INDIANAPOLIS — The Kroger Family of Companies recently announced that it will provide all hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center associates with a Hero Bonus — a $2 premium above their standard base rate of pay, applied to hours worked from March 29 through … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE — When Indiana farmers take to the fields later this spring, it appears they have plans to plant a lot more corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued its 2020 Prospective Plantings report, an early-season estimate of how many acres of major crops will be … Read More
FORT WAYNE — Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana announced two new resources to serve girls and the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. While in-person activities and events, including Girl Scout Cookie booths, have been suspended, people can still support the largest investment in girls annually through Girl Scouts … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed two executive orders to aid in the fight against COVID-19. Executive order 20-14 extends the requirements for bars, nightclubs and restaurants to stay closed to dine-in patrons until April 6 at 11:59 p.m. They may continue to provide take-out and delivery … Read More
ROCHESTER — Brandy Bilby, 38, Rochester is in stable condition following a one-vehicle crash near 4266 Fort Wayne Road, Rochester, Monday, March 30. Fulton County 911 received a call at approximately 8:35 p.m. Monday of a one-vehicle crash, with entrapment, near the Fort Wayne Road residence. When Fulton … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Grace College elementary education students partnered with Baker Youth Club for the second academic year to help elementary students learn, exercise, build relationships, and have fun doing it. Although the school year ended sooner than expected, Grace students look forward to reconnecting with students at … Read More
MICHIGAN CITY — Horizon Bank announced that it is pledging $250,000 in aid for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds will be allocated across several not-for-profit groups who are working to assist affected individuals in the communities we serve in the States of Indiana and Michigan, said … Read More
FORT WAYNE — Parkview Health has partnered with the community to sew face masks for patients and is now sharing directions for volunteers. The program is an attempt to conserve personal protective equipment for its clinical staff, Thanks to the overwhelming response from the community, 725 mask-making kits … Read More
LEESBURG — The Plain Township Trustee’s office is requesting clean-up at Leesburg, Oswego and Monoquet Cemeteries beginning Wednesday, April 1. Decorations not on foundations should be removed by April 20. Cemetery maintenance crews will remove and dispose of decorations not on foundations after that date. The cemetery crews … Read More
WARSAW – Medtronic workers in Warsaw are using 3D-technology to produce shields that will be distributed across the country in an effort to prepare healthcare workers for the COVID-19 outbreak. Last week, Warsaw Engineering was contacted by Product Development at Operation Headquarters in Minneapolis, Minn., with an opportunity … Read More
WARSAW — Three local non-profit organizations Joe’s Kids, The Baker Youth Club and Court Appointed Special Advocate of Kosciusko County, have made the decision to postpone “An Evening with Elizabeth Smart” originally scheduled for April 23. The postponement is due to county and state guidelines precautions for social … Read More
SYRACUSE — There will be no eLearning during spring break. However, the Wawasee Community School Corporation recognizes many families will be at home together and wanted to provide some options/ideas for fun. As a district, they have prepared a daily activity and some bonus ones and invite families … Read More
WARSAW — Meg Waddell, a student at Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw, has been named a 2020 New Century Workforce Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. Waddell started at Ivy Tech Warsaw in 2017 as part of an Achieve Your Degree cohort with Lake City Bank. She … Read More
COLUMBIA CITY — Northeastern REMC, is giving more than $1.23 million back to 21,000 people in the form of a bill credit on their electric bill to help offset some of the financial hardship their members are facing due to COVID-19. Northeastern REMC is a member-owned cooperative that … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools recently announced that Benjamin Beyer was named one of 40 high school seniors from throughout Indiana to be recognized as a 2020 Indiana Academic All-Star, a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals. Students were selected from a field of 280 nominees. … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools recently announced that Gina Courtois, social-emotional learning coordinator, will lead a community book study, which will begin after spring break. The chosen book is “The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired” … Read More
