INDIANAPOLIS - On Thursday, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced it has awarded $3,521,351 to 338 nonprofits to fund arts projects and organizations around the state through the Arts Organization Support and Arts Project Support grant programs.

NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester University's Wasp Survey Project has been awarded a grant from the Community Foundation of Wabash County.

WINONA LAKE - The Miller Sunset Committee meeting will be 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30.

SYRACUSE - The governing board of the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District will meet at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the Conservancy District Offices located at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, 11566 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse.

MERRILLVILLE - The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood now to reinforce the blood supply as much as possible before the summer winds down

Patricia Strombeck, grandmother of officer Chris Francis, took her oath of office joining the Warsaw Police Department this morning in a private swearing-in at City Hall.

During the 2022-23 school year, 38% of reported bullying incidents in Indiana schools were verbal, with 30% being physical.

The accepted norm on many lakes is to have a mowed lawn up to the edge of a concrete seawall, but concrete seawalls are not natural or healthy for our lakes.

On Friday, July 12 OrthoWorx was awarded a grant from the Don Wood Foundation to educate middle school and high school students about careers in manufacturing and entrepreneurship.

OrthoWorx announced Bob Vitoux, president and CEO, has been named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Indiana 250 list for the second consecutive year.

A new store is coming to the Marketplace at Warsaw shopping center this fall, while a business that was in the building recently closed.

A new website that helps Indiana voters check the status of their voter registration and provides information on how to register to vote has been launched by ACT Nappanee-Wakarusa.

INDIANAPOLIS — Forty-three hospitals in Indiana are among the more than 3,000 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® and other programs to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said state Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Mishawaka).

Indiana’s Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has opened the final public comment periods for proposed changes to Indiana’s deer hunting and river otter trapping rules before members vote on final adoption.

When it comes to healthcare services, Indiana is ranked in the bottom 10 of the 50 U.S. states.

A Warsaw man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at work crew members on Packerton Road.

Seven cases were continued at the Warsaw code enforcement hearing Tuesday.

Saturday proved to be perfect weather to get club members of the Echoes of the Past together to harvest approximately one-fourth acre of wheat to be used in the threshing demonstration at the SummerFest Tractor Show & Pull Aug. 2-3 in Claypool, according to a news release from Echoes of the Past.

Last year the heat stopped the annual Family Carnival, but this year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever, according to a news release from the city of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department.

With a neighbor’s concern about traffic line of sight addressed, the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a variance Monday for a smaller yard setback.

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department is offering community paddle boarding and canoeing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 at Pike Lake beach, 1009 E. Arthur St., Warsaw.

The work on Park Avenue between Main and Center streets being performed by NIPSCO has taken longer than planned due to weather and other complications, according to the city of Warsaw.

FORT WAYNE – In a boost to early childhood initiatives and community development, Brightpoint has received a donation of computers from Premier Bank.

TIPPECANOE — In a proactive move to engage youth in community leadership, Potawatomi Park Inc. established a youth board member position in 2022.