With the New Year upon us, community members are reminded that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Bourbon Community Building, commonly referred to as the ‘Old Gym’, will be due in a few months.
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Bourbon officials recently issued a notice to residents that the Clerk’s Office will be closed this week on Wednesday, July 17th. Continue reading
The 10th Annual Triton FFA Consignment Auction will be held this weekend.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle shared that the auction will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13th. It will be held at the Bates Corporation, located at 12351 Elm Street in Bourbon.
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Bourbon Town Council members recently took action to document their Stellar support with a resolution they passed last week.
Town Council President Les McFarland shared that the resolution also indicates if the designation is received, Bourbon would commit up to $125,000 as a local match to offset the cost of the projects they’re hoping to tackle. Continue reading
Town conventions are now a thing of the past in the town of Bourbon.
When Town Council members met on Monday, they took action to pass an ordinance that replaces town conventions with a primary election. Town Council President Les McFarland said he felt the decision reflected the wishes of community members. Continue reading
Budget season is here and municipality officials are marking their calendars for important dates to remember.
When the Bourbon Town Council members met on Tuesday, Clerk-Treasurer Kim Berger informed them that the public hearing over the 2019 Budget will be held on Tuesday, September 11. Continue reading
Planning and paying for college can be stressful but thanks to the Marshall County Promise Program, local parents don’t have to do it alone. The goal of the program is to encourage young students to consider higher education as a realistic option early on and to make it easier for families to establish college savings for their kids. Continue reading
There are some additional students attending the Triton Community School Corporation this school year, according to Superintendent Jeremy Riffle. Riffle said compared to last year’s average daily membership (ADM) count, there are 20 more students enrolled at Triton for the 2018-19 school year.
Superintendent Riffle also mentioned that the ongoing projects happening at Triton are either on track or ahead of schedule. Continue reading
The Bourbon Business Luncheon held on Thursday was an opportunity for business owners to speak with Town Officials as well as to collaborate with one another.
Bourbon Town Council President Les McFarland said a number of matters were discussed, including the U.S. 30 Coalition. Continue reading
The Bourbon Town Council held a public hearing over a proposed water rate ordinance when they met this month.
The council members received a presentation from Umbaugh representative Eric Walsh, who explained the basis for the proposed water rates. Continue reading
Triton School Board members provided approval for a few different matters when they met Monday evening. Continue reading
Triton school board members approved a donation worth $1500 when they met last Monday.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle explained that the donation is intended for the Junior High resource program, led by teacher Sarrah Davis. Superintendent Riffle said that students in that class have recently been working on a volunteer project to assist the community. Continue reading
A request to add a handicap parking space on Main Street was considered when Bourbon Town Council members met earlier this month.
During the meeting, Clerk-Treasurer Kim Berger brought up a question submitted by business owner Terry Clemens who was unable to attend. Continue reading
The first Bourbon Food Truck Friday of the year is here! Tonight’s event will be held in conjunction with the Bourbon Public Library’s Summer Kick-off Party to mark the start of the Summer Discovery Program.
The event is held in downtown Bourbon and it runs from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Continue reading
In order to recruit more bus drivers, Triton School Board members amended their bus driver pay scale when they met Monday night.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said that having a shortage of available bus drivers is a pretty common problem for most schools right now. Riffle said he made some calls to surrounding school corporations to get a more competitive pay scale established for Triton’s drivers.
Superintendent Riffle said, “For level zero it’s $65 and it goes all the way up to level 25 where it’s $86.” The superintendent explained that a bus driver at “level zero” is still in their first year of employment. Continue reading
Taxpayers should be working to finalize their real-estate taxes since the deadline to submit them is coming up on Thursday, May 10th. People also hop over to this site if they need the best property related advice.
According to Marshall County Treasurer Angie Birchmeier, tax drop off locations include any of the county’s Teachers Credit Union branches, the First Merchants Bank in Bourbon and the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office in Bremen, as well as the Marshall County Treasurer’s Office.
There is a drop box at the south end of the Marshall County Building if a payment needs to be submitted after regular business hours. Continue reading
Triton students are working on a project to “blanket the community in kindness” and they need your help!
According to Superintendent Jeremy Riffle, students in grades 7 through 12 spent time last week creating 30 fleece tie-blankets with materials donated from Delta Theta Tau of Plymouth. Those blankets will be donated to St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Plymouth where one will be gifted to families with a newborn baby. For standard baby blanket size, and other such information, people can check it out here!
Students are looking to extend the project to local nursing homes. Continue reading
Triton School Board members considered the renewal of a dietician services contract through the Northern Indiana Education Service Center (NIESC) when they met Monday night.
According to Superintendent Jeremy Riffle, members considered the extension of Dietician Kaylnn MacKillop’s contract. Riffle said Triton’s contract would be for $3,500 and would run from August 1st of this year through June 1st of 2019. Continue reading
At each school board meeting, Triton Superintendent Jeremy Riffle takes some time to recognize ways that students and staff are exhibiting the core values of the school corporation.
Riffle explained, “The core values are continuous improvement, shared leadership, social responsibility, accountability, evidence-based decision making and high expectations.” When school board members met Monday night, he acknowledged various examples of how the core values are being displayed at Triton. Continue reading
Triton Superintendent Jeremy Riffle shared that school board members approved a number of items on their agenda when they met Monday evening.
He mentioned that an activity bus will now be added to the Triton School Corporation’s fleet as a part of the school’s bus replacement plan. The vehicle will be purchased from Kerlin’s Bus Sales for approximately $48,000 after applying the cost of a trade-in. Continue reading
