Kankakee Valley REMC accepting applications for Operation Round Up through December 1st

According to an announcement from Kankakee Valley REMC, they are accepting applications for their Operation Round Up program. Through this program, members can choose to round their monthly electric bills up to the nearest dollar. That spare change is then used to support local non-profit organizations, community projects, and scholarships for local students.

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2025 Neil Thompson Memorial Scholarship Recipients Recognized

L – R | Faith Spain, Savannah Swanson, Sheriff Ronald C . Heeg, & Michael Walker. Photo shared by La Porte County Sheriff’s Office

According to a release from the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office, three students from La Porte County received scholarships this week in honor of fallen La Porte County Sheriff’s Deputy Neil Thompson. The students were presented with scholarships at the La Porte County Sheriff’s Merit Board August meeting.

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Winamac High School Alumni Offers Scholarship

Applications are currently being accepted for the first annual Winamac High School/Winamac Community High School Alumni Association scholarship worth $250.

The scholarship will be awarded to a Winamac High School senior who is planning to attend a post-secondary school or college. One scholarship will be awarded during the alumni banquet on June 16th at the Church of the Heartland in Winamac.

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Scholarships Available for Criminal Justice Students

Sheriff Oscar Cowen
Sheriff Oscar Cowen

The Indiana Sheriff’s Association will be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. Starke County Sheriff Oscar Cowen encourages you to apply for one of 40$500 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.

You must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the Indiana Sheriff’s Association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student.

The application deadline is April 1st.