Shoals NewsLocal news for Shoals, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Coming home at last- April 19, 2008 "There is something positive that can come from what's happening today. Other families can realize they can submit their DNA and maybe get good about their loved one like we did." Standing under a funeral tent Friday afternoon at Goodwill Cemetery, Chad Phillips held the tightly folded American flag that until moments before had been draped over his grandfather's casket. via Evansville Courier & Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/coming-home-at-last?fromrss=1 Shoals woman's death being investigated- April 17, 2008 The Martin County Sheriff's Department and Martin County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of 29-year-old Nicole A. Solinger. via Washington Times-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/shoals-womans-death-being-investigated?fromrss... MIA for 57 years, a soldier finally comes home- April 15, 2008 "It was the family's decision to wait until what they believed to be the proper time to bring him home" On Nov. 2, 1950, Sgt. Virgil Lee Phillips' unit was overrun by Chinese troops attacking near Unsan in North Korea. via Evansville Courier & Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/mia-for-57-years-a-soldier-finally-comes-home?... Area school rankings mixed- April 13, 2008 "We're working hard and doing our best and doing as well as we have ever done and yet because of the way it is applied, you actually go down." State school rankings for area schools were a mixed bag of higher and lower rankings for 2007. via Washington Times-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/area-school-rankings-mixed?fromrss=1 Monroe, Patoka Reservoirs Over 90% Full- April 11, 2008 Area reservoirs are getting closer to capacity. The Army Corps of Engineers has released information that both the Patoka and Monroe Resevoirs have passed the 90% full mark. via WBIW-AM Bedfordhttp://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/monroe-patoka-reservoirs-over-90-full?fromrss=... Southern Indiana man drowns in floodwaters- April 5, 2008 Police say an elderly southern Indiana man has drowned after driving into floodwaters while he was on his way to a doctor's appointment.The body of 85-year-old Woodrow W. Rogers of the Martin County town of Shoals was pulled from a flooded area near the Lost River about 40 miles south of Bloomington.Police say Rogers left his home for a doctor's appointment late Monday morning but never arrived. His body was found Wednesday about 70 feet away from his car in 4 12 feet of water.Rogers' death...http://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/southern-indiana-man-drowns-in-floodwaters?fro... Shoals man drowns- April 3, 2008 Conservation officers have recovered the body of Woodrow W. Rogers, 85, Shoals, from the Lost River floodwaters along Powell Valley Road in Martin County. via Washington Times-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/shoals-in/2008/04/shoals-man-drowns?fromrss=1 |