Today's News

Water levels from numerous Ohio River flood events are recorded on the side of a two story building in downtown Milton. A plaque hanging on the hallway wall of the Carroll County Courthouse records the depth of the most devastating flood in Carrollton’s history. The plaque and the highest watermark on the Milton structure are representative of the same event—the 1937 flood, which occurred 75 years ago this month.

West Carroll Water District has challenged the rate increase recently enacted by the Milton Commission on behalf of the Water Board of the Milton Municipal Water and Sewer Systems.

Milton Mayor Denny Jackson said during Thursday’s meeting of the commission he had been contacted by West Carroll representative Bill Osborne “and he’s very concerned about the rate increase that we’re imposing on them.”

The process of hiring a project manager to oversee the construction of a new animal shelter for Trimble and Henry counties hit a snag late last week when the leading candidate for the position took his name out of consideration.

The individual hired for the role is to be a paid county employee in charge of lining up subcontractors to complete each stage of constructing a 2,100-square foot, concrete block animal shelter facility for $250,000 on land donated to Trimble County by Republic Services, owners of the Valley View Landfill.

EVANSVILLE, IN--The University of Evansville is proud to announce that Hannah Hudson of Milton, Ky., will spend the Spring 2012 semester studying abroad at Harlaxton College, University of Evansville’s British campus near Grantham, England. Hudson, who is majoring in Science Education, is among 183 students who began classes today at Harlaxton, housed in a 120-room Victorian manor. She is a 2010 graduate of Trimble County High School.