'To PERF or not to PERF, that is the question'; commissioners offer alternate retirement plan

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By: Dennis Clark

Lively discussion — from both the large crowd assembled and quiteoften within Sullivan County Council members — was evident at a packedand masked house inside the Superior Court Room on Monday night.The meeting topic was the longstanding efforts of both the council andcounty commissioners to institute either a Public Employee RetirementFund, or PERF, or another employee retirement plan.If you recall, the council rejected a resolution at their closedmeeting — due to COVID-19...

Sullivan library will co-host one of first virtual book talks in the state

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By: Times staff

Sullivan County Public Library will be part of an innovative programfor southern Indiana. The library will co-host one of the firstvirtual book talks in the state at 11 a.m. on Nov. 14.Sandra Hurt, of Carmel, is the author of the book Priestess ofPompeii: The initiate’s journey, was just released by HawthornePublishing of Carmel. She will speak on her long journey to bookpublication and the wonders of Pompeii in a talk “Priestess ofPompeii: Turning a fascination with history into...

North Central, Sullivan prepare for sectional semi-finals

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By: B.J. Hargis

The Indiana High School Athletic Association football playoffs will continue for North Central and Sullivan on Friday as they prepare for sectional semi-final road games. North Central (2-6) at Perry Central (7-3) - This will be the second consecutive season that the Thunderbirds and Commodores will be meeting in the sectional. Last year, also in the second round, Perry Central defeated the Thunderbirds 42-12 at Farmersburg, giving them a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series. Greg Gibson, coa...

Early voting extended this Saturday, now from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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By: Dennis Clark

To accommodate a higher than expected early in-person voting turnoutfor this year's general election, the Sullivan County Clerk's Officeannounced they will expand its voting hours on Saturday.Voting was supposed to be from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, but willnow be extended to 3 p.m. Early voting is taking place at thecourthouse, where voters are asked to enter through the northentrance.County Clerk Tonya Bedwell reported a total of 1,492 persons had voted early as of late Mond...

SWSC announces free school meal program extended to end of school year

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By: Times staff

Southwest School Corp. announced that the U.S. Department ofAgriculture has extended the free school meal program through the endof the school year, thanks to funds from the USDA’s Seamless Summerprogram.For the duration of the school year, all students across the districtwill be eligible for one free breakfast and one free lunch per schoolday. Lunch will include the type A lunch tray with the currentchoices. A la carte items will still be available at their regularprice.This free meal...

Commissioners receive new jail updates, tables PERF discussion

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By: Dennis Clark

The Sullivan County Commissioners received an update on the proposednew jail project during their most recent meeting last week."We've been working on a building program for the new jail facility,"DLZ principal architect Eric Ratts stated.Ratts also reported knowing the "geotechnical folks may have gotstarted, they have a rig out at the potential site," which is locatedjust north of CR 300N on the east side of Section Street, just northof Sullivan."They've started doing some boring, y...

Halloween events this week at Center Ridge Cemetery, Park and Lake

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By: Times staff

Two Halloween-related events will be taking place locally  on Tuesdayand WednesdaySullivan County Public Library's presentation of Tombstone Tales atCenter Ridge Cemetery in Sullivan has been rescheduled to 5:30 to 6:30p.m. on Wednesday.This event includes a tour through historic Center Ridge Cemetery.Participants will hear tales and stories of local residents from thepast, along with tidbits about the grave markers themselves.Tour guides will include Donna Adams, Sullivan County His...