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 March 3, 2010 issue includes:Taylor Criss earns silver at State Music Contest with her trumpet; Sixth graders contribute to Haiti via Tony Ledbetter, missionary; FFA Members teach 1st graders about agriculture; chocolate cookoff winners; Legal notices and more! Obituaries: Edward D. Bickel, 74 of Columbus, Indiana, formerly of Jasonville, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010; Sytha Ellen Turley Hatfield, 70 of Illinois, formerly of Jasonville, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010; Delmar "Wayne" Scott, 77, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010; Albert G. Wilkins, 69 of New York, formerly of Jasonville, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010.

SPORTS UPDATE: LAKERS (17 -7) WILL PLAY NORTH CENTRAL (12 - 9)IN WRV SECTIONAL FINAL TONIGHT AT 7:30 P.M. DEFEATED #8 WRV 44-42 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME. NORTH CENTRAL BEAT CLAY CITY 60 - 57 FOR THE FINAL GAME MATCHUP.

Death Notices: Hazel Malone Calvert, 68, of Worthington, passed away at 12:48 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010 at I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis. Private family services will be held with burial in Worthington Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Wothington Chistian Church Monday, March 8 from 2 - 3 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Greene County Humane society. Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be made at welchcornett.com.

Deanna Mears Griffith, 66, of Bloomfield passed away at 9:20 a.m. Monday March 1, 2010 at the Bloomington (Indiana) Hospital. A graveside sevice will be at a later date at Lebanon Cemetery in Midland Indiana.

Monda L. (Dickey) Simpson, 81, of Paragon, Indiana, and formerly of Jasonville, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at St. James South Hospital, Chicago Heights, Illinois. Funeral Services 1 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2010 at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville, under the direction of Stuart Snow. Visitation from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial at Beech Cemetery near Clay City, Indiana.

Dorothy Louise (Goodman) Stevens, 84, of Jasonville, passed away at 12:14 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Services 11 a.m., Friday, March 5, 2010 at Holmes Memorial Chapel in Sullivan, Indiana, Rev. Joe Faust officiating. Burial was in the Center Ridge Cemetery.

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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