MONTICELLO — The Community Foundation of White County has applications available for its Women Giving Together Fund 2019 grant cycle.
MONTICELLO — So who was Thornton Williams?
BROOK — On the same ground that more than 25,000 spectators stood nearly 111 years before, a dedication ceremony took place Sept. 14 immortalizing the 1908 Taft Presidential Kickoff Rally at George Ade’s Hazelden residence.
FAIR OAKS — When it comes to cross-county collaboration in economic development, what’s good for one county is good for all its neighbors.
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One of the thriftiest tradesmen on the south side of the square was Mr. Edward Long, a dealer in boots and shoes.
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Sept. 11
From Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, the White County Prosecutor’s Office filed 27 cases related to criminal matters for a total of 574 cases so far this year.
Aug. 30
From Sept. 2 to Sept. 6, the White County Prosecutor’s Office filed 22 cases related to criminal matters for a total of 547 cases so far this year.
From Aug. 23 to Aug. 30, the White County Prosecutor’s Office filed 18 cases related to criminal matters for a total of 525 cases so far this year.
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Reece Arthur felt pressure.
WOLCOTT — The helmet stays in Wolcott.
MONTICELLO — There’s nothing quite like a huge victory to celebrate Homecoming night.
So far, so good.
With the youth and early archer deer seasons just a couple of weeks away, and the firearms season in mid-November, I thought I’d pen a column about how you can make deer season more enjoyable.
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Was this opening of the Kopper Kettle a relocation of the original business?
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will begin accepting orders Oct. 1 for its annual tree seedling sale.
The Purdue Extension Service of White County will be hosting the annual “Agricultural Outlook Breakfast” at the 4-H Community Building at the fairgrounds in Reynolds .
Have you found yourself outside recently being harassed by relentless little black and yellow bugs?
The following are events scheduled by the Purdue University White County Extension office for September.
No, that title isn’t a social commentary on the state of our schools! Quite the opposite, actually.
Memo to President Donald J. Trump: No political party has a monopoly on faith.
My 48-year-old son, Wes, can think of no better meal than a blood-oozing slab of beef, or a hamburger that has been waved once over a candle flame, declared cooked and limply slapped on a Kaiser roll.
A district court granted hemp wholesalers and retailers temporarily relief from a state law they argued unconstitutionally restricted the manufacturing and transportation of smokable hemp.
Crossing the line separating Indiana and Illinois sometimes means dealing with different laws and customs. Readers are asked to share ideas for this weekly feature. This week: Chief justices.
So there was President Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 11, mocking his most recently departed National Security Adviser John Bolton as a “Mr. Tough Guy.”
A state lawmaker from Porter County says he plans to introduce a bill to increase the smoking and vaping age in Indiana from 18 to 21.
GARY — Thousands of medical records were found in shuttered abortion clinics throughout Northern Indiana Thursday in an investigation into how and why a deceased abortion doctor stockpiled more than 2,200 fetal remains in his Illinois garage.
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Commonly known as ALS, the condition is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, and it is always fatal. The affected motor neurons deteriorate and the brain and spinal cord lose their ability to send signals to muscles, which begin to atrophy. As muscles lose nourishment, those affected lose their ability to speak, move, eat and breathe. The average life expectancy of those afflicted with ALS is two to five years, and there is no cure.
Project Fit America is a charity that works alongside educators to create opportunities for kids to stay active and healthy. It offers fitness grants and programs to help fund resources such as equipment, teacher training and curriculum. The goal is not only to get students involved physically, but also nurture an environment in which children enjoy living a healthy lifestyle. For the past five years at Homer-Center Elementary, in Homer City, Pennsylvania, that opportunity to stay active has been the Lub Dub Run Club.
Vaping has come of age in the most perfect of social conditions. Smoking cigarettes is falling out of favor socially and even among nicotine users, and is wholly rejected by many young people today. To get their fix they're turning to what is marketed as a cleaner and safer method of ingestion. Enticing flavors, edgy technology and social media are empowering the tobacco industry to ensnare a new generation with nicotine addiction by way of vaping. And it’s working. In 2016, 43.8% of high schoolers in New York state tried vaping, more than double the total two years prior. This trend has Ontario County officials deeply concerned.
We’ve all experienced sticker shock. It’s one thing to gasp over the cost of a new dishwasher, but sticker shock for those who need to purchase medications for a chronic disease such as diabetes is a serious issue.
No hats, scarves, mittens or heavy coats are needed by these holiday carolers.
