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Austin Rogers, son of Rita and James Rogers, of Walkerton, and a 2006 John Glenn High School graduate, completed Navy Boot Camp with Pass-In-Review on June 27.

Verizon's new broadband service in Wyatt doesn't reach everyone. ACTION LINE MARTI GOODLAD HELINE I need help with a Medicare Part D issue that I have been trying to fix since May 2007.

If you could -- for an upfront investment of $30,000 to $50,000 -- end your reliance on gas and electric companies, would you? That was a question Don and Nancy Mahoney answered with a wholehearted "yes." And ...

Washington High School Class of 1953 i s holding its 55th-year reunion on June 28 at the Elks Lodge on McKinley Avenue.

Pilot Photo/Carol Anders Walkerton first graders greet a newborn during a recent tour of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth.

May 23, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Eric M. Reese, a May 2008 graduate of DePauw University, will spend a year in South Korea teaching English to young people as a result of receiving an international graduate ...

By Rusty Nixon Correspondent PLYMOUTH - Calls will be a little easier to make thanks to a ruling by the Marshall County BZA. via Culver Citizen

“If 150 words from the original list are used, then they would go to a list of words that the contestants had not seen”

The top three spellers in Marshall County are Cole Jacobson, first place, Ben Carter, second, and Faith Stull, third place. via Culver Citizen

“Before I was born, he volunteered in Boy Scouting. "I grew up seeing what my dad was doing. My mom was a church person that helped the people. It was a way of life for me.”

Hodge Patel, district director for U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly, looked across the some 200 people in the Windsor Park Conference Center for the 2008 Michiana 55 Plus Volunteer Awards. via South Bend Tribune

“There's no class like class at St. Pat's.”

Three years ago, St. Patrick's School won a battle to stay open. Now, staff, students, and parents at the Walkerton school feel like they've officially lost without a fight. via WNDU-TV South Bend

“Finally, I wish to make clear that St. Patrick Parish is not closing”

Bishop John M. D'Arcy announced last weekend to parishioners and staff at St. Patrick Parish, Walkerton, that next fall, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will merge St. via Culver Citizen

The county's animal control ordinance is working, despite complaints from a small number of veterinarians, according to Carol Ecker, a veterinarian and head of the Humane Society of St. via WSBT

“I wrote that I would make presentations to my grandmother's class at St. Patrick's School in Walkerton, at our home parish at St. Patrick's, the Knights of Columbus and my school.”

By Carol Anders Staff Writer WALKERTON - John Glenn's Ben Keller said he will never forget his trip to New York City to see Pope Benedict XVI.and if he forgets anything; he can pour over the 594 pictures he ... via Culver Citizen

“It's been littered all over this field, so you go back with a back hoe, dig a hole, just try to get rid of it”

It's extremely unpleasant and a health hazard. Indiana D.N.R. officials say someone's been dumping cattle carcases near Walkerton. via WSJV-TV South Bend

Pair Arrested After Fight On Friday the 4th of April 2008 at approximately 2:20am, Guelph Police on patrol on Woodlawn Rd W observed a disturbance in the parking lot of a motel. via The Fountain Pen

“There is no talent category to the judging either, but there are all the other traditional categories.”

By Rusty Nixon Correspondent WALKERTON Marshall County has more pageant royalty to boast about as Deb Mosson will try to add the title of Mrs. via Culver Citizen

“April makes it easy for the rest of us”

A carnival is coming to town -- and not a moment too soon for winter-weary local residents. via South Bend Tribune

Now that she has won the title of Mrs. Indiana, a Walkerton woman has her eyes set on scoring the big crown. via WNDU-TV South Bend

If a recipe calls for extra-large eggs and you have only large or even medium eggs, what do you do? - Rosie Flitter, Walkerton, Ind. via Rocky Mountain News

“We've got a shot at another system coming in Monday that looks a lot like what we just got. ... It (LaNina) looks to be here for awhile.”

Is there anyone in Michiana who isn't ready for La Nina to bid us goodbye so we can bid farewell to her constant cycle of snow and rain? Forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Syracuse said ... via South Bend Tribune