NIPSCO reminds customers of the importance of maintaining a safe home heating system as temperatures drop and winter sets in. You can have a peek at this web-site for more efficient heating system installation. For starters, conduct an annual furnace inspection to make sure it is working efficiently and to protect residents from safety concerns like carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Continue reading
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Culver Middle School Kicks Off Food Drive
A local school is hosting a food drive to help families in need during the holiday season. The Culver Community Middle School Student Council-led effort gets underway today and continues through Dec. 15th. Continue reading
Senator Helps Knox Veteran Obtain Service Medals
A Knox man who served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis finally has the service medals he earned more than half a century ago. Continue reading
Congress Passes Walorski Disabled Veterans Bill
Disabled veterans will have access to safe and reliable mobility equipment like AMS wheelchair vans, thanks to a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski that is on its way the president’s desk. She says it updates the VA’s outdated polices and sets comprehensive standards for the mobility equipment veterans depend on in their daily lives. Continue reading
WIC Converts to EBT Cards
Families who participate in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental nutrition program will now have an easier time shopping for approved grocery items. Indiana health officials say programs in all 92 counties are now using electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards instead of paper checks. Continue reading
Reward Offered for Information About Gun Shop Burglary
A federal law enforcement agency and a trade organization are offering a sizeable reward for information about the recent burglary at a Rochester gun shop. Continue reading
Blessings in a Backpack Welcomes #GivingTuesday Contributions
Get into the spirit of the holiday season by observing Giving Tuesday today. The movement to encourage thoughtful, charitable giving to start the Christmas season is in its fifth year.
Volunteer organizers of the Culver area schools Blessings in a Backpack program hope to expand the program to cover more students, longer school breaks and “emergency food” when necessary through the school social worker. Continue reading
Driver Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Saturday Wreck
A Rochester man faces multiple charges in Marshall County following an early morning accident Saturday south of Argos. It happened around 2:30 on Michigan Street, south of the railroad tracks, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading
Traffic Stop Leads to Heroin Possession Arrests
A man and woman from Warsaw spent Thanksgiving night in the Marshall County Jail after a traffic stop on U.S. 30 just east of U.S. 31. Continue reading
Driver Arrested After Single Vehicle Accident
A Culver woman faces criminal charges following a single-vehicle accident last week in Marshall County. It happened on Tuesday, Nov. 22 in the area of Peach Road, south of 14th Road, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading
CMA Friesian Mounted Color Guard to Take Part in Chicago Thanksgiving Parade
A storied horse troop from Culver Military Academy is once again taking part in a longstanding holiday tradition.
Culver Military Academy’s Friesian Mounted Color Guard will be riding in the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. This is the third time in the past four years the color guard has participated in the parade. It will be televised regionally, nationally, and streamed online by WGN. Continue reading
Federal, State and Local Offices to Close for Thanksgiving
If you have business to conduct with a governmental agency, plan to do it today (Wednesday) or wait until next week. Federal, state and local government offices are closed on Thanksgiving, and many are taking the following day off as well to give their employees a long weekend. Continue reading
INDOT Suspends Road Construction for Thanksgiving
The Indiana Department of Transportation is suspending road construction during the holiday travel period, but motorists are still urged to allow extra time to reach their weekend destinations. Continue reading
Police Cracking Down on Drunk Driving, Seatbelt Violations
Holiday travelers will see a stepped-up police presence on Indiana’s roadways. More than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies will conduct high-visibility patrols, encouraging motorists to drive sober and wear their seatbelts. Continue reading
School Board Member Killed in Toll Road Crash
A fiery tractor-trailer crash on the Indiana Toll Road has claimed the life of a local school board member. It happened Monday in LaGrange County. Continue reading
Thanksgiving Meal Ingredients Cost Less, According to Farm Bureau
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner will cost Hoosiers significantly less this year, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual market basket survey. It finds the average cost at its lowest level since 2010. Continue reading
AAA Anticipates Uptick in Thanksgiving Travel
More people are hitting the road over the Thanksgiving holiday than have traveled in nearly a decade. That’s according to AAA. They project 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles from home. That’s an increase of a million travelers from last year and the most since 2007. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, Nov. 23 to Sunday, Nov. 27. Continue reading
NIPSCO Warns Customers of Potential Scams
NIPSCO and other electric and natural gas providers are working to keep their customers from falling victim to long-running scams. Officials say such activity typically picks up during the holiday season but occurs year-round.
The most common scam involves an unsolicited telephone call from an individual who claims to be a NIPSCO representative. He or she warns the customer’s service will be disconnected unless a payment is made within a short time frame, typically an hour or so. Continue reading
Restitution Awarded to Securities Fraud Victims
Six victims of two separate securities fraud schemes recently received restitution by way of the Secretary of State’s office.
The $62,500 in compensation was paid from the Secretary of State’s Securities Restitution Fund. Continue reading
Great American Smoke Out Urges Hoosiers to Give Up Tobacco
Hoosiers are urged to kick the habit of smoking as part of today’s Great American Smoke Out. The American Cancer Society encourages smokers to at least make a plan to quit in order to improve their health and reduce their risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. Continue reading
