News
Related Photos
Local middle school students conduct food drive
With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, a number of families in the county are struggling to find a way to place a daily meal on their table.
What began as a dream and desire to assist needy families in the county earlier this year when Tabitha’s Mission closed became a reality a few months ago with the opening of a local food pantry.
Since that time a number of food drive efforts have been held and grant monies procured to stock the shelves of the former home of the Castle Theater, 109 East Third Street, Rushville.
Realizing the need to feed the hungry, Student Council and S.A.D.D. members at Benjamin Rush Middle School organized a food drive.
According to BRMS S.A.D.D. co-sponsor Karen Cox, the effort resulted in nearly 2,000 items being collected and given to the pantry.
Rush County Community Assistance Food Pantry board president Don Heller and Phil Mitchell accepted the food items from the students.
The pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and the last Saturday of every month.
After being in operation for just three weeks, by mid-October it was reported that 375 individuals from 117 families have utilized the free service as a means of feeding their families.
The pantry is staffed by trained volunteers. Assistance is available to anyone in need and the process is simple. Individuals in need of food are required to provide a photo ID and complete a registration form.
Frank Denzler can be contacted at (765) 932-2222 ext. 106 or via e-mail at frank.denzler@rushvillerepublican.com. To add a comment to this story visit our Web site at www.rushvillerepublican.com.
- News
-
-
ISP closes Connersville Post
The Indiana State Police Post serving our area relocated from Rushville to Connersville in 1938. Since that time, the post known as “Old Post 6” has been a fixture south of Connersville on State Road 1.
- Labor Day signals end of summer Labor Day weekend represents the unofficial end of summer for many people. By early September, the kids are back in school, crops are maturing and soon the fall harvest will be in full swing.
- Commissioners to ban “K2” Mark Fields of the Rush County Probation office, Rush County Sheriff’ Jeff Sherwood and RCHS assistant principal Rob Hadley, representing the Local Coordinating Council, attended Monday’s county commissioner meeting and requested a countywide ban on what is marketed as a incense and known as Spice or K2.
- First Friday heating up downtown Rushville is heating up for this Friday’s “First Friday” event.
- All the ladies (not just the single ones)! The Rush County Players announce auditions for their upcoming production of The Daughters of the Lone Star State.
-
Orme makes history at State Fair
What has one young lady accomplished that has never before been accomplished by a Rush County 4-H member?
- RMH Brian’s Cause walk raises $18,000 In late 2006, lifelong Rushville resident and 1981 RCHS graduate Brian Conner was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
-
Board approves new attorney in RPD’s Lane firing
The Rushville Board of Public Works and Safety approved hiring outside legal counsel in the dismissal of Patrolman Chris Lane’s litigation at a special meeting Tuesday at City Hall.
- Franklin County manufacturer to expand Rubber products producer, Sperry and Rice Manufacturing Co. LLC, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations here, creating up to 40 new jobs by the end of 2010.
- Franklin County manufacturer to expand Rubber products producer, Sperry and Rice Manufacturing Co. LLC, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations here, creating up to 40 new jobs by the end of 2010.
- More News Headlines
-
