1st Source Bank has awarded a $24,000 grant to LaVille Jr.-Sr. High School for further implementation of Project Lead the Way programming. The funds allow the high school to expand its STEM engineering courses to additional students. 1st Source Business Banker Ken Carbiener, a 1983 LaVille graduate, presented the donation to LaVille students Kathryn...
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The Community non-profit organization “Moving Starke County Forward” (MSCF) will be given national exposure for its efforts to improve the health and welfare of Starke County residents.  MSCF board members, Nancy Dembowski, Ted Hayes and Jordan Morris participated in an on-line interview with Megan Garske, Communications Associate for the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps...
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With just a couple of days left to register for the May primary election, Marshall County officials say they have not seen an uptick in activity at the office. Officials are reminding residents they have through Monday, April 4th to register for the May 3rd primary, in which several county offices are on the...
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This month members of the Marshal County Drainage Board awarded bids on two maintenance projects. Langfeldt Excavating was the low bidder for the Bohmer Ditch.  The project will clean 5,500 feet at Lake of the Woods.  All stumps will be treated at the time of cutting and brush will be piled or burned within...
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The American Red Cross encourages the community to give blood during National Volunteer Month this April and make a difference in the lives of patients in need. More than 3 million generous people donated blood through the Red Cross last year. The Red Cross salutes these volunteer blood donors who helped fulfill its lifesaving...
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Students and staff members from Webster Elementary School in Plymouth raised $700 for Riley Hospital for Children by wearing their pajamas and slippers to school on March 25th. Pictured are some of Webster’s March Citizens’ of the Month who wore their pajamas: Jaden Dausman, Cody Tolley, Izabella Reynolds, Avery Brown, Ivan Diaz-Pacheco, Heaven Collins,...
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Jerusalem, Israel — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is leading a congressional delegation overseas in the Middle East this week and was in Israel on the first stop of the trip. He and the delegation met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited several military sites to...
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On Monday, March 28th officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a complaint of drug activity at a residence on Eureka Street in Koontz Lake about 5:15. Officers spoke to the renter and were given written consent to search the residence.  K9 Terror was deployed in the residence and alerted on the...
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Treasurer of State, Kelly M. Mitchell Tuesday hosted a reception at the Indiana Statehouse honoring the winners of the 2016 Hoosier Women Artists Contest who will have their artwork displayed in either Treasurer Mitchell’s office or Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb’s office for the next year. This is the ninth anniversary of the competition, which...
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Veterans Parkway in Marshall County was honored last week with a state wide award. Last October Veterans Parkway opened thanks to the teamwork of City, County, and State officials. The project has been well received by Plymouth businesses and residents for not only providing an additional access point to US 31, but also raising...
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