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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 01:23 pm

West Lafayette News

Local news for West Lafayette, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday | IndyStar.com

3 from county earn honors at sheriffs' youth camp

Three Hendricks County residents earned awards in the Indiana Sheriffs Youth Leadership Camp held June 23-25 in West Lafayette.

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, North Salem, IN, Danville, IN, Hendricks County, IN

Thu Jul 03, 2008

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Spelling bee champ honored at return home

National Spelling Bee champ Sameer Mishra of West Lafayette got another round of praise when he returned home after making the rounds of TV talk show appearances.

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The Times

Seneca grad earns scholarship

Melissa McDonald, a recent Seneca High School graduate, was awarded the 2008 Hintzsche Scholarship for Agriculture.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Lafayette Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Indianapolis Star

Tax funds misdirected in Tippecanoe County

Lafayette Who owes whom remains unknown after a clerical error in the Tippecanoe County auditor's office misdirected $2.5 million in property taxes.

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Related Topix: Tippecanoe County, IN

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Courier-Journal

Deaths aren't up since speed limit raised, study finds

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The decision to raise the speed limit on Indiana's interstate highways to 70 mph three years ago did not lead to more deaths or severe injuries from crashes, a Purdue University study ...

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Lafayette, IN

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Palladium-Item

Floods drive up price of corn

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Who can afford corn? Almost no one, says Purdue University extension economist Chris Hurt.

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

Fri Jun 27, 2008

IndyStar.com

Purdue workshops will help companies stay lean, clean

WEST LAFAYETTE Purdue University's Clean Manufacturing Technology Institute at the Center for the Environment on Wednesday began offering six weeks of free workshops to teach Indiana businesses ways to increase ...

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Lafayette, IN

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Distance-Educator.com's Daily News

New Green Supercomputer Powers Up at Purdue

Published on Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 08:12 PM PST Source: Campus Technology A new supercomputer installed at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN is being compared to a "fleet of thousands of bike ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Palladium-Item

Purdue offers replanting advice

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Farmers with flooded cornfields have a lot of decisions to make about replanting, Purdue University agricultural experts say.

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Lafayette, IN, Agriculture, Science

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Today's Chemist At Work

Electrochemical Sample Matrix Elimination for Trace-Level...

Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, The Biodesign Institute and Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, and Nanochemistry Research ...

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Australia, World News

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Indianapolis Star

W. Lafayette buys large anti-stench fan

West Lafayette officials have bought a device they hope will mask the stench from the city's wastewater treatment plant during Saturday's Taste of Tippecanoe festival.

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Genetics current issue

[Gene expression] Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen and ASF1...

Corresponding author: Department of Biochemistry and Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue University, 175 S. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907.

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

Palladium-Item

Quarter of state's soybeans still in seed

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A fourth of Indiana's soybean crop is still in seed bags, with planting halted for nearly two weeks across the state by flooding rains.

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Domestic Fuel

Indiana Police Department Only to Use E85

The West Lafayette, Indiana Police Department is trying to help their budget by using E85 in their seven new FFV squad cards.

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Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Indy Channel

Sheriff Wants To Charge Brothers For River Rescue

Two brothers rescued from a rain-swollen stream after an ill-advised journey in an inflatable raft without oars or life jackets may have to repay the cost of their rescue if Tippecanoe County's sheriff gets his ...

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Related Topix: Tippecanoe County, IN, Lafayette Metro, Lafayette, IN

Ag Professional

Decisions await farmers with crop insurance, economist says

Decisions await farmers with crop insurance, economist says Jun. 11, 2008 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

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Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Lafayette, IN, Agriculture, Science

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Aircraft Maintenance Technology

Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI Receives $200,000 Award

IUPUI has received a $200,000 award from Rolls-Royce Corporation to continue the design and testing of the next generation of aircraft engines, with a goal of creating cleaner, more efficient, and powerful ...

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Related Topix: Inventions, Lafayette, IN, Lafayette Metro

Mon Jun 09, 2008

The Noblesville Ledger

Study: Welcome center best at Ind. 37

The Ind. 37 corridor or I-69's Exit 10 might be better sites than downtown for the city's proposed welcome center, according to a consultant.

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Related Topix: Hamilton County, IN, Lafayette Metro, Noblesville, IN

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Most Valuable Network

Did You Say "Numnah" or "Numbnut?"

Amidst the boredom of last night's Scripps Nationals Spelling Bee - which somehow landed a spot on primetime national television - there was a moment that lightened the mood of the usually-tense competition.

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Related Topix: Cameras

Thu Jun 05, 2008

KTUL

NewsChannel 8 - OSU One Shot Off Lead In NCAA Golf Championship

West Lafayette, IN The Oklahoma State golf team begins today in third place and just one shot off the lead in the NCAA golf championship.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, IN

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West Lafayette, Indiana is located in Tippecanoe County and is part of the Lafayette Metro Area. Zip codes in West Lafayette include 47906, 47996, and 47907.

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