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City receives $800k EPA grant
By STEVEN MURREYManaging Editorsmurrey@cherryroad.comDuring a brief special meeting Board of Works and Public Safety last Wednesday, Sept. 2, Cecil Whitaker provided a summary of what the city plans regarding phase 3 of the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP). Whitaker explained that about a year ago, the board approved the design of the control structure at…
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Celebrating America 250: Micajah Chamness was the first settler of Monroe Township
By STEPHEN JACKSON Madison County Historian Location: East Side SR 9, Alexandria, IN; Monroe Township When Monroe Township was formally organized January 5, 1836, it became the largest township in Madison County with fifty-one square miles, a distinction it still retains. In the order of township organization in our county, Monroe stands ninth on the…
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Champions 101: WHEN WINNERS DON’T WIN
By TRAVIS DAUGHERTYFounder and Author of Champions 101If we’re paying attention, there’s a lot we can learn from winners. Wherever we’re working to win ourselves, we can use the clues…