News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
DNR press release Indiana Department of Transportation Contractor Eagle Painting Company is continuing work on a $1.3 million bridge rehabilitation and painting contract along I-74 in Dearborn and Decatur Counties. Crews plan to begin work on New Point-Ross Road (C.R. 850 E.) over I-74 next week. On or after Friday, August 26, the left lane …
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Indiana State Police press release Kaleb A.R. Buckler, 22, Brookville, had to be aircared from the scene after the vehicle he was driving was struck head-on on Interstate 74 in eastern Decatur County. According to an Indiana State Police press release early Tuesday morning, January 25, the Indiana State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash …
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Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors LP plans to close lanes and shift traffic next week at the I-74 bridges over the Whitewater River in Dearborn County. The bridges are located just under a mile west of U.S. 52 near the Ohio state line. Initial work took place …
Continue reading “It’s not summer, but I-74 construction season begins”
Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Specialties Company plans to relocate its current cable barrier installation work along I-74 to Dearborn County starting on or after Monday, June 7. Crews began work near Greensburg late last month and are moving further east due to material shortages. Excavation for barrier installation …
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An Indiana State Police press release Monday, April 12, a 46-year-old Rush County man was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop on I-74 in northern Dearborn County. The investigation began shortly after 11:30 a.m., when Senior Trooper Randel Miller stopped a 2001 BMW westbound on I-74 near the 165-mile marker in Dearborn County …
Continue reading “Milroy man arrested for seven grams heroin/fentanyl after traffic stop on I-74”