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NEW ALBANY
Civil War presentation is tonight at library
The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany, is presenting a second program on the Civil War with a special emphasis on local involvement in the war at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 17, in the Strassweg Auditorium.
Carl Kramer, director of the Institute for Local and Oral History at Indiana University Southeast, will discuss the mobilization of local troops for the Union Army and Jeffersonville’s role as a logistical center for Union operations in the West, particularly the development and functions of Camp Joe Holt, Jefferson General Hospital and the U.S. Quartermaster Corps.
For more information, call 812-949-3523.
JEFFERSONVILLE
Sewer board switches meeting
The Jeffersonville Sanitary Sewer Board’s Thursday meeting has been changed to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Jeffersonville City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Court. Those meetings are open to the public.
Clark County
News and Tribune briefs for Jan. 17, 2012
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Steamboat Museum will dedicate Pilothouse at June 9 ceremony
The bell from the steamboat Mississippi Queen will also be dedicated at this time.
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The Mississippi Queen was built at JeffBoat in 1976 and scrapped in 2011. -
Lugar says he won’t campaign for Mourdock
Lugar issued a statement chastising Mourdock for his unwillingness to compromise after the tea party favorite soundly beat him in the May 8 primary election.
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Grants available to downtown Jeffersonville residents
“The goal of this program is to strengthen the historic core of our community and to promote ongoing economic development in Jeffersonville,” said Jay Ellis, executive director of Jeffersonville Main Street Inc.
Continued ... - SWEET TREAT: Volunteers see the attraction of annual Starlight Strawberry Festival
- THE 'V' WORD: SUB: Prosser Career Education Center moves away from stigma of ‘vocational’ school
- TARC sets Memorial Day and Kennedy Bridge route changes
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Former employee sues Jeffersonville
The suit references a city policy, in which employees are supposed to receive a $100 stipend for each day they’re on call.
Continued ... - May 25, 2012
- Vietnam veteran receives medals 46 years after active duty ends
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Pence talks bridges, jobs during Southern Indiana swing
“I think everyone senses with the recent bridges agreement, the potential for extraordinary growth,” said Mike Pence, a U.S. House member who is seeking to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels and retain the gubernatorial seat for the Republican Party.
Continued ... - Delaware woman dies in I-65 crash
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Steamboat Museum will dedicate Pilothouse at June 9 ceremony


