🌱 Hartford City father faces felony charge after school reports child’s injury

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• Hartford City father faces felony charge after school reports child’s injury

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm with some sun, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hartford City father charged with battering child (thestarpress.com) — Hartford City police have charged a local father with a felony count of domestic battery involving a child under 14, after school staff reported possible injuries on April 8. The boy described being kicked in the head and threatened, and an initial hearing in Blackford Circuit Court is set for May 18.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Tennis (Girls Varsity) @ Marion High School
  Marion High School
  5:00 pm
• Track (Co-ed MS): Track (Co-ed MS) @ Frankton/Alex
  Frankton High School
  5:00 pm
• Softball (Girls Middle School) @ Elwood Jr.-Sr. High School
  Elwood Jr.-Sr. High School
  5:30 pm
• Baseball (Boys Middle School) - Frankton Jr-Sr High School
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Baseball (Boys Varsity) - Alexandria-Monroe High School
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  5:00 pm
• Softball (Girls Middle School) @ McCulloch Junior High School
  McCulloch Junior High School
  5:30 pm
• Softball (Girls Varsity) - Alexandria-Monroe High School
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  5:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Tennis (Girls Varsity) - Frankton Jr-Sr High School
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  5:00 pm
• Track (Boys) - Argyll Relays
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  5:30 pm
• Track (Girls) - Argyll Relays
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  5:30 pm
• Baseball (Boys Varsity) - Wabash High School
  Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• The Tempest in Bicentennial Park, New Albany, Indiana
  Bicentennial Park , 118 E Spring St , New Albany
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New-Indy Containerboard posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor in Hartford City. Apply here.
• American Senior Communities posted a job opening for Social Services Director in Upland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Marion

• City of Marion provides funding for local CASA chapter (grantconnected.net)
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Evidence, Tailored Talks, Materiality (jdsupra.com)
• 2 Indiana men allegedly pointed AK-style firearm at motorist before crash on interstate (local12.com)

Muncie

• A Strong Creative Community, Coming Together — Muncie Journal (munciejournal.com)

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