From 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, the News and Tribune and Swirlz is hosting a fundraiser night for Newspapers in Education.
During that time, 15 percent of yogurt sales will go to the program, which allows the News and Tribune to provide newspapers to schools in Clark and Floyd counties to use as teaching tools.
Swirlz is located at 2784 Meijer Drive, Jeffersonville.
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Dalai Lama talks compassion
Without even an introduction, the 14th Dalai Lama took the stage in Louisville on Sunday to deliver a public talk at the KFC Yum! Center, the first event of his three-day Engaging Compassion visit to the city.
New Albany, Jeffersonville celebrate Armed Forces Day
While a group of motorcycle riders, many of whom are veterans, took to the streets of New Albany to mark Armed Forces Day, a collection of groups offering assistance to former members of the military hosted a Stand Down event in Jeffersonville.
A second round of graduation rates for 2012 from the state will please some local districts while making others wish the changes were never made.
When it comes to alcohol, the 2013 legislative session may be marked more by what it didn’t do to boost booze sales than what it did.
Debate over state's alcohol laws continue
I’m not much a drinker, so I haven’t spent much time thinking about how Indiana’s alcohol laws personally impact me, but that changed last fall when my daughter got married.
Henryville Playground Built In One Day
Emergency officials stage bus wreck, gas spill at FCHS
A school bus had turned over after being struck by a gas tanker, and as the truck leaked chemicals, emergency crews rushed in to try and rescue the kids who were trapped inside.
Thankfully Friday’s crash scene was only a simulation, but for Floyd County emergency officials, it was an important test to prepare them for a real life scenario.
Fun Faces At Clarksville Field Day
35th annual Starlight Strawberry Festival May 25
When Joe Huber and Daisy Book were looking for a way to honor local strawberry farmers in the area, they probably had no idea that 35 years later, their idea would attract nearly 10,000 visitors each year.
But that is exactly what organizers are expecting on Saturday, May 25, at the 35th annual Strawberry Festival held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Starlight.
Rinpoche’s journey to Indiana remarkable
Considering his tumultuous past, Arjia Rinpoche still smiles a lot. During a talk he gave Thursday at a Louisville’s Festival of Faiths presentation to celebrate the arrival of the Dalai Lama, the Buddhist monk grinned and chuckled as he told the tale of his remarkable life.
The organization recently handed out 1,000 free tomato plants in the community, as several groups participated in the effort including HOPE Southern Indiana, Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services and the Floyd County Health Department.
Southern Indiana has made progress since the employment dip at the depths of the latest recession, but there’s still some catching up to do, Indiana University Southeast economic expert Uric Dufrene said Friday.
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