WHITE COUNTY — Middle school students in White County and across Indiana will be required to take a civics course before they reach high school.
MONTICELLO — White County, the Town of Wolcott and the City of Monticello collectively have been awarded $750,000 in federal grant funding from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ COVID-19 Response Grant program.
WOLCOTT — After a one-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 health emergency, Tri-County conducted its annual high school prom.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Bed bugs tuck themselves away into dark, unseen spaces and multiply rapidly, making them difficult to control.
Smiles of the Day
Actor Rob Mello and film director Rebecca Rinehart are smiling because they spent April 7-8 in Monticello scouting locations for their new film, which is set to begin production later this year.
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From Feb. 8-25, 2021, the White County Prosecutor’s Office filed 29 cases related to criminal matters for a total of 159 cases so far this year. They include 14 misdemeanors, four case-related…
From Feb. 1-5, 2021, the White County Prosecutor’s Office filed 18 cases related to criminal matters for a total of 130 cases so far this year. They include nine misdemeanors, five case-relate…
From Jan. 22-29, 2021, the White County Prosecutor’s Office filed 47 cases related to criminal matters for a total of 112 cases so far this year. They include 33 misdemeanors, eight case-relat…
Special Sections Spotlight
MONTICELLO — Twin Lakes’ boys golf team won its own invitational Saturday for the first time in recent memory.
MONTICELLO — Twin Lakes ended a four-game losing streak with a 10-0 win over Maconaquah on Saturday.
MONTICELLO — The lack of drama Twin Lakes’ softball team provided Saturday during the first game of a doubleheader with rival Rensselaer they more than made up for in the nightcap.
WOLCOTT — Tri-County scored all it needed in the first three innings to force the 10-run mercy rule win Thursday over Frontier, 13-1
FRANKFORT — Frontier broke a 21-21 tie in the top of the eighth inning Thursday with four runs while pitcher Kasee Anderson slammed the door in the bottom of the extra inning to give the Falco…
History's Mysteries
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.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Bed bugs tuck themselves away into dark, unseen spaces and multiply rapidly, making them difficult to control.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has named Purdue University as the new host of the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC). Beth Hall, Indiana stat…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For astronauts to go on long missions to the moon or Mars, they’ll need a refrigerator.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19 cases.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete is not glamorous. It is the workhorse of building materials: versatile, durable, and almost universally ubiquitous, with 30 billion tons of concrete produced ev…
Business
WOLCOTT — The Main Street of Wolcott presented coupons and gift cards to new local business and building owners during their recently monthly meeting.
Traditionally, a majority of Indiana’s corn crop is planted between April 20-May 10, give or take a week in the northern part of the state.
Our area finally received some much needed precipitation the last few weeks, following almost a year of near-drought conditions.
This spring Indiana will see the emergence of the 17-year cicada, also known as Brood X.
The Boys & Girls Club of White County, a recipient of several grants from your Community Foundation of White County, recently issued a huge announcement for its club members and the entire White County community.
None of my best friends is black.
The state of Indiana is poised to become a matchmaker of sorts for Hoosier residents and businesses lacking access to high-speed internet service and companies looking to provide it.
(The Center Square) – Indiana is proposing to increase spending on special education by $196 million over the next two years, with a 10% increase for the 2021-2022 school year.
The new state budget will boost education funding to record-setting levels, cash fund long-sought infrastructure projects, and pay off more than $1 billion in state debt and other obligations.
