Reason 4 Hope has received a $2,500 LIFE grant from LaGrange County Community Foundation to support its backpack program. The grant partly funds the backpacks distribut­ed to students across La­Grange County. Kari Lipscomb, Board President of Reason 4 Hope, said the funds would be used to purchase backpacks to give to stu­dents at their four summer block parties. “Reason 4 […]

Hoosiers can’t seem to escape rising food prices. Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual summer cookout market basket, featur­ing some of America’s summertime staples, re­vealed Hoosiers are pay­ing an average of $69.47 for a cookout feeding 10 people this summer, or $6.95 per person – an 8 percent increase com­pared to last year. That’s similar to the United States Department of Agriculture’s […]

In an effort to educate recreational boaters about the dangers of boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Indiana Conservation Officers will participate in the annual Operation Dry Water na­tional campaign, which is July 1-3 this year. Alcohol use continues to be the leading known contributing factor in rec­reational boater deaths and a leading contributor in boating accidents. […]

The National Weather Service is predicting a rainy weekend. Friday has a 30 percent chance of showers and thunder­storms. On Saturday, chance of precipita­tion is 60 percent, with showers and thunder­storms also possible. The same outlook con­tinues Sunday.