Middlebury News

The traffic is flowing smoothly -- finally -- at the busy S.R. 15-U.S. 20 crossing and some motorists couldn't be happier.

If the turkey is overdone, or if you're so done with cooking for a Thanksgiving crowd, Elkhart County restaurants will have tables set for you.

The members of the Crystal Valley Missionary Church in Middlebury are working on their second annual Pass It Forward Free Garage Sale Dec.

Jessica Jean Fireline, 26, of 52738 Yorkshire Drive, Middlebury, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of items used to make meth, possession of marijuana and maintaining a common nuisance, according to a press release from the LaGrange County Sheriff's Department.

The crowd and donations were both increased this year at the Salvation Army Pancake Day at the Goshen headquarters.

Rose Cox shows a group of parents how, when they want to improve their preschool-aged kids' literacy, they can reach for a potato chip bag, a cereal box or even a flier from their favorite restaurant.

Northridge Middle School Principal Robby Goodman has been named Middle School Principal of the Year for District 2 -- which comprises eight northern Indiana counties -- by the Indiana Association of School Principals.

Each year the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, in a tradition that began in 1973, the Middlebury Men's Club thanks the town's senior citizens for their many contributions by giving them a fruit basket.

The Indiana Department of Transportation released a draft of the state's 2010-2013 statewide plan Monday, and it includes $130 million in federal, state and local spending on projects in Elkhart County.

A non-penalty payment plan for property taxes? Elkhart County Council members say, "We're looking at it." Such was the news at Saturday's Elkhart County Council meeting, where Council president John Letherman indicated a non-penalty payment plan for property taxes has not yet been ruled out, though he added passage of such a plan would require some ...

Five people gather around pill bottles and paperwork littered on the kitchen table in Maxine Beasey's apartment.

Without a job, Barbara Ong won't be able to pay her entire property tax bill by next week's deadline.

The Goshen High School boy's basketball team has a fundraiser to sponsor a family in need at Christmas, while the girl's team plays Northridge in a "Hoops for Holiday" game to raise money for families in the Goshen and Middlebury communities.

Police arrested six teenagers early Sunday when they broke up a large party in Goshen.

Firefighters from the Goshen Fire Department spent three days training in a mobile fire unit recently.

Some kids in Elkhart County Boys & Girls Clubs participate in a homework club that is showing average improvements in reading and math of up to 79 percent.

Three people were arrested Oct. 22 on drug-related charges following a short-term investigation by the Elkhart Police Department's Street Crimes Unit.

Supplies of the state's H1N1 flu vaccine continue to lag behind expected amounts in the state as the virus continues to spread, state health officials said Thursday.

Sometimes things go to according to plat. Sometimes not. Early plat maps of Elkhart County, some never before seen by local surveyors, are on display in a temporary exhibit at the Elkhart County Historical Museum.

The Purdue Extension, Elkhart County Office, and Extension Homemakers are hosting their annual Holiday Happenings.