Stories from Saturday, May 2, 2009

Now that spring has arrived, homeowners are reminded by the Indiana State Police to be aware of home improvement scammers. There have been recent reports of home improvement scammers working in southeastern Indiana. One such scam involves men offering to paint barns and grain bins and another recent report has men offering to do blacktopping jobs...

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Preparing for a possible swine flu (influenza A (H1N1) virus) outbreak is a tricky thing. For local school systems, it is a mix of being vigilant and keeping everyone calm, as no cases have been reported in the county. Across the board, the Putnam County schools are keeping the lines of communication open and instituting basic, common sense procedures to promote good hygiene...