Benton County News

A train collided with a tractor on railroad tracks near Otterbein, sending one person to the hospital.

Even as threatening storms moved into the area, some people were enjoying a night out.

Dirk Jan Visser came to the United States from The Netherlands in hopes of making a living in the dairy industry.

An Indianapolis man is sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in the death of his ex-wife and her boyfriend from Benton County.

Officials with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and the Indiana Office of Energy Development are in Chicago this week, talking with representatives of wind energy companies during what is being billed as the world's largest wind conference and trade show.

Wind turbines spoil landscape I was raised in Benton County. When I return to visit family, I am saddened by the landscape created by the unbelievable amount of wind turbines that have been erected in the last two years.

Work has already begun on the new Hoosier Wind Project.A This will be the third wind farm in Benton County.A Indianapolis Power and Light and the energy company EnXco have partnered up for IPL's green energy initiative.A IPL will purchase the power from EnXco, which will provide 29,000 with electricity.A At a groundbreaking ceremony, Lt.

FOWLER The first phase of a wind farm being developed in Benton County by Richmond, Va.-based Dominion and BP Wind Energy is operational.

The first phase of a wind farm being developed in Indiana by Richmond-based Dominion and BP Wind Energy is operational.

A Lafayette-area union claimed a company working on the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County is using an out-of-state workforce instead of local workers.

While wind farms are generating electricity in Benton County, they also are pumping up business and helping create employment opportunities in Tippecanoe County.

Changes are underway for some Benton County Schools.A The school board approved an administrative restructuring plan today.A Prairie Crossing Elementary School principal Jae Ann Brier will be transferred to become the director of administrative services.A The corporation is now taking applications for principal of Prairie Crossing.A Superintendent ...

Three Chicago-area men were arrested for theft early Thursday morning after a neighbor noticed strange activity near Castongia's John Deere Dealership west of Fowler.

Madison County might be getting a wind farm. Madison County Planning Director Cory Wilson said Tuesday that a permit for a meteorological tower would likely be approved this week, giving wind farm technology ...

Dominion is exploring wind energy projects in Tazewell and Wise counties. Dominion and BP Wind Energy North America Inc.

Firefighters have stopped investigating the cause of a fire at a Benton County school.

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives has named its next President and Chief Executive Officer.

Benton County Emergency Management Director Randy Kitterman said power came back to Earl Park around 5:30 a.m. He said REMC and NIPSCO crews are following up with individual circuit repairs and fallen trees on ...

Johnathon Runyon isn't bothered when the wind blows. For Runyon, project coordinator with JW Great Lakes Wind, wind equals opportunity.