Newton County News

A memorial Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of a plane crash in Indiana that killed 68 people.

A cutting-edge engineering team in a century-old industry and a massive dairy farm that encompasses 25,000 acres are co-recipients of this year's Chanute Award for Team Innovation by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.

Approximately 70 harrassing 911 calls made earlier this week led to a search involving multiple police departments and the arrest of one Newton County teen.

The Newton County Sheriff's Department responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash at around 4:09 a.m. this morning in Newton County.

The Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council will hold a point-counterpoint on the creation of a regional transportation district at its quarterly meeting Friday.

AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN ANNOUNCES $154.8 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER PROJECTS Three Indiana Projects Part of Recovery Act Funds WASHINGTON, August 3, 2009 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced the selection of $154.8 million in water and environmental project loans and grants that are being funded immediately ...

Here are the latest Flash Flood WARNINGS from the National Weather Service: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... * UNTIL 1230 PM CDT * AT 1034 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF ...