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How state grades schools may change, but local leaders want more

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:47 AM

A system that grades Indiana schools on an A-F scale based on graduation rates and test performance, among other factors, might see some changes, but some Johnson County administrators wonder if those changes are enough.

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Four years in, Greenwood’s GROW initiative continues to thrive

Emily Ketterer

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:30 AM

Four years in, Greenwood’s effort to make its downtown more attractive is thriving, and 40 buildings have received or will receive facelifts.
Greenfield nursing home suffers COVID-19 outbreak: more than two-thirds of its residents and many of its employees infected

Mitchell Kirk

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:26 AM

GREENFIELD — Golden LivingCenter–Brandywine is reporting more than two-thirds of its residents and many of its employees have COVID-19.
Jay County hits new COVID-19 daily case high; it has had more cases in November than in the first eight months of the pandemic

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 10:40 AM

ATTN: Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Randolph and Wells

Jay County hit a new high Thursday.
One-third of Greater Lafayette schools’ total COVID-19 cases reported in a week; districts hopeful for students return after Thanksgiving

Monday, November 23, 2020 7:30 PM

LAFAYETTE — One-third of all COVID-19 cases among students, faculty and staff in Greater Lafayette schools this semester were recorded in the past week, the Indiana State Department of Health reported Monday.
Lack of rain curtailed 2020 crops in northeast Indiana, some local farmers report, but prices up recently for corn and soybeans

Dave Kurtz

Monday, November 23, 2020 7:27 PM

ATTN: DeKalb and Noble
“Rain was everything” during the 2020 growing season, said Jacob Walker of Walker Farms, near Waterloo.
OPINION: Some new and better data about current labor markets

Monday, November 23, 2020 3:47 PM

Michael J. Hicks, PhD, is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and the George and Frances Ball distinguished professor of economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University. His column appears in Indiana newspapers.
The COVID recession played havoc with America’s labor markets as well as the official statistics that we use to describe them. This generated plenty of misunderstanding about the state of the economy. With the passage of time and supplemental surveys of workers, a clearer explanation is now emerging.
COMMENTARY: ‘Find your outdoors wherever you are;’ Folks may warm up to the idea of getting outside in 2020’s winter of isolation

Mark Bennett

Monday, November 23, 2020 1:00 PM

It’s 35 degrees outside. Rain fell last night, but today snow may fly. Thick gray clouds cover the sky. A stiff north breeze blows the last of the fallen leaves across the brown lawn.
Indiana public educators expect much from Biden team: High hopes abound after Secretary Devos pushed privatization

Sue Loughlin

Monday, November 23, 2020 12:45 PM

Those in public education are hopeful that a Joe Biden presidency will mean a new era for public schools and a reversal of trends that have taken place under the current administration.
HOLDING THEM BACK: Anderson Community Schools starts discussion of possible retaining students who struggle because of the pandemic

Rebecca R. Bibbs

Monday, November 23, 2020 11:50 AM

ANDERSON — Anderson Community Schools will be assembling a committee to explore remedies, including the possible implementation of widespread grade level retentions, to help students who have fallen behind due to extended virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘It can happen to anyone’: Greenwood family warns against magnetic toys after close call of 4-year-old son who accidently swallowed 25

Ryan Trares

Monday, November 23, 2020 11:30 AM

ATTN: Marion

Surgeons and doctors raced against the clock, having only moments before a serious medical situation turned into a tragedy.

Freelancer Contributions

Toys for all sorts

Monday, November 23, 2020 4:34 PM

David Novak, The Gadget Guy

Shopping for your family this holiday season is always challenging, especially if you're clueless on what's trendy this year. But you can never go wrong with toys for young and old. Most gadgets will fit the bill, so without further ado, here are 9 different gizmos that your kids, grown kids and adult family will love:

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