U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly visited Kentland on Sept. 21. For the complete story see our Sept. 27 print or e-editions.
Notice is given that Brent Pennington has filed a petition for a special exception with the Newton County Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with Section 11.20 of the Newton County Zoning Ordinance and Section 5.00, in particular Section 2, of said Ordinance. Reason for request: Special E…
For our current issue, Sept. 20, the legal notices from North Newton and South Newton Schools were transposed on the pages. On page 12-13 is South Newton page 1 and North Newton page 2, while on Pages 18-19 is North Newton page 1 and South Newton on page 2. All the information for both is t…
On Thursday, Sept. 14, at approximately 1:46 p.m. the Newton County Sheriff’s 9-1-1 center received reports of a semi rolled over on SR 114 near CR 300E.
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CHALMERS—North Newton made a huge statement Friday night in regards to the Midwest Conference title picture with a convincing 47-14 win over Frontier.
The South Newton Rebels are set to rebound following a defeat at their season opening Aug. 18. Check out our print and e-editions fro ongoing coverage.
In this week's Newton County Enterprise the North Newton volleyball review on page 31 was incorrectly attributed to South Newton. We regret the error and always strive for accuracy in our repo…
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They came in as the underdogs but left as regional champions. That is the story of the 2017 South Newton baseball team and that story isn’t complete as the Rebels now have their eyes on Semi-State.
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It was a pitching performance for the ages as South Newton junior Jay Hammel picked up 17 strikeouts in just six innings of work to lead the Rebels to their first sectional title since 2005 wi…
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
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ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence went home to Indiana on Friday to pressure the state's lone Democratic senator to support a GOP tax overhaul. He'll bounce to Alabama on Monday,…
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Evansville man accused of setting a fire at his apartment and leaving a bomb near a restaurant has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to charges in the case.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A survey shows that more than a third of Indiana youth ages 10 to 17 are overweight or obese.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
Three Newton County men are facing narcotics, weapons and other charges following a July 14 raid in Brook, according to the Newton County Prosecutor's Office. For the complete story see our July 26 print or e-edition.
Three Newton County men are facing narcotics, weapons and other charges following a July 14 raid in Brook, according to the Newton County Prosecutor's Office. For the complete story see our Ju…
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A Morocco woman is facing 15 felony and 15 misdemeanor charges for running a dangerous puppy mill in Newton County.
A traffic stop resulted in a high-speed pursuit, which extended from Newton County into Lake County early Monday afternoon.
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Pat Gorecki, the woman who was on site when Newton County officials raided an underground puppy mill in Lake Village last week, has a long history of alleged animal cruelty.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to lure Democratic lawmakers to sign on to a Republican-crafted tax overhaul plan. But negotiators must deal with the reality that any handouts to Democrats quickly could turn into turn-offs for the GOP.
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A third round of NAFTA renegotiations has begun with chief negotiators from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico meeting in the Canadian capital.
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LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch has power, wealth — and legions of detractors, who say the media mogul's tabloids and TV stations have fueled crass celebrity culture, phone hacking and fake news.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican push on health care (all times local):
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PARIS (AP) — French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is rallying disaffected voters against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to weaken worker protections.
I’m a Baby Boomer, and I grew up in the 1960s hating the establishment. I never wanted to “work for the man,” but having a family and paying the bills forced me to compromise and work for a large employer. Or, as my parents called it, “Get a real job.”
My latest foray into fitness found me attempting a Pilates barre class. Although taught at a Pilates studio, barre is a dynamic fusion of Pilates, ballet and isometric and isotonic exercises. Its original iteration was created by Lotte Berk, a German dancer who suffered a back injury and combined her dance conditioning with rehabilitative therapy.
My latest foray into fitness found me attempting a Pilates barre class. Although taught at a Pilates studio, barre is a dynamic fusion of Pilates, ballet and isometric and isotonic exercises. Its original iteration was created by Lotte Berk, a German dancer who suffered a back injury and combined her dance conditioning with rehabilitative therapy.
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HOUSTON (AP) — It's been three days since Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico and Carlos Beltran still hasn't been able to get in touch with his parents who live there.
RUMNEY, N.H. (AP) — Mourners say a woman killed this month in a shooting at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center had a spiritual presence that was undeniable by those who met her.
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Republicans in Michigan, where Donald Trump triumphantly stamped the election last year, are giving the president mixed reviews nine months into his term in light of the all-but-dead effort to undo the Obama-era health care law.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An undercover police officer and an Air Force lieutenant were among the 120 people who were forcibly arrested last weekend when police began clearing downtown St. Louis streets during protests over the acquittal of a white former officer in the killing of a black suspect.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea minister says country's nuclear force is "a war deterrent" to end US nuclear threat and prevent US invasion.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea minister says if innocent Americans are harmed by suicide attacks, "Trump will be held totally responsible"
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of architects and engineers are rushing to do triage, diagnose and classify some very worrisome patients: the thousands of buildings in Mexico City that have suffered cracks of varying size and seriousness in the 7.1 magnitude quake that struck on Sept. 19.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea minister says "none other than Trump himself is on a suicide mission"
The Kentland Town Council introduced the ordinance calling for a three-phase sewer rate increase and also passed a resolution to apply for a grant to help pay for a feasibility study for building a new fire station. All of this action occurred at the Aug. 9 town council meeting.
Gazing at eighteen pieces of mail our carrier had stuffed into the mailbox, I mused that I didn’t recall getting such quantity in one day twenty or thirty years ago. In my tractor-trailer driving days, upon returning, I rarely received this much mail in a week. But as my often-quoted favorit…
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It took more than three years for the Newton County Commissioners to finalize a new and updated employee handbook. That final action came Wednesday afternoon at a special meeting. It took the commissioners less than 15 minutes to act out and contradict their new policy.
