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TOP STORY:
SCHOOL MERGERS
ANDERSON — School officials across Indiana resistant to consolidating smaller districts are taking issue with a report by Ball State researchers that suggests such mergers are inevitable. The policy brief by the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research found that dwindling enrollment and rising education costs could force small schools to join forces to reduce overhead. SENT: 440 words.
AROUND THE STATE:
PURDUE CHURCH
WEST LAFAYETTE — A church that has held services since 1939 will become the property of Purdue University next month, leaving the campus ministry with a one-year lease to give it time to find a new home. Joe Hornett, chief operating officer of Purdue Research Foundation, said the university's real estate arm is paying $2.4 million for University Church. The deal is scheduled to close May 1. SENT: 350 words.
ENDANGERED OAK
INDIANAPOLIS — Residents of an Indianapolis neighborhood are seeking help to save an oak tree that has stood watch over the area for centuries. The Chinquapin oak on the city's east side is more than 18 feet in diameter and believed to be more than 300 years old. But it's being attacked by the oak lace mite, which eats the chlorophyll out of the leaves and robs the tree of nourishment. It also is filled with dead wood that needs to be removed. SENT: 200 words.
WATER BOWL-AUCTION
MUNCIE — An eastern Indiana recreation site that has been used by area residents for swimming, fishing, water skiing and camping since 1957 is going to be auctioned.
FORT WAYNE-LOCOMOTIVE
FORT WAYNE — A steam engine bought and restored by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society is going to make a round-trip run from Detroit to Fort Wayne this summer. UPCOMING: 250 words.
IU GATEWAYS
BLOOMINGTON — Work is scheduled to begin this summer on three new gateways to the Indiana University campus. UPCOMING: 250 words.
EXCHANGE-BUCK FEVER
PERU — The 2005 trial of an Indiana preserve owner over hunting of captive deer has inspired efforts around the country to better regulate the industry as farms and preserve owners seek to fend off stronger disease controls and hunting ethics rules. By Ryan Sabalow. The Indianapolis Star. SENT: 2,000 words, photos requested.
EXCHANGE-BE THE MATCH
JEFFERSONVILLE — Phil Meeks faced long odds when doctors told him he needed a bone marrow transplant to fight an aggressive form of leukemia. His chance of finding a match was only 20 percent because he is African-American with multiracial genes. But doctors found three bone marrow matches, and now the cancer-free Meeks volunteers for Be The Match, a nonprofit organization that works to boost bone marrow registry numbers for those suffering from blood cancers. By Elizabeth Beilman. News and Tribune. SENT: 990 words, photos requested.
EXCHANGE-RICHMOND-PARKER
RICHMOND — As the April 18 national theatrical and on-demand debut of his movie "Proxy" approaches Richmond filmmaker Zack Parker is thankful for the hometown support he receives. "I really appreciate how over the years the community has come to support the movies," Parker said. By Rachel E. Sheeley. Palladium-Item. SENT: 830 words.
EXCHANGE-KIDNEY DONATION
FORT WAYNE — At first glance Tony Klepinger, 40, wife Julie and their two young daughters seem very much like the typical young family. They live in Whitley County; he works for a medical manufacturing company and she teaches students with special needs at Pierceton Elementary. When they aren't working they are rearing their daughters Reagan, 4, and Reese, 2, and in their spare time they train for triathlons. The couple looks the picture of health. But last August, Julie Klepinger gave her husband the gift of life: one of her kidneys. By Ellie Bogue. The News-Sentinel. SENT: 585 words.
IN BRIEF: MUNCIE-EX-OFFICER CHARGED, SOUTH BEND-BOY SLAIN, RICHMOND-WOMAN'S DEATH.
SPORTS:
FBC--NOTRE DAME-SPRING GAME
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Quarterback Everett Golson makes his return to Notre Dame Stadium after being suspended for last season as he competes with Malik Zaire for the starter's job during the annual spring Blue-Gold game. By Steve Lowe. UPCOMING: 650 words with photos. Game starts at 12:30 p.m.
FBC--NOTRE DAME-ARTIFICIAL SURFACE
SOUTH BEND — Artificial turf will be installed at Notre Dame Stadium in time for the start of the upcoming football season. SENT: 125 words: UPCOMING: 350 words.
FBC--INDIANA-SPRING GAME
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana unleashes its new 3-4 defense Saturday at its annual spring game in Bloomington. The Hoosiers also will have quarterbacks Tre Roberson and Nate Sudfeld on display. By Michael Marot. UPCOMING: 500 words. Game time is 3 p.m.
FBC--PURDUE-SPRING GAME
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue coach Darrell Hazell will get a look at his three top quarterbacks during Saturday's annnual spring game. Injuries may force the Boilermakers to improvise on the fly as they attempt to keep the game competitive. UPCOMING: 500 words. Game time is 1 p.m.
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