MONTICELLO – Twin Lakes High School will close for the next seven school days due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases at the school.

MONTICELLO — A local conservation group is urging property owners on two local lakes to contact their federal legislators for help in its legal battle to return Lake Freeman’s water levels to normal standards.

MONTICELLO — A group of Meadowlawn Elementary School teachers who were struck multiple times with plastic pellets during a January 2019 school shooting survival exercise have filed a federal lawsuit against the White County Sheriff’s Department.

MONTICELLO — The city of Monticello was notified Thursday morning that it will receive a quarter of a million dollars from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The dollars will fund a grant aimed at helping city businesses with 20 employees or less affected by the COVID-19 health emergency.

MONTICELLO — The fundraising campaign to build a new riverwalk along the banks of the Tippecanoe River in downtown Monticello reached its $50,000 goal — and then some. The fundraising campaign, which officially ended Aug. 15, more than doubled its target goal, tallying $101,344 as of Aug. 24.

MONTICELLO — Meadowlawn Elementary School will close for the rest of the week after the school district was notified that an employee had a confirmed positive case of COVID-19.

MONTICELLO — The Greater Monticello Chamber of Commerce and White County Visitors Bureau is closing its doors.

MONTICELLO — Some student bus riders in the Twin Lakes school district are allegedly refusing to wear masks or are not wearing them properly while on a bus.

MONTICELLO — Twin Lakes School Corporation began the new academic year Aug. 10 with many new changes amid the COVID-19 health emergency. One of those changes included the absence of former Superintendent Michael Galvin.

MONTICELLO — The Spirit of Twin Lakes Marching Band received some bad news late last week.

The Indiana State School Music Association on Friday canceled live competitive marching band activities statewide just as local schools prepare to start the new academic year next month.

WOLCOTT — The Town of Wolcott was dished a huge assist this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce ‘s Economic Development Administration awarded it a $4.5 million grant to build a new wastewater treatment facility.

MONTICELLO — Today would have been Steve and Cathy Juntgen’s 50th wedding anniversary.

However, Cathy passed away March 29 after a brief battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

MONTICELLO — White County’s annual 4-H Fair begins Friday, but not many people will be able to enjoy it. Because of the COVID-19 health emergency, Purdue Extension has devised a limited schedule for its 4-H youth members to exhibit their projects. The fair will not be open to the public.

BURNETTSVILLE — A longtime White County bank is changing its name. Piper Holdings Inc., owners of The Fountain Trust Co., based in Covington, has officially completed its acquisition of the State Bank of Burnettsville.

CHALMERS — Barring any cloud cover, White County stargazers may have noticed a new object in the morning sky — one that hasn’t been seen in nearly seven millennia.

REMINGTON — A Chicago man has been charged with murder in a shooting April 25 at a Remington gas station that left one person dead and himself critically injured.

CHALMERS — At least one White County school system has finalized plans to return to class for the upcoming academic year.

MONTICELLO — There won’t be a tomorrow for a Twin Lakes High School production based on a popular Broadway musical.

MONTICELLO — The Monticello Riverwalk Project received a huge boost Tuesday when a local couple stepped forward and donated $20,000 toward the project. David Diener and his wife, Stacey Diener, each contributed $10,000 for the combined total. David Diener is a White County commissioner and Stacey Diener is a deputy prosecutor for the county.

WHITE COUNTY — Holding or using a cell phone while driving will be illegal, according to one of several new Indiana laws that go into effect July 1.

MONTICELLO — Twin Lakes High School Principal Melissa Whitehead best summed up the end of the 2019-20 academic year for this year’s graduating class.

MONTICELLO — Any tension felt prior to Thursday’s “Rally for Change” event at the White County Building gazebo quickly melted away when people began gathering on Constitution Plaza to share in the message, “Black Lives Matter.”

MONTICELLO — A large crowd greeted new Indiana Beach owner Gene Staples early Friday morning as the 94-year-old amusement and water park resort re-opened its doors for the first time this season.

BROOKSTON — A southern White County festival that features two all-American favorites won’t be happening in September because of the COVID-19 health emergency.

MONTICELLO — A Twin Lakes High School graduate hopes to start a conversation in White County about bias and systemic racism, and how people can come together and move past it.

MONTICELLO — Almost two years after acquiring two dilapidated properties, the city of Monticello has rid itself of both.

MONTICELLO — Temporarily brushed to the side because of the COVID-19 health emergency and other events, the Monticello Redevelopment Commission is restarting its campaign to raise $50,000 toward the first phase of the project — the Monticello Riverwalk Plaza.

MONTICELLO — More than 4,500 White County residents cast their ballot Tuesday in eagerly anticipated primary election.

MONTICELLO — Many of this year’s county government seats will be determined in the June 2 primary election as Republicans go head-to-head for a chance to move on to the general election.

REYNOLDS – Despite the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency, the White County 4-H Fair is on and will be an in-person affair.

MONTICELLO – Twin Lakes High School will conduct three sets of in-person commencement ceremonies this year for the Class of 2020.

MONTICELLO – County officers, employees and “visitors” to the White County Building in Monticello will be required to wear a protective mask after multiple positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed late Friday afternoon inside the building.

MONTICELLO – Almost two years after acquiring two dilapidated properties, the city of Monticello will have one less to worry about. But that hinges on whether the new bidder can meet certain benchmarks for completing the job.

MONTICELLO – Procedures for the June 2 Primary Election have changed due to the discovery of a positive COVID-19 case inside the White County Building in downtown Monticello.

DELPHI – A 4-year-old Monticello-area boy swept away in a flooded creek in Delphi last May has not yet been found.

MONTICELLO – A Monticello teen has gone the extra mile to help local healthcare workers feel a little better by designing a device that will make them feel a little bit better on the job.

REYNOLDS – At the moment, the White County 4-H Youth Fair is still on. But as with most everything during the COVID-19 health emergency, that could change at a moment’s notice.

MONTICELLO — With COVID-19 restrictions still in place, amusement and water parks won’t be able to legally open to full capacity until July 4.

Indiana Beach, however, is planning a opening of sorts June 26 — a VIP grand opening — the day before the entire park comes back to life for the public.

MONTICELLO — Small business owners struggling during the COVID-19 health emergency will soon be able to apply for a loan to help stay afloat.

MONTICELLO — While some local COVID-19 restrictions are being slowly lifted, statewide orders are still in place.

And many folks, despite facing monetary and food shortages caused by the health emergency, are still a little leery about visiting the White County Food Pantry out of fear of catching the virus.

MONTICELLO — Last week’s COVID-19 order extension by the City of Monticello and White County will expire at 12:01 a.m. May 13 and will not be extended.

BUFFALO – Bison burgers, car show, motorcycles and other festival attractions have been put on ice because of the COVID-19 health emergency.

DELPHI — One of Delphi’s most popular events of the year that takes visitors back to the 1850s and the area’s early water transportation days has been canceled.

MONTICELLO — The White County Commissioners and County Council officially approved giving a $3 million forgivable loan Monday to Gene Staples, CEO of Indiana Beach Holdings LLC, to keep Indiana Beach operational until at least 2025.

DELPHI — Indiana Packers has resumed operations again. The pork-producing facility in Delphi began limited operations May 8 after a brief closure due to COVID-19 concerns.

MONTICELLO — Based on population density, health officials say White County now has one of the higher COVID-19 case rates in the state.

DELPHI — Indiana Packers is ready to resume operations again.

The pork-producing facility in Delphi announced plans Thursday to begin limited operations May 8.

MONTICELLO — The COVID-19 health emergency has claimed one of the city’s most anticipated annual celebrations — at least for this year.

BROOKSTON — A southern White County craft brewery hopes to help other like establishments suffering from a reduction in business during the COVID-19 health emergency.

MONTICELLO — Health care workers have endured incredible amounts of stress during the COVID-19 health emergency, but Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital has come up with a way to ease at least some of that stress.

MONTICELLO — The city of Monticello and the White County Commissioners jointly issued one-week extensions to their respective Local Disaster Declarations for another seven days.

WOLCOTT – The 122nd Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard will be taking to the skies over northwestern Indiana on Tuesday in what is being called “Operation: American Resolve.”

DELPHI — Indiana Packers Corp. in Delphi plans to start testing its employees for the COVID-19 virus so that it can restart operations.

MONTICELLO — People who want to enter White County businesses without the proper protection during the COVID-19 health emergency will have to stay in the car or at home for at least the next two weeks.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue tight end Brycen Hopkins is a Los Angeles Ram.

The Rams used the 136th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft on Hopkins, making him the first Boilermaker tight end selected since 2008 when Dustin Keller was picked by the New York Jets.

MONTICELLO — Even when people hadn’t called them, the Monticello Fire Department made appearances in almost every neighborhood inside the city limits — in a span of three days.

MONTICELLO — The staff at Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital had a chance Wednesday to take a brief respite from their job duties amid the COVID-19 health emergency to enjoy a parade through the hospital parking lot.

DELPHI — Indiana Packers, a pork processing facility south of Delphi, has suspended operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Indiana Packers officials said the plant is temporarily closing “out of an abundance of caution,” noting the increasing number of positive COVID-19 tests in neighboring communities, and reports that Indiana is closing in on an expected peak of infection, played a large role in the decision.

MONTICELLO — Indiana Beach has a new owner.

Gene Staples, managing broker and consulting engineer at Austin Affiliates, a construction company in Chicago, has purchased the 94-year-old amusement and water park resort, it was announced Thursday. He is now CEO of what is being called Indiana Beach Holdings LLC.

DELPHI — An office worker at Indiana Packers, a pork processing facility south of Delphi, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, company officials said Thursday.

MONTICELLO — Is Indiana Beach planning to reopen this year?

Monticello’s longtime amusement and water park resort’s social media pages seem to indicate it may, and a company official said the park expects to operate in 2020.

MONTICELLO — Four local churches conducted Easter services April 12 at a local drive-in movie theater, with the stipulation that each follow certain guidelines amid the COVID-19 health emergency.

REYNOLDS — Despite the current COVID-19 health emergency, the annual White County 4-H Fair is still on schedule.

MONTICELLO — A week after the White County Health Department advised local churches not to conduct outdoor services and avoid large gatherings due to the COVID-19 health emergency, a Facebook post late Friday night by the Lake Shore Drive-In theater states it is now happening again “with permission from Governor Holcomb.”

MONTICELLO — Apex Parks Group, the company that owns the now-closed Indiana Beach Amusement and Water Park Resort, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

WHITE COUNTY — The Indiana Department of Transportation is launching a temporary program offering food options for commercial truck drivers working during the COVID-19 health emergency.

MONTICELLO — The COVID-19 health emergency has affected virtually every facet of life for Indiana’s 6.7 million people. It’s also thrown a wrench into the workings of the state’s court system.

WHITE COUNTY — White County will receive a $1 million Community Crossings matching grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation for local projects through the Next Level Roads program.

MONTICELLO — Beginning next week, all Monticello employees will be wearing masks when out in public conducting city business.

MONTICELLO — Every school in White County’s four corporations are closed for the remainder of the academic year.

MONTICELLO — White County Health Department officials have advised against conducting outdoor church services planned for a drive-in movie theater north of the city.

MONTICELLO — While some municipalities in White County have postponed or canceled meetings, others have continued to conduct essential business as it relates to operations and issues related to health, safety and response to COVID-19.

MONTICELLO — Even though no buyer was announced, the White County Council took a step toward a possible deal by creating a revolving fund it can use for a potential buyer of Indiana Beach.

MONTICELLO — White County became the latest entity to report its first case of COVID-19.

DELPHI — A relatively new cable TV series with a world-renown crime-fighting host will soon place the national spotlight on the still-unsolved February 2017 homicides of two Delphi teenage girls.

MONTICELLO — In response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s executive order to stay at home, Monticello city government will lock down operations to help reduce possible exposure of COVID-19, also known as the coronovirus.

MONTICELLO — White County Commissioners said supporters of Indiana Beach eager to learn the fate of the amusement and water park resort at a special meeting Tuesday will be disappointed.

And they hope people will stay away.

MONTICELLO — White County Commissioners said supporters of Indiana Beach eager to learn the fate of the amusement and water park resort at a special meeting Tuesday will be disappointed.

And they hope people will stay away.

MONTICELLO — White County Commissioners said supporters of Indiana Beach eager to learn the fate of the amusement and water park resort at a special meeting Tuesday will be disappointed.

And they hope people will stay away.

MONTICELLO — The White County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner is the latest in a long list of events that have either been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus.

RENSSELAER — Franciscan Health Rensselaer imposed a “no visitor” policy Monday due to the rise in reported cases of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus.

MONTICELLO — Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital on Sunday began implementing “no visitor” restrictions due to the rise in reported cases of COVID-19.

MONTICELLO — Ivy Tech Community College and all its campuses, including Monticello, will see a slight delay to the start of classes this month.

MONTICELLO — The future of Monticello’s annual July 4th boat parade for veterans is in limbo after the resignation and death of its organizer.

MONTICELLO — All four White County school corporations are closed at least through March 30 due to concerns about the coronavirus.

MONTICELLO —Two weekend shows will not go on as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to spread across the state.

WHITE COUNTY — All four White County school corporations plan to keep in-person classes going while other schools statewide close amid Indiana’s growing coronavirus activity.

MONTICELLO — Despite numerous closures of events, schools and colleges across Indiana, the 20th annual Lakes Area Home & Garden Show will go on as planned.

BROOKSTON – A northern Indiana man suspected of drunk driving was arrested Sunday morning after he allegedly drove his vehicle through a roadside liquor store in southern White County.

MONTICELLO — After months of delay, Indiana schools received their annual report cards Wednesday from the state board of education.

In the eyes of the Indiana Department of Education, all of White County’s schools would have made the honor roll.

WHITE COUNTY — School officials in White County are assuring students and parents they are taking health safety precautions when it comes to COVID-19 — better known as coronavirus.

MONTICELLO — Monticello and White County lost one of its greatest and well-known advocates Wednesday evening.

Kean MacOwan, 69, passed away March 4, at Homewood Health Campus in Lebanon. He was living there after being diagnosed late in 2019 with Stage 4 lung and liver cancer.

MONTICELLO — Questions about the future of White County — specifically Indiana Beach — made its way in front of the White County Commissioners on Monday.

REMINGTON — Authorities say strong winds Tuesday afternoon may have led to two crashes along a one-mile stretch of Interstate 65 involving three semi-tractor trailers, a box truck and a semi-tractor tanker.

MONTICELLO — Hospital officials are breathing a sigh of relief after the Indiana Senate revised language Tuesday to a bill that would have limited Hoosiers access to health care services.

MONTICELLO — More than 200 people toting signs and other props rallied Feb. 29 at Indiana Beach Amusement and Water Resort Park to show their support for the 94-year-old White County entertainment facility.

MONTICELLO — Before White County Economic Development President Randy Mitchell recapped the economic successes of 2019, he first had to address the proverbial elephant in the room.

Indiana Beach’s closure is what everyone wanted to know about.

Beginning March 1, the city’s new water and wastewater rates will go into effect. All told, water bills will reflect a 12.5 percent increase while wastewater bills will show a 15 percent increase.

MONTICELLO — The city’s long-talked-about riverwalk project is headed for a start date.

The riverwalk announcement came about a hour before news broke that Apex Parks Group was shuttering Indiana Beach Amusement and Water Park Resort.

The self-described “glass half-full” city leader, who took over the top job a little less than two months ago, faces her first major economic challenge. She remains confident local citizens will rise to the occasion.

The self-described “glass half-full” city leader, who took over the top job a little less than two months ago, faces her first major economic challenge. She remains confident local citizens will rise to the occasion.

MONTICELLO — In the wake of news announcing the closure of Indiana Beach, city and county leaders say they’re working to find a new operator for the 94-year old amusement park.

MONTICELLO — Tens of thousands of people are pushing via an online petition to keep an iconic amusement park from permanently closing its doors.

“Despite significant effort and a great deal of investment in infrastructure and rides, we have not seen an improvement in operating results. As such, we made the difficult decision to cease operations. This was not a decision entered into lightly. ..."

MONTICELLO — White County suffered a monumental hit Tuesday when Apex Parks Group announced it will close Indiana Beach.

The closure is effective immediately, according to White County Economic Development President Randy Mitchell. The closure is expected to have a negative economic impact on Monticello and White County.

DELPHI — At the passing of yet another anniversary since two Delphi teen girls were found deceased on a cold Valentine’s Day in 2017, no one in the community thought investigators would still be searching for a suspect police believe is responsible for it.

Including Anna Williams, the mother of Abigail Williams, who was one of the victims.

DELPHI — Nearly three years after the bodies of two Delphi teens were discovered in Deer Creek near the Monon High Bridge trail, a suspect in the case still remains unidentified and on the loose.

MONTICELLO — The candidate-filing period for the 2020 May 5 primary election expired at noon Friday with a majority of Republicans filling out the field.

MONTICELLO — A winter storm hammered many northern Indiana counties Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, creating slippery and sloppy conditions across the region.

MONTICELLO — A well-known dentist who has spent a majority of his career creating and maintaining smiles in White County is calling it a career.

MONON — A northern White County town hopes to receive a televised makeover, if the folks there have any say in it.

And they do. They just have to make their pitch.

Despite more aggressive legislation and law enforcement to make school bus stops safer around the state, many Hoosier motorists still ignore yellow school buses with fully activated lights and its accompanying extended stop-arms.

MONTICELLO — White County Sheriff Bill Brooks promised an “unfiltered” town hall meeting Thursday night at the Tippecanoe Country Club.

He wasn’t kidding.