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Road Closure

Advisory: Temporary Road Closure Dear Parke County Sentinel, County Highway advises that Jackson Rd, from B’dale Rd to 2600 W Jackson Rd, will be closed for at least a month, two months maximum

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Join Community Garden Lessons

Beth Evans Health and Human Sciences/4-H Youth Development Extension Educator Purdue Extension – Parke County Spring is just around the corner. Fresh Produce, Healthy Choices. What a great way to start planning a garden, or even a few produce plants in the backyard. Sign-ups for Garden Plots are March 26 at 5:30 p.m. The Community…

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2024 Parke County Cracker Barrel

By Mark Spelbring, Sentinel Reporter Both legislators representing Parke County in the Indiana General Assembly met with voters at the annual Cracker Barrel Session sponsored by Parke County Chamber of Commerce March 3.  State Representative Alan Morrison and State Senator Spencer Deery each spoke briefly and then responded to questions from the 20 citizens in…

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Advertise with the Parke County Sentinel – Easter Services

Easter Sunday falls a little early this year, March 31. The Parke County Sentinel will publish ads regarding our Easter Church Services Wednesday, March 20. If you would like to inform others about what is going on in your church community regarding Easter or Holy Week, you might want to give us a call. That’s…

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NCP Kindergarten Parent Meetings

Parent meetings for fall of 2024 NCP kindergarten students will be held on Monday, March 11 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria for Rockville Elementary School students and Tuesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. in the library for Turkey Run Elementary School students. This meeting is required for all parents of children who will be…

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Filmmakers Looking for Families

The economic tsunami that hit many Hoosier families last year – just as CWCs were organizing viewing parties of “The Working Hungry” documentary – has sparked interest in a follow-up film. The creators of the film are looking for 12 or more working Hoosier families willing to be interviewed about food insecurity. The second film…

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Congratulations

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR COMPLETED TRAINING. All of the Rockville Police Department Full-Time officers and Reserve Officer Troy Nichols have completed ARIDE (Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement) training. ARIDE is a 16-hour training course and is taught by DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) instructors. The following summarizes the sessions contained in the ARIDE course: Introduction and Overview…

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CONGRATULATIONS

  CONGRATULATIONS. The Rockville Police Department congratulates Sergeant Cameron Martin for becoming certified as a Public Information Officer. (photo submitted)

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Local Makes Dean’s List

Franklin College has announced the president’s and dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Students named to the president’s list have achieved academic distinction by earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average while completing a minimum of 12 credit hours during a regular semester. The following student has been named to the president’s list and…

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Ivy Tech Offers In-Depth Visits

Ivy Tech Community College is excited to announce a new initiative offering customized visits to prospective students in West Central Indiana. The visit days aim to provide students with a hands-on and tailored experience to explore the programs in each of Ivy Tech’s seven schools, including the School of Health Sciences; School of Nursing; School…

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