WEST LAFAYETTE — The initial spread of COVID-19 halted traditional funerals and eliminated, in many cases, the ability to see dying loved ones face-to-face in hospitals.

WOLCOTT — The first Student Showcase since March was on full display during the Tri-County School Corporation board meeting.

MONTICELLO — Gene Dallinger can breathe a lot easier now.

Sept. 11

MONTICELLO — Local nonprofits in White, Jasper and Pulaski counties are still receiving assistance through the White County United Way Community Relief Fund.

DEMOTTE — After funeral home owner Jason Frazier unexpectedly passed away in July, the fate of his businesses in DeMotte and Monon was uncertain.

MONTICELLO — A White County judge has been honored by the Indiana Supreme Court for his years of service on the bench.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Conservation Officer Jarred Coffing has been named the 2020 Operation Dry Water Officer of the Year by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Sgt. Kim Riley, a 34-year member of the Indiana State Police, has completed his last day on the job.

MERRILLVILLE — White County Economic Development President Randy Mitchell is one of six northern Indiana community leaders who will be honored next month with a NIPSCO 2020 Luminary Award.

WEST LAFAYETTE — As the nation prepares for a flu season amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, several myths and misconceptions about the flu vaccine will reappear.

LAFAYETTE — Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette and eight additional colleges in the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement (C2A3) will receive $529,924.48 over the course of the next four years as part of a cooperative agreement issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture …

REMINGTON — Add the Remington Halloween Costume Parade to the list of annual traditions canceled because of the COVID-19 health emergency.

MONTICELLO — When he’s not touring the globe or playing presidential inaugurations with a world-renown band, Justin Biltonen likes to go solo and off the beaten path.

CHALMERS/BROOKSTON — Frontier School Corporation was selected last week to receive a Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) grant through the state.

BRINGHURST — Two people died early Monday after a fire broke out at a home two miles north of Burlington in southeastern Carroll County.

LAFAYETTE – Valley Oaks Health, a provider of mental health services to communities in Indiana, will be offering at no-cost a First Responder Discussion Group.

REMINGTON — A Remington man is asking for some community support Saturday in recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

R & M Brookston, 347 N. Prairie St., Brookston; Inspected Aug. 3: One critical and one non-critical violation: Bottles of cleaners being stored in hand sink. Corrected. Air gap on back entrance service doors – could allow rodents to enter. To be corrected in one week.

MONTICELLO – Monticello’s loss in Crawfordville’s gain.

LOGANSPORT — This year’s River Bluff Fun Run and Walk will he be conducted virtually in order to follow social distancing guidelines.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Access to high-speed broadband internet improves entrepreneurship and economic growth, while lack of it has detrimental effects on education.

MONTICELLO — A popular White County tourist attraction and entertainment spot will stay docked for the foreseeable future because water levels on Lake Freeman have dropped between three to six feet in the past 30 days.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Weeks before Purdue University made the shift to remote learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nathan Mentzer, an associate professor in Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute and College of Education, started blending both face-to-face and online instruction in his clas…