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REMINDER!!!
10/02/2025

REMINDER!!!

10/02/2025

Advisory: Temporary Road Closure Bridgeton Rd

The County Highway Department will have Bridgeton Rd, between 500 S and 600 S, will be closed today until approximately 3 pm.

09/30/2025

The Parke County Commissioners have reinstated the County Wide Burn Ban.

09/29/2025

Advisory: Burn Ban Reissued

Parke County Commissioners have reissued the County Wide Burn Ban until further notice.

ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM. Clinton Public Library recently celebrated thier Clinton Adult Reading Finale. Prize Winne...
09/26/2025

ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM. Clinton Public Library recently celebrated thier Clinton Adult Reading Finale. Prize Winners included (in no particular order) Mike Iacoli (not pictured), Niki Royer (represented by her son Cale Royer) Clark Lohse, Tamara Perkison, Suzanne Smith and Lisa Clover. “We had a great summer and lots of fun participating with the Clinton vs Clinton challenge,” said Misty Morse, Head of Adult Services at Clinton Public Library. “We had over 100 adult participants with 1,165,346 pages read.” (photo submitted)

The 100th birthday of Hoosier World War II Veteran Clyde Milligan was Thursday, September 18, and U.S. Senator Todd Youn...
09/26/2025

The 100th birthday of Hoosier World War II Veteran Clyde Milligan was Thursday, September 18, and U.S. Senator Todd Young spoke about Milligan on the Senate floor.
“Let’s continue to cherish and honor our Greatest Generation – the men who won World War II – so when future Americans are called to greatness, they too, in Clyde Milligan’s words, will ‘do anything for their country,’” said Young. “On this monumental birthday, we send him our best wishes and enduring thanks.”
Clyde Milligan enlisted in the United States Army at sixteen years old, guarded America’s beaches from U-boat attacks, deployed to the South Pacific, and returned home after the war to live a life marked by patriotism and faith.
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The Parke County Community Foundation (PCCF) is pleased to announce the awarding of a grant to Rockville Elementary Scho...
09/25/2025

The Parke County Community Foundation (PCCF) is pleased to announce the awarding of a grant to Rockville Elementary School (RES) to help bring to life a student-driven vision for a fully inclusive playground where every child, regardless of ability, can play, connect, and thrive.
This innovative project began in RES’s 4th/5th-grade high ability class, where students engaged in a real-world, problem-based learning initiative to design a playground space accessible to all. The diverse student body at RES includes children ages 4–12, some of whom use wheelchairs, walkers, prosthetics, and alternative communication devices. Recognizing that the current playground does not fully meet the needs of all learners, the students set out to create a plan that would.
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UNDEFEATED June 19, 2025 Riverton Parke Beats Tigers May 9, 2025 1000 Points December 4, 2024 SOFTBALL SIGNINGS November 21, 2024 SCORING RECORD November 21, 2024 10 YEAR COACH November 21, 2024 NV Tourney Champs November 14, 2024 Riverton Parke Panthers Advance Sectional Win November 1, 2024 Commis...

Parke Sentinel in today's issue 9-24-2025
09/24/2025

Parke Sentinel in today's issue 9-24-2025

HOMECOMING COURT. Emma Patton and Henry Busenbarkwere named Homecoming Queen and King during the Parke Heritage High Sch...
09/24/2025

HOMECOMING COURT. Emma Patton and Henry Busenbark
were named Homecoming Queen and King during the Parke Heritage High School Fall Homecoming Coronation held Friday, September
19. Emma is the daughter of Lynette and Caleb Martin and
Alan and CoryAnn Patton and Henry is the son of Jason and Christi
Busenbark. Homecoming Court members are (from left) Bryce
Branson, Braylynn Capps, Nate Woodard, Hallie Miller, Hayden
Vandivier, Jessica Montgomery, Lucas Rhoads, Brooke Lough,
Queen Emma Patton, King Henry Busenbark, Alex Patton, Marshal
Vincent, Justin Cooper, Kailey Seay, Karter Vanderheyden, Ella
Norman, Khloe Llewellyn, and Tim Presley. (photo submitted)

09/22/2025

Due to the recent and forecasted rains, the Parke County Commissioners have lifted the county-wide burn ban.

09/16/2025

Advisory: County Wide Burn Ban

The Parke County Commissioners have issued a County Wide Burn Ban until further notice, due to the dry weather conditions.

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