Purdue Extension offers ‘Get WalkIN’’

ELKHART — With a need to meet rising demand, a local boat manufacturer will expand by taking over an event center.

SHIPSHEWANA — With a nearly $1 million state grant coming, Shipshewana leaders hope to have work begin as soon as possible on extending the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail into town.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Cub Scout Pack 3828 held its annual Pinewood Derby Feb. 20 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Syracuse.

MACOG meeting to be livestreamed

GOSHEN — Encouraged by Elkhart County’s declining COVID-19 positivity rate, Goshen Community Schools officials Thursday announced the school corporation will be moving to 100% in-person classes for the district’s secondary students beginning March 15.

GOSHEN — Concord school board members have added their voices to calls for Indiana to consider teachers a priority for receiving COVID-19 vaccines on the level of doctors and first responders. The move comes as the White House plans to fast-track vaccines to educators through a federal program.

More stops added for Ronald McDonald Care Mobile

GOSHEN — Goshen City Council members Tuesday approved a contract for more than $77,000 with Elkhart County government for animal control services for 2021.

GOSHEN — The Goshen College board of directors has extended the term of President Rebecca Stoltzfus for five years.

NAPPANEE — A more official agreement between the city and Wa-Nee Schools for the use and future development of the soccer fields at Wellfield Park was approved by the Nappanee City Council Monday evening.

NAPPANEE — Clients needing services in the Wa-Nee area have a newly renovated, spacious place to visit as Family Christian Development Center — also known as The Center — moved into its new location at 107 E. Marion St.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health will hold mass COVID-19 mass vaccination events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, University of Notre Dame and Ivy Tech Community College and has also dropped the eligibility age to 55.

GOSHEN — The Elkhart County commissioners have closed out a deal to sell property where the Concord Community Schools system is building a large new transportation center in Dunlap.

GOSHEN — A Goshen police officer facing two felony charges connected to a domestic abuse incident nearly four months ago has been placed on administrative leave without pay.

Nestled between piles of wood, local woodturner Patrick Dillon can be found creating stunning bowls, rolling pins and tables in his basement wood shop.

GOSHEN — After a year of cancellations and postponements Goshen residents welcomed back First Fridays Saturday.

NAPPANEE — So often, it’s been said that in the blink of an eye, a moment can happen that transforms your small corner of the world in immeasurable ways.

BRISTOL — Indiana State Police Lt. Michael Young, district commander of the Toll Road Post, recently marked a career milestone of 30 years as a trooper.

SYRACUSE — A rural Syracuse man was killed in a hit-and-run crash three miles north of Syracuse Friday, according to a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office.

Study to explore expanding trolley routes

INDIANAPOLIS — Beginning April 24, everyone in northern Indiana’s 219 and 574 telephone area codes will be encouraged to start using 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls.

GOSHEN — Goshen’s Christine Guth has spent most of the past year being “very cautious” about staying home and isolating. Because of that, she has kept busy sewing thousands of masks and knitting baby blankets to donate.

TOPEKA — An overheated welder apparently started a fire at a business near Topeka Friday.

TOPEKA — One hundred and three Westview scholars were recently honored during Westview High Schools 29th academic awards event.

BRISTOL — The Elkhart County Parks will tap into one of Indiana’s sweetest traditions March 6 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. at a Maple Syrup Workshop. This workshop will take place at the Baldwin One-room Schoolhouse in Bonneyville Mill County Park.

Crossroads United Way announces its raffle winners

GOSHEN — One of the attorneys prosecuting an Elkhart woman for murder voiced frustration about communications with defense counsel on a mental health report.

GOSHEN — Goshen school board members formalized a plea to Indiana’s governor Wednesday seeking prioritization of teachers when it comes to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine eligibility pool.

GOSHEN — A local family is turning its anniversary date of dark news into a day to lighten the burden for others and spread joy.

GOSHEN — Goshen teachers were seeing red Wednesday. They converged on the Goshen Community Schools Administration Center for a rally denouncing what they feel is an onslaught of anti-public education legislation currently working its way through the Indiana General Assembly.

Free online concert with Grammy Award winners

LAGRANGE — Several Lakeland students received DECA’s Emerging Leader Honor Award recently.

GOSHEN — A Goshen police officer allegedly pointed a gun at a person and then put it in his mouth while drunk during a domestic abuse incident nearly four months ago.

GOSHEN — A planned rebranding of the Maple City Chapel on the city’s south side will get to include a large illuminated wall sign following action by the Goshen Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday afternoon.

NAPPANEE — The Nappanee Emergency Services building will be more secure after action taken by the Nappanee Board of Works Monday afternoon.

GOSHEN — A Goshen police officer has been charged with two level 6 felony counts involving a domestic battery incident.

GOSHEN — In a short meeting Monday, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety members moved forward with the purchase of a new tri-axle dump truck for the city.

GOSHEN — The weather is starting to turn toward spring and with that comes the melting of the ice that has covered local bodies of water.

Tailgate to support public education

SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 45-year-old Elkhart, Indiana, man died in a snowmobile crash at 10:16 p.m. Saturday.

NAPPANEE — The two teens competing together in a Soap Box Derby probably never imagined their work would someday be nationally recognized, but that’s the story of Richard “Dick” Pletcher and his architect friend Robert Holdeman.

Local NAACP leaders turned their focus toward work to control the spread of COVID-19 during this year’s Martin Luther King/Black History Month celebration.

GOSHEN — Indiana Rep. Joanna King called voting for new school legislation, which would open school vouchers up to more people and set up education savings accounts for eligible students, was one of the hardest she’s made as a state lawmaker.

LoveWay plans virtual Derby Day auction

GOSHEN — A couple alleges negligence by Bashor Children’s Home resulted in their son running away, enduring an alleged sexual assault and disappearing for more than a day last summer.