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City council releases Tue. agenda

    The Decatur City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the City Hall building.

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Bill the Bison going to auction

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Adams County United Way

BHS Health Occupation students collecting art supplies

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NA Community Schools

Annual SAFE rally slated for April 4

    The annual SAFE in Adams County rally, which spotlights the problems of child abuse and neglect, will be at 12 p.m. April 4, on the front steps of the county courthouse in downtown Decatur. For more information about this event, see today's copy of the DDD.
 

Commish set short agenda Tues.

    The Adams County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Room 100 of the Service Complex, 313 W. Jefferson St., Decatur.
    The board will hear reports from the auditor, county engineer, highway department supervisor and building maintenance supervisor.

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Registration underway for Winter Ag event

    An event called the Winter Ag Meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 1 in South Adams Senior Center at Berne, with a free catered meal. The site is beside Lehman Park on the south side of that city.

NA conference dates are set

    North Adams officials have announced dates for parent/teacher conferences for both Northwest and Southeast Elementary schools.
    Southeast Elementary parent/teacher conferences are scheduled from 3:30-7 p.m. for Feb. 22 in the students’ classroom.

Purdue Ext. offering a ServSafe class

    Purdue Cooperative Extension Service of Adams County will offer a ServSafe Food Manager class and examination two day class on March 1 and March 8. This is for food handlers who need to obtain a Retail Food Certificate. The 16-hour class will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days.