County OKs Grants For Drug Education
Each year the Kosciusko County Commissioners and council must approve the proposed grant awards from the Kosciusko County Coalition on Drug Education. Tuesday, the commissioners approved the grants as presented. Ruchelle Sammons, representing KCODE, said the Governor's Commission on a Drug Free Indiana was founded in 1988.Through that, money is allowed to be granted by KCODE from drug user fees for prevention and education, intervention and treatment, law enforcement and justice. For 2005, 29 applications were made to KCODE totaling $150,000 and KCODE decided to award $110,000. "The committee met and decided this is how they wanted things to go," Sammons told the commissioners.
Tippy Valley Class Lands Field Trip To Tour Cubs' Franchise
AKRON – Whether they’re Chicago Cubs fans or not, students in Ben Rogers’ sports marketing and Darren Parker’s accounting classes will get a behind-the-scenes tour of the baseball organization April 22.
SYM Financial Advisors Announces Additions To Ownership Group
WINONA LAKE - SYM Financial Advisors recently announced that Fred Helfrich, Seth Whicker and Crystal Creekmore have joined the ownership group.
Roving Chef Beset By Financial Problems
Since Christmas the Roving Chef has had $1 in donations, and she feeds about 100 people three times a week. "It's been nip and tuck," Charlie Johnson-Parker said about the situation. Johnson-Parker converted a step van into a mobile soup kitchen she calls The Roving Chef.Three days a week she cooks in her truck and hands out meals to whomever needs or wants food. Recently told to leave the Wal-Mart parking lot on Fridays, the Roving Chef serves meals in the Kmart parking lot from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m.On Mondays she is stationed at Center and Detroit streets and on Wednesdays she can be found in the Big Lots parking lot. She has a business license and the Health Department regularly inspects her truck. Meals are traded for cash donations, food or meal tickets.
Plans To Create Tippecanoe, Chapman Sewer District?Moving Forward
The next step toward making a Tippecanoe and Chapman lakes regional sewer district a reality was taken Tuesday.
Grace to Offer Medical Devices Management Program
OrthoWorx has entered into an agreement with Grace College to launch a new Quality in Medical Devices Management Program, developed through an educational collaboration among industry, OrthoWorx and Grace College, to fill a critical talent gap necessary to accommodate industry growth and increasingly complex quality requirements.
T. Valley School Board Hears About Miller Scholarship
During its meeting Monday, the Tippecanoe Valley School Board heard a short presentation on the establishment of the Kurt Miller Ag Scholarship.
Brightpoint Partners With Premier Bank To Empower Childcare Providers
FORT WAYNE – In a boost to early childhood initiatives and community development, Brightpoint has received a donation of computers from Premier Bank.
Business Briefs 1.8.2011
Daniel Manwaring Joins FSB Board FSB Board's Frank Manwaring Retires Whitley County EDC Adds LefeverRed Star Moving To LarwillLandrigan Joins Kosciusko REMCDavis Joins The Mako Group
Social Security
Editor, Times-Union:Thoughts on our Social Security.
