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Blue counties dont have a restriction on facility capacity, but face masks and social distancing are still required for the time being.

Alexander Farr Southwood High School (Wabash) For more information on the Indianapolis NBA All-Star Legacy Grants announced in February 2020, click HERE. Indianapolis NBA All-Star Rising Stars Class of 2021 - Individual Descriptions A Kid Again Meg Kirk, Danville Community High School (Danville, IN) At Meg Kirks core is a devotion to putting the needs of others far ahead of her own. Her big heart is especially visible within the Indiana Chapter of A Kid Again – a national organization centere...

Trustee pleads guilty to fraud Bryant woman stole $86,000 for indulgences Associated Press PORTLAND – A Jay County woman has pleaded guilty to diverting more than $86,000 in public funds and spending it on personal indulgences during her time as a local trustee. Katina Miller pleaded guilty this month in federal court to one count of wire fraud. The Bryant woman had been indicted in January on two wire fraud counts, the Muncie Star Press reported. Miller was a township trustee in Jay Countys ...

PORTLAND, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to diverting more...

Hoosier, 105, living through her second pandemic LEEANN DOERFLEIN | Daily Journal GREENWOOD – A local woman who was a toddler during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is on track to survive the second pandemic of her lifetime. Thelma Spade, 105, got her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday at the Hearth at Stones Crossing in Greenwood. Growing up on a farm in Jay County, Spades family didnt talk much about the Spanish flu pandemic that she can recall, because the virus didnt touch them pers...

Garrett High School’s Encore! choir won the people’s choice trophy. “We were excited and blessed to provide a safe performance opportunity for these choirs,” said Joshua Doubblestein, DeKalb’s choir director. “Unique to this year was the option for choirs to compete virtually by submitting a video of their performance. Choirs from South Dakota, Nebraska and Indiana competed in virtual divisions throughout the day in addition to our traditional in-person performance...

Snow closes Muncie-area schools, COVID-19 vaccinations and more on Tuesday Robin Gibson, Muncie Star Press © Corey Ohlenkamp/Star Press Snow falls on the roads near County Road 950 East near Matthews, Indiana. Light snow and winds will mean drifting for many local country roads. Snowfall Monday and overnight has prompted local organizations and schools to announce Monday and Tuesday closings or rescheduling of events. Ball State University: Ball State will have no on-campus...

Nation Associated Press PORTLAND – An eastern Indiana man on the run for years to avoid criminal proceedings has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for forcing a 5-year-old boys hands into scalding water. Muncies Star Press reports that Marcus A. Ternet, 53, was sentenced Friday by a Jay County judge. Jurors convicted him in December for battery resulting in serious bodily injury to a person under 14 years old. The incident occurred in a trailer in Portlands Oakwood Mobile Home Park in 2011...

Associated PressFebruary 14, 2021 GMT PORTLAND, Ind. (AP) — An eastern Indiana man on the run for years to avoid criminal proceedings has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for forcing a 5-year-old boy’s hands into scalding water. Muncie’s Star Press reports that Marcus A. Ternet, 53, was sentenced Friday by a Jay County judge. Jurors convicted him in December for battery resulting in serious bodily injury to a person under 14 years old. He faced a maximum 20-year term. The incident occ...

High schools JOURNAL GAZETTE First football, now boys basketball – the Lions roared atop the Northeast 8 again. After sweeping all conference foes on the gridiron in the fall, Leo repeated the feat on the hardwood, wrapping up an unbeaten run through the NE8 by knocking off Columbia City at home Friday, 69-52. Blake Davison scored 28 points and added four assists for the Lions (17-1, 7-0), and DJ Allen nearly notched a triple-double, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds. Mason Baker and...