01/30/12 A ruling by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has prompted some religious groups to begin speaking out in opposition. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a statement on January 20 concerning the final ruling on preventive health services. She said, “Today the department is...
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01/30/12 Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, Indiana school administrators will be required to provide meaningful feedback to their teachers on their job performances. Part of a teacher’s effectiveness will be based on student performance and growth. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is providing a model evaluation tool along with resources to support...
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01/30/12 Nine states across the central U.S. will participate in The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10:15 a.m. CST.  This second annual central U.S. ShakeOut is a public earthquake drill organized and coordinated by the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium and its Member and Associate States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
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01/30/12  Starke United, Inc. is a member of the Indiana Associations of United ways and has announced that they are accepting applications from non-profit organizations in Starke County who wish to apply for undesignated funds from the 2011 fund-raising campaign. Sandy Kersting-Rudd, Vice-chairman of the Allocations committee for Starke United reports that applications are...
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01/30/12 Several residents and staff from Miller’s Senior Living community attended a sewing night at Argos High School on Tuesday, January 24th.  They helped with the “Little Dresses for Africa Project” which is part of a Senior Project for Argos student Brittanie Williams. Approximately 30 people helped with the sewing project led by Williams...
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ELKHART, Ind. (January 27, 2012) — Cool Image Water of Lakewood, Calif. will not only keep Terry McMillen’s crew refreshed, but they’ll do it in style as well. The custom labeld bottle water company became the official water of McMillen’s crew today. They will also supply water for other special events. “We’re a small...
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PHS BOYS SWIMMING TEAM, swam well at last nights NLC PRELIMS held at Northridge High School.  Returning to swim in finals was Elliot Eads in the 50 FREE  with a best time of  24.21.   Jared Hill, Brandon Brashere and Tom Serf return in the Consolation finals in all of their individual events.   Brashere...
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The 8th grade Lady Redstorm beat the Argos Lady Dragons 28-17 to improve to 2-0 on the season.  The Lady Redstorm played great defense through the first 3 quarters only giving up 6 points.  The Lady Dragons had a nice offensive run in the fourth, but Lincoln played hard and held on for the...
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01/27/12 Jennifer Laurent, Executive Director of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation released the 2011 summary this week.  The report is a glimpse into the activities and the anticipated impact of that work, and to illustrate what a strong resource Marshall County businesses have in MCEDC, Marshall County government and local municipal leaders. When...
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01/27/12 It was only last fall that the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) started giving Indiana schools a report card using a simple A-F grading system. Now with changes being considered to the grading system, schools are taking a hard look at the possible ramifications. To measure progress, schools are placed in one of...
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