An Argos couple faces drug and weapons charges following a month-long investigation by the Indiana State Police. They had been looking into Jacqueline Houin, 54, and Tony Houin, 45, due to their alleged excessive purchase of pseudoephedrine at area stores. It’s the main ingredient in meth manufacture. Continue reading
A former Warsaw physician is free on bond following his arrest on sexual exploitation of a minor and sexual misconduct with a minor charges. Continue reading
Businesses, individual and nonprofit organizations whose property has sustained damages as a result of recent flooding and storms have a few more days to report uninsured damage to the state. Doing so is a first step to see if Indiana may qualify for federal disaster assistance funds. Continue reading
Most people in the area are aware of the fact that LifePlex has fitness equipment, aquatic activities and personal training, but did you know that IU Health also bases some helpful health services out of the establishment? IU Health offers urgent care, imaging and a diagnostic center right in LifePlex. Continue reading
Motorists in a few Marshall County communities may need to seek alternate routes for the next few days to get around some railroad construction. Continue reading
A convicted murderer and child molester is back in jail after his arrest yesterday at a public library in Indianapolis. Richard Dobeski, 67, was picked up on a LaPorte County warrant for four counts of failure to register as a sex offender. All are Level 6 felonies, which carry a penalty of between 6 months and 2.5 years in prison. A failure to register charge will also be filed in Marion County, according to officials with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department. Dobeski was released last week from the Indiana Department of Correction New Carlisle facility. Continue reading
The Culver Town Council is preparing next year’s budget, but a bit of extra information is needed prior to making cuts.
Budget work sessions were scheduled in preparation for fiscal year 2016. During the work sessions, department heads meet with members of the Culver Town Council to explain their budget line items.
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The Triton School Corporation is hoping that a newly signed contract can help give students better access to reading materials.
During this week’s School Board meeting, an agreement was signed between the School Corporation and the Argos Public Library.
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This summer’s above average amount of rainfall has been ideal for mosquito breeding. According to state health officials, West Nile Virus has been confirmed in almost 10 Indiana counties. The virus has only been spotted in mosquito samples and no avian or human infections have been reported or confirmed thus far. Continue reading
An Argos man was treated at Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Saturday evening. It happened around 7:15 p.m. on 18th Road east of Keniloworth Road, according to a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department news release. Continue reading
Plymouth is among the safest cities in Indiana, according to a new report. It’s number 8 on the list of safest midsize cities and towns in the state as ranked by ValuePenguin. Midsize cities have populations of between 10 and 20,000. The independent analysis looked at the most recent FBI statistics on violent and property crimes. Continue reading
Culver could soon welcome a new medical office to the community.
During Tuesday night’s Culver Plan Commission meeting, a site plan was submitted for review by St. Joseph Health Systems. The location of the medical office will be on the first floor of the Main Street Building just south of Culver’s Downtown.
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The Triton School Corporation served thousands of meals to students in need this summer.
During Monday’s School Board meeting, Triton Superintendent Donna Burroughs says she acknowledged the work their summer meal program is doing. The program provides breakfast and lunch to students who may not otherwise receive it at home while school is not in session.
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The month of July is coming to a close and we all know what that means, the start of school season is upon us. Students attending Culver Community Schools will return on August 4th, Plymouth students go back the next day on the 5th and Bremen students have their first day the following week on August 13th.
The start of the school year can be just as stressful for parents as it is for kids. There are so many things to attend to, registration, breaking summer sleeping habits, obtaining supplies and then of course, there are the required inoculations and physicals. Luckily, there is a health center close by offering an easy way to check some of those things off your to-do-list while simultaneously having a fun time with the whole family. Continue reading
Sensitive information in your email account may be at risk. Hackers are accessing personal info by using misleading text messages as well as spy apps. “Spy apps” are designed to help parents keep track of their children or reduce the likelihood of infidelity in relationships however some people misuse them to access your email, text messages, call logs and even your current location. Unfortunately these apps are hard to detect and run invisibly in the background, fortunately there must be a physical installation. So as long as you know and trust anyone who has access to your phone, this is not something you should be worried about.
However, a more common hacking scheme happens with misleading messages and anyone with a cell phone and an email account is a target. Continue reading
Marshall County may soon be able to see the benefit of new vehicles and equipment while avoiding the burdensome cost associated with such purchases.
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Tomorrow at 10:30 am Eastern the Culver-Union Township Public Library is hosting a program that uses music and canine companions to promote safety education. The Kasey Program uses black Labrador Retrievers to teach children practical safety methods in a memorable way. Children learn the ‘stop, drop and roll’ routine along with other safety tips dealing with fire and animal safety. Continue reading
During the Monday night meeting of the Culver Community School Board of Trustees financial matters were the main focus. Aside from bond opportunity proposals, the board considered dates for advertising fuel bids as well as discussed an increase to adult school lunch prices. Continue reading
New safety standards may soon be embraced by oil companies around the nation.
Officials with the American Petroleum Institute say those standards – which were developed over the last two years or so – will enhance safety when constructing and maintaining oil pipelines around the country.
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The Marshall County Commissioners were provided an update from an organization that advocates for children in the court system.
Haley Kittrell, the Director of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Marshall County, says cases involving abused and neglected children have been down in the area the first half of the year.
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