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Making a pitch

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‘Storm Tank’ lets innovators learn, compete for funding

Innovators looking to obtain the funding to bring their ideas to life will have the opportunity to learn from workshops and make a pitch for cash prizes at Trine innovation 1’s first “Storm Tank” event this month. Sponsored by Farmers State Bank, “Storm Tank” culminates in a pitch competition on March 28 modeled after the format used on popular television […]

LaGrange Town to purchase properties at 9 & 20

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Members of the Town of LaGrange Council gave the go-ahead March 4 to proceed with the pur­chase of properties on the northeast corner of the intersection of US 20 and IN 9. As recommended by the RDC, which met pri­or to the regular meet­ing, the town will move forward with plans to purchase the former gas station property for $125,000 […]

LaGrange County Arts embarks on creative journey as newest Chamber member

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LaGrange County Arts, a dynamic platform for artistic expression and community engage­ment, is proud to an­nounce its joining of the LaGrange County Cham­ber membership. Founded in 2022, La­Grange County Arts is a non-profit collective of local artists and art ap­preciators who believe in promoting, presenting, and supporting literary, visual, musical, and the­atrical performance arts by residents of LaGrange County. LaGrange […]

Weather Watch

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The National Weath­er Service is predicting a 20 percent chance of showers before 2 p.m. Wednesday. Partly sun­ny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Thursday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 a.m. High near 59. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Back-to-back champions

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Westview won its second consecutive 2A boys basketball sectional championship Saturday night in Emma by defeating Churubusco, 51-39. It was the 22nd sectional title for the Warrior program. Coach Chandler Prible’s 20-5 Warriors will battle 20-5 Wabash this Saturday at 4 p.m. at Triton High School in a 2A regional game with the winner advancing to the 2A northern semi-state […]

Maple Syrup Days coming to LaGrange

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LaGrange County Parks hosted a “Sugar Shack Saturday” over the weekend at Maple Wood Nature Center. The event was in an­ticipation of Maple Syr­up Days, held March 16-17 there. Sugar Shack Saturday gives anyone who wants to stop in and watch the evaporation process a chance to do so, without all the crowds. It also will be held this Satur­day, […]

Major Moves Committee hears about Shipshewana, Topeka ball fields’ needs

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Two separate entities approached the LaGrange County Major Moves Committee Friday, seek­ing assistance with ball fields. Brian Lambright of Warrior Youth Baseball in Shipshewana asked for help with lighting at ball fields there. Butch Lehman, on behalf of the Town of Topeka, also would like to put turf on ball fields there. Lambright said in Shipshewana, turf al­ready has been […]

Prairie Heights student making a difference

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A Prairie Heights sev­enth grader is making a difference in as many ways as possible. Mia Crone, 13, of Pleas­ant Lake, IN, has been raising money for years for those in need through her Always Bee Kind organi­zation. It began when she was 8 years old. Mia recalls watching a video then about homeless­ness. “It was sad to see home­less […]

Parkview Health and Surgery Partners announce statewide partnership for ambulatory surgical care

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Parkview Health and Surgery Partners has an­nounced a collaborative agreement that will grow ambulatory surgical cen­ter (ASC) joint ventures across the state of Indi­ana. The collaboration aims to serve communi­ties by improving access to high-quality, affordable, and patient-centered surgi­cal care in partnership with independent physician groups. “As the health care pro­vider of choice in north­east Indiana, Parkview Health is excited […]

‘State of the Schools’

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Chamber hosts first ‘Coffee with the County’ event

There was a full room of interested guests last Friday when the La­Grange County Cham­ber of Commerce hosted its first “Coffee with the County” event. The topic was “State of the Schools,” and the event featured a pan­el style discussion with LaGrange County’s three school superinten­dents: Jeff Reed at Prai­rie Heights, Traci Blaize at Lakeland, and Randy Miller at Westview. […]


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