WASHINGTON —
The Daviess County Rural Water System has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for those customers on U.S. 50W south of CR 450S, including Alexander Estates and Alexander Hill. Also those customers on 600S west of CR 100E.
Fall flushing has begun
Daviess County Rural Water Systems has started its fall flushing at Bussard Road and continuing south.
Low water pressure may be experienced while flushing in customers area.
After flushing, customers may also have discolored water for a short time. Call 254-4526 with any questions.
B-R discount cards being sold
Barr Reeve discount cards are available for half price until they are all sold. They are being sold for $4 and are still good through March 31, 2013.
There are deals and discounts for 21 local businesses on the cards. The cards may be purchased in the Barr-Reeve Middle/High School office or at Stop N Sea or Knepp’s Restaurant in Montgomery.
Harvest Fest at FBC
The First Baptist Church, 100 E. Walnut St., will hold its Harvest Fest from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday in the church parking lot. In case of rain it will be held in the church fellowship hall.
All children of the community up to the sixth grade are invited. There will be fun booths and free food.
Children may come in costume, but no devilish costumes.
Author coming to speak at WHS
Author Michael Koryta will be at the Washington High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday to discuss his book “So Cold the River.” Admission is free and open to the public. Use Gate 5. He will also sign books and they will be available for purchase.
Local News
Boil order by DCRWS
Area Briefs
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Republicans to vote on new trustee
Republicans from Washington Township will meet today to vote on a new township trustee.
Fifteen committee chairmen from Washington Township will vote at 8:45 a.m. today to fill the position following the death of Albert “Pete” Showalter, who died on April 13. -
North, Owens 'Play' hard
North Elementary School celebrated its field day Friday with games, ice cream, inflatable fun houses and Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders.
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B-R to graduate 41
Barr-Reeve High School will hold its 48th commencement exercises on May 25, in the high school gymnasium at 2 p.m. Again this year, the graduation will be an afternoon affair.
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Police Report
CITY REPORT
Thursday
1:03 a.m. - Karen Hulsey, of 511 S. Meridian St. reported a subject possibly hiding the bushes behind her residence. She stated she didn’t see anyone, but could hear coughing. -
School board approves new handbooks
Members of the Washington Community Schools Board approved the 2013- 2014 school handbooks. Elementary, junior high and high school student handbooks will now be more streamlined with one another. One major change to the handbooks will be a stricter attendance policy for students. Currently, students in the school district can have 10 unexcused absences per semester.
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Unchained Gang roars into park
The Daviess County Unchained Gang will be hosting its 11th annual motorcycle show and swap meet Saturday at Eastside Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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DECA to sponsor dodgeball tourney
Members of the Washington High School DECA Chapter will be hosting a DECA Dodgeball Tournament on Tuesday in the Hatchet House beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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Area Briefs
Road paving in Washington
The Indiana Department of Transportation is advising motorists to be aware of temporary lane restrictions on Bus. 50 in Washington. Beginning on or after Monday, May 20, crews will be spot paving throughout the city. Work will be accomplished one lane at a time and utilize flag persons to control traffic through the work zones. Work activities are scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day with all paving operations anticipated to be complete by May 24. Inclement weather will cancel the work operation for the day.
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Police Report
CITY REPORT
7:56 p.m. - A complainant on E. Nat'l Hwy. reported there was a truck popped open playing very loud music. -
Police Report
CITY REPORT
Wednesday
2:19 p.m. - Dave Waters, 200 1/2 SE 7th St., reported that someone had broken into his storage building and broke the windows out of the vehicles stored there. Waters also said that someone had smashed in the roofs on many of the vehicles. Extra patrol was requested. - More Local News Headlines
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