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Ind. service agencies predict steady need in 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Social service agencies in Bloomington are predicting another busy year as the sluggish economy takes its toll on the poor.
The Community Kitchen of Monroe County expects that need will remain high in 2010. Executive Director Vicki Pierce says social service groups are trying to find ways to do more with less.
Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs is worried about having enough emergency assistance for all the people who need it. He says the recession has hit the area hard and he expects more people to seek help as they wait for a true economic recovery.
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Indiana township worker accused of stealing $150K
Indiana authorities have charged a township employee with theft, saying she embezzled $150,000 over five years.
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Police: 3-year-old dies after being shot in head
Indianapolis police say a 3-year-old girl has died after being shot in the head inside a home on the city's west side.
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Drug court participants turn to good decisions
Participation in Warrick County Drug Court often is the last chance for people with alcohol- and drug-related offenses to avoid jail.
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Southern Indiana fair revamps raffle after legal troubles
Organizers of a southern Indiana county fair have revamped its raffle after running into trouble with the state gambling commission.
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Brown Co. getting state's largest nature preserve
A state panel has set aside 3,300 acres of Brown County State Park in southern Indiana for the largest nature preserve owned by the state.
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Homeless Indiana students up 26 percent since 2006-07
Homelessness among children enrolled in Indiana public schools rose 26 percent over the two years ending in 2008-09 as the state felt the brunt of the economic downturn, a new report shows.
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Bloomington complex evacuated on fake pipe bomb
Police say an object that caused a bomb scare at a Bloomington apartment complex is not a bomb.
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70 dogs, puppies removed from Southern Indiana mobile home
An animal shelter worker and state troopers rescued at least 70 dogs and puppies from a southern Indiana mobile home where a shelter leader said the residents had outfitted the interior with chain-link pens.
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Study says Amish expanding westward
The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario — and has even led parties to scout recently for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.
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Ex-Evansville officer convicted of sex charges
Jurors have convicted a former Evansville police officer on charges that he forced two women into sex acts while he was on duty.
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