County Treasurer reminds taxpayers that the second installment of taxes is due by Tuesday, Nov. 13. Payments postmarked or made in person after Nov. 13 will automatically incur a penalty.
The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The courthouse will be closed on Tuesday, and Monday.
The office will be open Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon.
The treasurer’s website, www.daviesstax.net, now updates payments daily, and has information on tax amounts, assessments, and exemptions.
Credit card payments can also be made at this site or by calling 800-809-5849; such payments can also be made at the office. There is a 2.95 percent fee on all credit card transactions; the company gets the fee, the treasurer receives only the tax amount.
For those with questions, call 254-8677; voice mail is available after hours.
Linton Veteran’s Day service Monday
Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home of Linton invites those who have served in the military or are still serving and their families to a Veteran’s Memorial Service at 1 p.m. Monday on the funeral home lawn on North Main Street. For more information, call 847-9614.
B-R Veteran’s Day program
Barr-Reeve schools will have a Veteran’s Day program at 9 a.m. Monday in the high school gym. The public is invited.
Montgomery planners to meet
The Montgomery Area Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the town hall.
Daviess County LCC meets Monday
Daviess County LCC is meeting at noon Monday at the Security Center training room. Grant reports for 2012 and grant requests for 2013 are due. The Daviess County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition and HEALTH Team will meet immediately afterward.
City Council meets Tuesday
The Washington City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers, 200 Harned Ave. Items included on the agenda: annexation ordinance; ordinance clarifying employee health insurance; municipal events fund ordinance; waterworks refunding bonds ordinance.
The Board of Public Works and Safety will meet immediately following the Council meeting. Items included on the agenda: discussion/approval of claims and permits and bids received for fire apparatus; request by First Financial Bank to close alley behind bank for 90 days to build a tunnel for drive through; consideration of sale of land next to the north well field.
Immediately prior to the Council meeting, Terry Wininger will be sworn in as Building Commissioner.
Local News
Leaf pickup to begin Wednesday
Area Briefs
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Wrestlers for relay
The Team Todd Relay for Life team will be joining with Tri-State Wrestling to bring an event to the Old Petersburg Gym on Saturday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with bell time at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and children under 4 are free. All proceeds from the event go to the Daviess County Relay for Life Team Todd.
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Dollar General focuses on reading
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced an award of $7,800 to the Washington Carnegie Public Library to support the new adult literacy program being now being offered.
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Letters returned after 55 years
Fifty-five years ago Jerry Decker wrote letters back home to his sweetheart, Carol, from Camp Pendleton, California where he was based in the Marine Corps. Fifty-five years later, Jerry still had his letters from Carol. But Carol, now Jerry¹s wife of 52 years, had, well misplaced a few of hers.
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Police Report
CITY REPORT
Tuesday11:08 p.m. - A female caller reported a power outage on Old U.S. 50 W. Line crews responded, but were not able to restore electricity due to a faulty underground line. The line was fixed Wednesday.
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Shoals graduation set
Commencement exercises will be held in the gymnasium of the Shoals Junior-Senior High School at 2 p.m. Saturday for 36 candidates for graduation. The Junior-Senior High School Band, under the direction of Joel Weitkamp, will open the commencement program with the processional, followed by the national anthem.
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Area Briefs
Williams reunion on Sunday
The Nora and Beve Williams family reunion will be held at noon Sunday at Washington Eastside Park Pavilion. Bring a picnic lunch and any mementoes.
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Police Report
CITY REPORT
Monday
8:49 p.m. - A complainant on station turned in a pouch that contained an electronic tablet. The pouch was found at Eastside Park. -
WC to graduate on Friday
Washington Catholic High School will hold its commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Friday in the gymnasium. Following the procession and invocation, Karie Craney, principal, will make introductory remarks. The salutatory addresses by Hannah Emmons and Steven Holland will follow a musical selection by the WC Ensemble. The valedictory address will then be given by Andrea Onyett. Daryl Hagan, superintendent of Catholic Schools Diocese of Evansville, and Andrew Wibbeler, dean of students, will present graduate scholarships. Bishop Charles C. Thompson, Diocese of Evansville, Daryl Hagan and Karie Craney will then present the diplomas.
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D2DInc moves to WestGate @ Crane
Design To Delivery, Inc., a consulting firm supporting private companies and government agencies engaged in federal procurement and government contracting, officially opened its first office outside of its Washington, D.C. region in the WestGate @ Crane Technology Park on Tuesday.
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High winds hit area; cause damage
Daviess County and the city of Washington were hit hard by storms that passed through the area Tuesday morning.
High winds accompanying the storms ripped through the area damaging buildings, uprooting trees and sending a 20-foot piece of wood through a car parked on the lot of Washington Chrysler Center. - More Local News Headlines
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