WINAMAC — The rural 22-mile Panhandle Pathway out of Winamac is now a national trail.
INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers participated in the 19th nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” on Oct. 24 by visiting Indiana State Police posts, locations sponsored by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency and the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, and other sites across the state.
WEST LAFAYETTE — As if COVID-19 weren’t enough, harried public health professionals at local, state and federal levels are facing a potential crisis from empty buildings, closed and reclosed by the pandemic, where water systems may have been idle for weeks or months and may have become conta…
WEST LAFAYETTE — Since the emerald ash borer’s introduction to the United States at the beginning of the 21st century, forest ecologists and government officials have striven to stem its destruction of ash forests.
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The three-year span from 1903 to 1906 identifies the groundwork period, building and completion of Monticello’s Carnegie Library.
If you have followed this column over the last year, you will remember the article on Burnettsville’s newspapers. Today we will share “the rest of the story.”
The March 29, 1918, edition of the White County Democrat featured an article about State Fire Marshal McCall’s condemnation and removal of nine Monticello structures.
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WOLCOTT – Three people who were originally “persons of interest” have turned into suspects in connection with the discovery of two bodies Thursday in a home in downtown Wolcott.
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BRINGHURST — Police believe a Wisconsin man shot and killed two Carroll County people, set their home on fire, then killed himself in a neighboring county earlier this week.
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MONTICELLO — A White County man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a vehicle explosion last week in Monticello.
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Class 4A No. 14 ranked Northwestern opened its regular season with a 61-34 victory against outmanned Twin Lakes on Saturday.
North White posted 28 points in the first quarter and saw Olivia Allen and Lynzi Heimlich net 14 points apiece in a season-opening 55-24 win against North Miami in Denver.
Older. Wiser. More experience.
Last year might have been a little too much pressure.
Where do you go from a perfect conference slate and a 16-win season?
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FRANCESVILLE — Alliance Bank has been honored as a five-star member of the Indiana Bankers Association.
WOLCOTT — Bank of Wolcott has been honored as a five-star member of the Indiana Bankers Association.
The Purdue Extension Land Lease Team is hosting two virtual workshops for landowners and farmers to learn more about farmland leases, legal aspects of leases and leasing trends.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture will host a free Corn and Soybean Outlook webinar for the month of November.
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 27 points to a reading of 183 in October and set an all-time high for the index.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii called the proceedings a sham.
Many economists have analyzed the policy differences Mr. Biden or Mr. Trump will bring to the U.S. economy. Equally important will be the consequences to the economic policies of the losing party.
When sharing good news and helpful information about our work with the United Council on Opioids, it’s important to include recent events and upcoming opportunities.
Northwest Indiana's Congressman-elect Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is requesting a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee when the new Congress convenes in early January.
Democratic political leaders and supporters of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris celebrated the projected victory, while others joined in questioning the election's outcome.
The statewide seven-day positivity rate is 9%. Locally across the five-county Northwest Indiana region, the seven-day positivity rate increased.
