WKVI Food Drive Coming Up; Live Broadcasts from Five Star, Sander’s

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After raising more than 375 pounds of food for the food pantry last year, it’s time again for the WKVI Five Star Food Drive and this year features a new addition to the event as WKVI General Manager Jerry Curtis will be broadcasting live and accepting donations at Sander’s Foods in Winamac. This is fourth consecutive year for the food drive event, and Curtis said he has been involved in three of them, doing live remote broadcasts from the store.

Curtis said the food drive event is something WKVI is proud to do to help their community.

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Starke County Community Foundation Announces New Endowment Fund

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The Starke County Community Foundation has announced a new endowment fund to help preschool students obtain the education they need before entering kindergarten.

The new Starke County Preschool Education Fund was established by Peggy Shidaker, the director of curriculum and instruction at the Knox Community School Corporation. The fund was created to honor her parents, Arthur and Carolyn Shidaker, and to support early childhood education in Starke County.

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Oregon-Davis Students Honor Veterans With Breakfast, Convocation

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Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School

Oregon-Davis students are continuing a longstanding Veterans Day tradition of inviting members of the community who have served in the military to school for breakfast and convocation. High school principal Tim Pletcher says the sophomore class hosts the program as a way to say thank you to the men and women who have defended our freedom.

“It’s a nice way in a small community like this to let the community and the veterans know that the students and the staff here at Oregon-Davis appreciate everything they’ve done for us, and we realize we couldn’t do without the sacrifices they’ve made,” said Pletcher.

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Nominate Your Favorite Charity for a $1,000 Donation

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1st Source Bank is celebrating 150 years in business and officials are giving away 150 $1,000 donations to your favorite not-for-profit charity. Two $15,000 donations will be given away as well.

All you need to do is nominate your favorite 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Go to 1stsource.com and fill out the form provided and give a brief description of the organization and why you believe they are deserving of a $1,000 donation. Continue reading →

Harvick Wins at Phoenix, Johnson Takes 28 Point Lead to Homestead

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Carl Edwards’ Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig wasn’t kidding when he told the driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion that he only had a lap-and-a-half left in the gas tank and to save as much as possible, but Edwards’ car just couldn’t make it to the finish line. What’s worse was he was leading the race with one lap to go when the tank went dry. That allowed Kevin Harvick to drive right past Edwards and take the win Sunday night in the Advocare 500 in the Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix International Raceway.

Edwards went from leading the race to coasting to a 21st place finish.

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Busch Wins 12th NNS Race, Championship to be Settled in Miami

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Kyle Busch was shuffled back in the top ten a few times today, but found his way to the front again to cross the finish line first in the Servicemaster 200 at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday afternoon. This is his 12th win of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.

Austin Dillon and Sam Hornish, Jr. are vying for the championship and the battle will go to Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hornish, Jr. was not happy with the car’s setup all weekend long, but was able to muscle out a fifth place finish. Austin Dillon was in the top ten all afternoon and finished third. Justin Allgaier passed Dillon on the last lap to take the second place finish. Dillon will enter the last race of the season with an eight point advantage over Hornish in the championship standings.

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Walkerton Man Sentenced On Federal Firearms Charge

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A Walkerton man who previously pleaded guilty to the felony offense of unlawful transport of firearms was recently sentenced in U.S. District Court. Thomas Touhey, 56, received a 20 month sentence and 1 year of supervised release. Court documents indicate law enforcement was investigating complaints of drug trafficking from Touhey’s home and attempting to serve two warrants for his failure to register as a sex offender. During their investigation, officers discovered marijuana and related paraphernalia and found a loaded shotgun on the premises. Touhey has a prior felony conviction for child molestation.

West Central School Board Approves Purchase of New Dishwashers

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West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon
West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon
The West Central School Board approved the replacement of two new dishwashers during their meeting on Thursday night.

Superintendent Charles Mellon said the appliances served the purpose for the school corporation for quite some time.

“The one at the high school was the original unit so it had been washing dishes since 1969,” said Mellon. “The other one was the original in the elementary school since 1982.”

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Christmas Tree to Be Erected at Pulaski Courthouse

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The Pulaski County Courthouse lawn will soon be decorated in the spirit of the Christmas season, as the county commissioners this week approved a request from the director of the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce to have a Christmas tree on the lawn. Angie Anspach said the tree would be erected the evening of Dec. 6 to kickoff the Christmas season and Winter Wonderland, and she also received permission for a choir and other groups to use the courthouse.

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IRS Warns Against National Phone Scam

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The IRS is warning the public about yet another phone scam targeting people across the nation, including recent immigrants. A press release from the IRS indicates the callers claim to be from the IRS, telling the victims that they owe taxes and must pay with a prepaid debit card or wire transfer before threatening those who refuse to pay with arrest, deportation or loss of a business or driver’s license.

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Pence Proclaims Today Larry Bird Day

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Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Today is Larry Bird Day in Indiana, honoring a native Hoosier born in West Baden who, according to Governor Mike Pence, “helped to transform the game of basketball into the one Hoosiers know and love today.” Pence issued a proclamation this week declaring Saturday, Nov. 9 as Larry Bird Day, coinciding with the official dedication of a 15-foot bronze statue of Bird at Indiana State University.

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Jones Makes History, Crafton Expected to Claim NCWTS Championship

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He’s 17 and he’s a winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Erik Jones drove the No. 51 Toyota truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports into victory lane in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Friday night becoming the youngest driver in history to win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).

Ross Chastain didn’t let him have the win easily as they were door-to-door on the final restart of the race with less than 15 laps to go. Chastain had cleared Jones for two laps when Jones came roaring past him to take the lead for the last time of the night. Jones finished more than a second ahead of second place runner Chastain when Jones took the checkered flag.

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Chastain on Pole for Tonight’s NCWTS Race at Phoenix

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The No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing truck driven by Ross Chastain will be on the pole for tonight’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway.

The Ford F-150 had the quickest qualifying lap of 133.38. Erik Jones will start on the outside pole, followed by Brendan Gaughan, James Buescher, Max Gresham, Cale Gale, Johnny Sauter, Ryan Sieg, Matt Crafton and Joey Coulter.

Buescher is attempting to reel in Crafton in the championship points. Crafton leads Buescher by 46 points and Buescher is followed closely by Ty Dillon. Dillon will start outside the top 10 in row 6 the 12th position.

Chastain’s teammate, Ryan Blaney, spun on his second qualifying lap and will start deep in the field in 26th position.

The Lucas Oil 150 begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET.