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White River Fish Kill: Waterway crucial to Indiana
ANDERSON — The White River is wholly Indiana’s. The west fork originates in Randolph County, near the Ohio border, winds through Indianapolis and merges with the East Fork in Pike County. From there, the combined flow empties into the Wabash River on the Illinois border.
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White River Fish Kill: By the numbers
The White River fish kill, by the numbers:
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White River Fish Kill: Settlement breakdown
Settlements related to the December 1999 White River fish kill generated approximately $6.32 million in natural resource damage (NDR) funds for river restoration.
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White River Fish Kill: River restocked
About $310,000 of the more than $6 million White River recovery project was spent on fish restocking.
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White River Fish Kill: Recent discharges
According to Amber Finkelstein, public information officer for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the White River has experienced three major, unpermitted discharges from two sources since the Guide Corp. fish kill of 1999.
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THB Person of the Year: Skip Ockomon
ANDERSON – Fifteen years ago, Skip Ockomon was a drunk. That’s how he tells it. “I was all about self, and I was selfish,” he said. “You wouldn’t have wanted to know me back then.”
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THB Person of the Year Finalist: James Warner
ANDERSON — James Warner says he just wants to be of service, to the community and to God. “I enjoy helping,” he said.
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THB Person of the Year Finalists: Alex pool ladies
ALEXANDRIA — Last winter, when no one was thinking about taking a dip in a swimming pool, Alexandria announced that there wasn’t enough money in the budget to open the pool in Beulah Park come Memorial Day weekend.
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THB Person of the Year Finalist: Adam Lind
ANDERSON — Adam Lind himself seems to be at least a tad in awe of his breakout 2009 season.
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THB Person of the Year: Past winners
The following are Herald Bulletin Person of the Year honorees since the award’s inception in 1993:
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Latina Mentors: Teacher's childhood informs program for Latina students
Maria Hernandez-Finch’s childhood gives her empathy for students in Anderson Community Schools who might not speak English as well as their peers.
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Latina Mentors: Hundreds of ACS students need help to learn English
In Anderson Community Schools, 382 students are enrolled as English as a New Language students. That’s just over 4 percent of all students.
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Latina Mentors: La vida de Hernandez-Finch inspira esfuerzo de mentor
La infancia de Maria Hernandez-Finch le da empatía por los estudiantes en las Escuelas de la Comunidad de Anderson quienes posible no hablen el inglés tan bien como sus iguales.
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Latina Mentors: Muchos estudiantes locales no hablan el inglés como primer idioma
En las Escuelas de la Comunidad de Anderson, 382 estudiantes están matriculados como estudiantes de Inglés como Idioma Nuevo. Eso es por poco más de 4 por ciento de todos estudiantes.
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Latina Mentors: Teen AHS Latinas mentor young students
At each table of youngsters sit high school girls who are there to help teach and guide the younger students, and maybe learn from them. They are Latina Mentors.
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Latina Mentors: Estudiantes latinas guian los niños
Después de un día reciente a la Escuela Primaria de Anderson, más o menos 20 estudientes de los cuarto y quinto grados están recibiendo una educación en quienes son y de dónde son.
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City Hiring: Anderson has no law against nepotism
ANDERSON — When it comes to hiring relatives, the City of Anderson has no limitations. The City Council has not passed an ordinance dealing with the practice, and a state government ethics policy that discourages nepotism does not extend to local governments. Few localities in Indiana have passed such ordinances.
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City Hiring: Campaign workers hired for city jobs
ANDERSON — Among city workers hired since Mayor Kris Ockomon took office in January 2008 are some who worked on his mayoral campaign in 2007. Ockomon maintained the appointments were not political payback. Fire department receptionist Kristie Binda worked on Ockomon’s campaign before she was hired in January 2008, and police department analyst Regina Leonard was given a $16,000 raise after Ockomon took office.
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City Hiring: Firefighting a family tradition
ANDERSON — Anderson Fire Department leaders have hired two of their own family members since 2008 and say they followed a carefully planned hiring process that ensured their hiring decisions could not be construed as nepotism. Relatives in the fire department include Fire Chief Dave Clendenen’s son, Ben Clendenen, and Deputy Chief Dave Cravens’ brother Gregory Cravens.
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City Hiring: Family names recur in city government
ANDERSON — In an effort to meet a projected budget shortfall of $4.9 million by 2010, Anderson City government has eliminated 45 positions since January 2008. Because of the layoffs, city employment practices, including the hiring of relatives, are being scrutinized closely by the community, as reflected in comments at public meetings and phone calls to The Herald Bulletin.
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Chesterfield: Ex-cop accused of cashing town checks to phony repair shop
ANDERSON, Ind. — Former Chesterfield police officer Joseph Brown is accused of being at the center of an alleged scheme that the state says plundered $115,391.44 in town money. Brown endorsed 24 town checks written to Brown’s Automotive between January 2007 and March 2008, according to an audit by the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
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Chesterfield: Audit comes as little surprise to townspeople
CHESTERFIELD — A quarter of a million dollars is no small sum for a town of 2,700 to lose. But the news that Chesterfield officials misappropriated more than $250,000 from the town coffers came as little surprise to residents. “People have been talking about that for a long time, long before the investigation started,” said Glenn Thomas.
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Chesterfield: Ex-officials bilked town out of $259,000, audit finds
Five former employees defrauded the town of Chesterfield of more than $250,000 over two years, according to a state audit report released Thursday.
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Carla Castor nears five-year mark
ANDERSON — When Carla Castor noticed a tenderness in her left breast and felt a dime-sized lump, she was shocked and frightened.
