As the days begin to lengthen and more of us begin thinking about spring, I always like to promote some great web-based resources Purdue Extension has to offer that may help you this coming year.
NEWTON COUNTY — Abundant, high-quality groundwater is essential to our nation and citizens. However, shallow groundwater can easily become unusable by poor management practices. Protecting this valuable resource is a responsibility we each have an important role in.
Feb. 18, 2021
BROOK — Brook Library’s most popular program is back – Take and Make style. Children 12 and under can pick up a kit to build their very own 13-inch stuffed elephant decked out in Cat in the Hat attire. This soft plush will make the perfect buddy for your child to read to – encouraging them t…
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Griffin Swank is smiling because the Spartans won the County Cup for the first time in eight years.
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JASPER COUNTY — State and local investigators are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for starting a barn fire in…
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In the Class A Sectional 52 at Tri-County, the host Cavaliers (3-12) and their Midwest Conference rivals North White (12-8) each drew first-round byes and do not play until March 5.
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MOROCCO — North Newton head basketball coach Sam Zachary was a senior in high school the last time the Spartans defeated their in-county rival South Newton Rebels.
MOROCCO — North Newton golf standout Mackendzie Dresbaugh will continue competing on the greens after signing with Marian University on Feb. 22.
MOROCCO — Gracie Stevens, the versatile track and field athlete from North Newton, signed with Goshen College on Feb. 17 to continue her athletic career.
MOROCCO — At times it looked more like a football game, but in a crucial Midwest Conference matchup Austin Goddard exploded for 25 points help North Newton hold off Frontier for a 47-41 victor…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Innovators at Purdue’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) have used their expertise to make the on-campus testing facility one of the only labs in Indiana activ…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new tool using an artificial intelligence platform may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery.
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Extension beef experts are hosting a new program for producers with less than five years of experience or individuals considering starting a beef cattle operation.
WEST LAFAYETTE — “Unprecedented” has been used often in 2020. Purdue University is using it yet again – as the university announces it will keep its West Lafayette campus tuition frozen — at 2…
WEST LAFAYETTE – Pearls have long been favored as objects of beauty. Now, Purdue University innovators are using the gem to provide potential new opportunities for spectral information process…
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MOROCCO — The Town of Morocco’s focus on downtown revitalization got a major boost in the arm last week with the announcements of two new businesses arriving in the near future.
As the days begin to lengthen and more of us begin thinking about spring, I always like to promote some great web-based resources Purdue Extension has to offer that may help you this coming year.
Organizers of the Indiana Small Farm Conference remind farmers that it’s never too early to gain new insights ahead of the growing season.
KENTLAND, Ind. — Last year the South Newton FFA Chapter switched up its annual Agriculture Community Donation Breakfast and moved it to a Saturday morning. The move paid immediate dividends as…
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For people, being fit involves watching what we eat and getting regular exercise. To be healthy and enjoy a high quality of life, humans work to avoid putting on too many pounds because, for the most part, a fat person is not healthy.
The Republican supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly is currently attempting to prioritize private education benefiting fewer than 10 percent of students, while underfunding its constitutional duty of providing a system of common school open and available to all.
As we begin the 117th Congress, I want to take a moment and share how I will continue to work for you in Washington and at home.
Throughout the past year, the Indianapolis Star has published a fine series of 11 major stories plus several follow-up and daily stories detailing the unsavory business practices of Indiana’s nursing facilities and the poor care delivered by many of them.
(The Center Square) It may fly in other parts of the country, but Indiana lawmakers are taking steps to make sure it doesn't fly in the Hoosier state.
“Even though many of our metrics have improved significantly, now is not the time to abandon the protections that we have put in place," said Dr. Kristina Box, the state health commissioner.
“We need a long-term solution for our state's food insecurity issues and I believe urban agricultural zones are a step in the right direction," said state Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago.
