Kentland News

Larry G. Whaley, 56, Kentland, died at 1:05 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2008, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., after a battle with cancer.

The flash flood watch during the weekend has been canceled, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department, but the threat of rain and flooding still hovers over the area.

“I'd never seen that kind of color before.”

It's hard to imagine that a 400-foot-tall steel structure standing in the middle of a placid farm field could seem inconspicuous. via Post Tribune

Here are some legislative primaries to watch during Tuesday's primary; R refers to Republican, D to Democrat. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

“It's a way for the board to award them for their number of years in the district”

Georgetown-Ridge Farm board members decided Monday that district administrators will now receive a pay bonus for longevity. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Trophies N' More owners Jeff and Barbara Leonard from Kentland, Ind., won a complete set of 414 Royal 5,000-meter polyester thread cones and a set of six 2,500-meter metallic cones all valued at $2,900. Colman ... via Embroidery/Monogram Business

“It'll be out of its banks in the Indianapolis area, but by next week it'll be gone”

Snow, warm temperatures and heavy rain have created the soggy conditions that led to flooding over two-thirds of the state. via IndyStar.com

“Then we had one person who called in through an interpreter (and said) that two females rode with (the missing man)”

Tom Wood Ford Tom Wood Ford offers great deals on New and Pre-Owned vehicles in Indianapolis. via IndyStar.com

“Then we had one person who called in through an interpreter (and said) that two females rode with (the missing man)”

KENTLAND -- Three bodies in a car recovered from a flooded quarry near this town have been identified. via The Indianapolis Star

“It's a very well-educated guess there are people in there. We don't know how many”

KENTLAND, Ind. - There's at least one victim inside a car at the bottom of a flooded rock quarry east of this town, according to Indiana conservation officer Dan Dulin. via Star-Press

Brian J. Blount, 26, of Goodland was killed in a single vehicle crash Wednesday night. via Rensselaer Republican

John Clemens, 76, of Kentland, Ind., was dead at the scene of a single-car accident. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“The Breast Cancer Fund is a great cause because it touches so many people.”

While excelling in their majors, most college students are constantly looking forward to entering the "real world." St. via Rensselaer Republican

“I will say that (the landfill) is a very well-run facility, and that landfilling our trash is the best and cheapest way to dispose of it.”

Residents will have their first chance tonight to review plans for an expansion at the Newton County landfill in Brook, a rural community about 12 miles west of Rensselaer on U.S. 114. via Post Tribune

“The program multiplies each year and we are able to help more families.”

Officers from local communities showed they care with the sixth annual "Shop with a Cop" on Saturday. via Rensselaer Republican

A Monday morning structure fire destroyed a storage shed at the Hazelden Country Club east of Brook in Newton County on State Road 16. via Rensselaer Republican

“It is our responsibility to supply products and services to make our stockholders successful”

AgroKey Cooperative, Inc., held its Annual Stockholders' Meeting on November 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on East Vine Street in Rensselaer. via Rensselaer Republican

“Ice River Springs is very pleased to be building in Indiana. We've enjoyed dealing with the state, county and town representatives and found Indiana to be very business friendly”

Canadian water bottler Ice River Springs announced it will locate a new water bottling operation in Kentland - creating up to 100 new jobs. via Rensselaer Republican

“We plan to open in the spring and are looking forward to working with the local residents to build our workforce”

Kentland doesn't have an Ice River, but it does has a natural spring that will help produce jobs in northwest Indiana. via IndyStar.com

KENTLAND, Ind. - A Canadian company plans to open a water bottling plant in northwestern Indiana. via Herald-Bulletin