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CONGRATULATIONS. Please join the Parke County Sheriff’s Office in congratulating and thanking Reserve Deputy Mark Maden,...
12/31/2025

CONGRATULATIONS. Please join the Parke County Sheriff’s Office in congratulating and thanking Reserve Deputy Mark Maden, who has been with the department for 20 years. The department and the community thank him for his many years of service to the police and fire departments. (photo submitted)

12/17/2025

Holiday shoutout by U.S. Navy sailor from Clinton serving aboard USS Wasp!

CONGRATULATIONS. Congratulations to firefighter Josh Sorrels, for 25 years of dedicated, selfless service to the Rockvil...
12/17/2025

CONGRATULATIONS. Congratulations to firefighter Josh Sorrels, for 25 years of dedicated, selfless service to the Rockville-Adams Township Fire Department and to the State of Indiana. Sorrels was recognized, thanked and presented a plaque from the department and certificate of appreciation from the IN State Fire Marshal Wednesday, December 3. Pictured are (from left) Assistant Fire Chief Josh Sorrels and Indiana State Fire Marshal Steve Jones. (photos submitted)

11/10/2025

Menus with reduced concentrated
sweets are also
available.
Monday, November 10 –
Smoked pork, cheesy potatoes,
spiced peaches and milk
Tuesday, November 11 –
Lasagna roll up, green beans,
warm spiced apples, bread/margarine
and milk.
Wednesday, November 12
–BBQ riblet, red skin potatoes,
spinach, hot dog bun, fruit and
milk.
Thursday, November 13 –
Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes,
broccoli and cauliflower,
bread/margarine, cookie and
milk.
Friday, November 14 –
Broccoli cheddar chicken, rice
pilaf, carrots, bread/margarine,
tropical fruit cup and milk.
Nutrition Program dining
sites:
• Montezuma Community
Center, 800 Jackson Street; and
• Rockville location, old Town
Hall, 103 High Street, Rockville
47872. For questions please call
(765) 477-7189.

NATIONAL CONVENTION. The Parke Heritage FFA chapter attended the National FFA Conventionheld in Indianapolis. The member...
11/09/2025

NATIONAL CONVENTION. The Parke Heritage FFA chapter attended the National FFA Convention
held in Indianapolis. The members attended the general sessions, visited the trade show and
assisted with service projects. Members attending convention were (front row, from left) Bodie
Thornton, Jackson Wrightsman, Emelia Chapman, Lucas Busenbark and Cohen Berry; (second row) Destinee Stevenson; (third row) Ellyrae Rader, Emmylou Rader, Hayden Holcomb and Whitney Swaim; (fourth row) Kash Jeffries, Cooper Kelly, Julia Helderman, Kennedy Mitchell and Ella Norman; (fifth row) Emily Jones, Emma Pezan and Paisley Hartman; (sixth row) Hadley Grubbs, Matthew Fox and Max Jeffries; (seventh row) Krede Shields, Luke Mauntel, Wesley Pratt, and Leah Maupin; (back row) Eli Seay, Keegan
Myers, Jacob Handlin and Abby Mathis. (photo submitted)

GOOD CITIZEN AWARD. Carson Sutton, a current senior at Riverton Parke High School, has been chosen by the Riverton Parke...
11/08/2025

GOOD CITIZEN AWARD. Carson Sutton, a current senior at Riverton Parke High School, has been chosen by the Riverton Parke Teaching staff and his senior class peers as the DAR “Good Citizen” Award recipient. For this achievement, Carson will receive a monetary award and will represent the Panthers in the county-wide
DAR “Good Citizen” competition sponsored by the Estabrook Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The winner of the county competition will continue on to compete for a state scholarship
award. (photo submitted)

DAR GOOD CITIZEN AWARD. Parke Heritage senior, Nate Woodard has been chosen by the staff and senior class as the DAR Goo...
11/07/2025

DAR GOOD CITIZEN AWARD. Parke Heritage senior, Nate Woodard has been chosen by the staff and senior class as the DAR Good Citizen Award recipient. Woodard will receive a monetary award and will represent Parke Heritage in the county-wide competition sponsored by the Estabrook Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Should he win the county competition, he will represent Parke County at the state level. (photo submitted)

EXTRA POINT. Riverton Parke kicker Rodrigo Fihlo boots an extra point (holder is  #25 Jett Lesniak) in the Panthers' win...
11/06/2025

EXTRA POINT. Riverton Parke kicker Rodrigo Fihlo boots an extra point (holder is #25 Jett Lesniak) in the Panthers' win against North Central Friday, October 31. (photo submitted)
Riverton Parke (11-0) will face South Putnam in a rematch of the Sectional 45 championship game from last season. The game will be played Friday, November 7 at RPHS and kick off will be at 7 p.m. Gates will open at 5:45 p.m.

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