DeMOTTE — The DeMotte American Legion Post 440 organization is currently facing a financial downturn, but Legion member Lew Carver and his friends hope to rejuvenate the Post with a series of concerts.
DeMOTTE — DeMotte farmer Mark Kingma was recognized by the Indiana Prairie Farmer and Purdue University’s College of Agriculture recently.
DeMOTTE – DeMotte resident Iran Floyd has been named the 2025 Grand Marshall of the annual Touch of Dutch Festival.
WEST LAFAYETTE — Adding new farm enterprises can expand opportunities for an operation, such as bringing in family members or spreading risk across multiple crops or livestock species.
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DeMOTTE – The newest business to locate in DeMotte is Leeps Supply Company, which held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, July 16.
WHEATFIELD – On Saturday, July 19, the Kankakee Valley High School Athletics Department hosted the annual girls’ soccer alumni game.
JASPER COUNTY — The United Way’s Day of Caring is set for Friday, Aug. 1, with volunteers to give back at three difference locations in Jasper County.
Taylor Schoonveld (Kankakee Valley) closed out her junior track and field season at Indiana University by competing in the high jump at the Big 10 Outdoor Championships in the spring.
REMINGTON — The Jasper Newton Foundation, in partnership with the Dunlap family, is honored to announce a transformative estate gift of $180,000 from the late Darrell and Patricia Dunlap.
George was so tenderhearted that he could shed a tear when a bird flew into his car and was killed.
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WHEATFIELD — Kankakee Valley’s ace pitcher for the past four years, Alex Barr, has been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Athletics.
Cameron Moberg and his band of mural artists created two more murals behind the Amtrak station in Rensselaer last week, including a train motif hidden among a field of sunflowers and gears. “RENSSELAER” in block letters with each letter a different mural was also created on the side of the g…
Fort Wayne — The DeMotte/ Wheatfield Senior Softball All-Stars punched their ticket to the Central Regional Tournament with a 12-2 rout of Artesian in Fort Wayne last weekend.
JASPER COUNTY — Chloe Jordan will assume duties as Jasper County Fair Queen next week after she beat seven other candidates for the 2025 title at the fairgrounds’ Community Building last Friday night (July 11).
RENSSELAER — Rensselaer couple Rich and Diva Rish’s 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon was picked Best of Show by JC Cruisers members during this month’s Cruise Night and Car Show.
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- Humidity: 75%
- Cloud Coverage: 62%
- Wind: 5 mph
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 05:43:08 AM
- Sunset: 08:11:23 PM
Today
Mostly cloudy skies early with scattered thunderstorms developing late. Muggy. Low 73F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy skies early with scattered thunderstorms developing late. Muggy. Low 73F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High near 90F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.