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Ellettsville officials working to control flooding from Jack’s Defeat Creek; Criminal Arrests Double in Ellettsville; Senate bill curbs the teaching of creationism in schools; House Republican presents new bill opposing “partial birth abortion.” FEATURE News Director Wes Martin speaks with State Senator Mark Stoops as the Indiana legislature approaches the half way point of this year’s long legislative session. BICENTENNIAL …

The Town of Ellettsville has a 100 year history of flooding. At the town council’s meeting yesterday, Fire Chief Mike Cornman said heavy rains and flash flooding left no way in or out of the town, last Thursday afternoon. The town is working with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on a flood study. Chandler Funeral Home Director Ron Wayt …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill will not be prosecuted for alleged sexual assault; The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners authorized borrowing $10 million for proposed parks projects; The Town of Ellettsville is working to purchase two properties in the floodway of Jack’s Defeat Creek, in an effort to mitigate flooding; Monroe County Commissioners have designated the month of November as National Runaway Prevention …