Time is running out to book your trip to North and South Carolina with Kankakee Valley Broadcasting. Travel coordinator Ed Hasnerl has put together a six-day, five-night bus trip departing from Knox on May 23rd and returning on the 28th. He’s got a few spots to fill due to cancellations and doesn’t want anyone to miss out on the fun. Continue reading
Expectant mothers can get help quitting smoking, thanks to a new program offered by Saint Joseph Health System. The Baby & Me-Tobacco Free program offers mothers tobacco cessation counseling both during their pregnancy and after their baby is born. Continue reading
Indiana will soon have some additional resources available to help prevent overdose deaths from prescription opioids. The state has gotten a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States program. It aims to provide resources to help states fight prescription drug overuse, misuse, abuse, and overdose. Continue reading
The Culver Town Council will be meeting in special session Wednesday evening to discuss a service agreement with a local contractor.
Officers from the Bourbon Police Department spent 24 days cracking down on dangerous and impaired driving as part of and Operation Pull Over enforcement blitz. Continue reading
Governor Mike Pence has appointed a Warsaw business executive to serve on the Indiana Economic Development Corporation Board.
This Friday is the deadline for certain retirees to start withdrawing money out of their retirement accounts. Specifically, those who reached the age of 70½ during 2015 who have a traditional IRA or participate in many workplace retirement plans must start receiving required minimum distributions by Friday, April 1. Continue reading
The Indiana General Assembly has decided to again make changes to the farmland assessment formula, and Purdue Extension says landowners may notice a few changes.
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Indiana lags behind the national average when it comes to personal income growth. That’s according to data released last week by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis. Continue reading
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of two dirt bikes from a Walkerton residence. Continue reading
An alleged Easter afternoon road rage incident ended with a trip to jail for a South Bend man. Dispatchers in Fulton County contacted Marshall County around 3:30 p.m. with a report of a motorist on U.S. 31 nearing the Marshall County line in a tan Chevrolet Malibu displaying a gun. Continue reading
Culver is going to the public for input on a possible network of bike trails in and around the lake community.
Ancilla College students can graduate with an associate degree in nursing in four semesters, thanks to recent changes within the program. Continue reading
Grocery prices have dropped across the nation for the first time since 2014. So says a study by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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The Town of Culver may be looking to invest in a bit of community pride in the coming months.
The Culver Town Council held discussions on Tuesday on an idea that’s been tossed around for a couple of weeks. A contest is in the works that seeks to develop banners to be hung on light and utility polls throughout the community.
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An Indiana State Police trooper who calls Plymouth home has been promoted to detective.
Master Trooper Mike Gruett is assigned to the Bremen post and is a 30-year ISP veteran. He earned his assignment to Field Investigations through completion of written testing and a competitive interview process. Gruett will mainly investigate cases in Marshall County. Continue reading
The Culver Community School Corporation will still be serving breakfast and lunch each day during the spring break and intersession. The school is participating in the federal Summer Food Service Program starting Monday, March 28th and continuing through Friday, April 8th. Continue reading
A South Bend man faces drug charges in Marshall County following a Wednesday morning traffic stop by Plymouth Police. Continue reading
The route is set for this fall’s Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. The event, patterned after the Olympic torch relay, will start in Corydon on Sept. 9 and travel more than 3,200 miles through all 92 counties. Corydon was chosen as the starting destination as it was Indiana’s original capitol. Continue reading
Ancilla College is taking part in a state initiative aimed at helping Hoosiers with some college credit return to college and succeed. The You Can. Go Back. program initiated by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education is a Learn More Indiana initiative. Continue reading
