The Hometown Weekly Newspaper from Jasonville, Indiana.

What is in the Jasonville Independent each week?
Featured every week is "Window on Main Street by Marilyn". Join Marilyn as she watches who is on Main Street in Jasonville! In Looking Back, a full page is devoted to stories from 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 years ago. You have the opportunity to enjoy the happenings from the old newspapers from which Looking Back derives its information.

Each week local news and pictures, announcements, obituaries, police log and other items make the Independent truly a Hometown Newspaper! The February 3, 2010 issue includes:Construction of new firehouse to begin soon (pictue) Bohannon sentenced to 20 years for shooting of his son in Midland; Help wanted Census Bureau; Lakers defeat North Central and Barr Reeve; Greene County annual financial report; and much more! Obituaries: Sandra Gallagher Napier,65, of Linton; Elden Creasy "Tip Tipton, 91, of Jasonville; LaVina "Wege" Hamilton Zukunft, 80 of Terre Haute.

OBITUARY UPDATE:Brenda E. Cross, age 55, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, at 9:00 a.m. at her residence in Jasonville. Services are 11 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Cox Funeral Home, 218 S. Meridian St., Jasonville. Pastor Sam Bush will officiate. Visitation is 4 -8 on Thursday evening and 9 a.m. until services Friday. Burial will be at Lebanon Cemetery in Midland.
OBITUARY UPDATE: Janett S. (Burger) Eberwine, age 68, formerly of Coalmont, Indiana, died at Royal Oaks Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Terre Haute, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 2:15 p.m.. Graveside services will be Friday at Highland Lawn Cemetery Chapel on Wabash Av. in Terre Haute, Pastor Mark Messmer officiating. Arrangements by Cox Funeral Home, Jasonville.
OBITUARY UPDATE: Jack Dennis Jr., age 55, of Jasonville and formerly of California,passed on Friday, January 22, 2010. Memorial Service at the Lawton Street Christian Church at 2 p.m. on February 13, 2010. Arrangements by Cox Funeral Home, Jasonville.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEASON TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT SHAKAMAK HIGH SCHOOL-- UNTIL TUESDAY 02-09-10, $9.00 GOOD FOR ALL GAMES AT CLAY CITY. SINGLE SESSION TICKETS ARE $5 AND CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR. SHAKAMAK PLAYS UNION AT 7 P.M. TUESDAY.

The beauty of Shakamak State Park. This is Lake Kickapoo,one of 3 lakes in the park. The park is located a mile or so from Jasonville, and has around 300,000 visitors each year.

Our thanks to all of our commercial advertisers throughout the years, whether on a regular basis or for special events. The following are businesses which purchase display advertisements or classified ads on a regular weekly or monthly basis.
A & D. Stone
Amy Force, Hair Stylist
Bittersweet Blessings Gifts
Bloomfield State Bank
Borders Insurance and Financial Services.
Carolyn's Beauty Salon
Cox Funeral Home
Criss Insurance
Crowe Equipment Company

Gambles Furniture
Hawkins Hometown Service
Huddleston Contracting
Key Associates
Linton Family Pharmacy
MainSource Bank
McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home
Midwest Motor Sales
Rash Hardware
Shakamak Good Samaritan Center and Apartments
Shakamak IGA

Town & Country Catering
Tri County Housing
Watson's Heating, A/C and Electric

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