Hoosiers to their soles

Jeffrin Lain, a Morgan Township Elementary School fourth-grade teacher, works with students as they measure distance on the Giant Traveling Map of Indiana on loan to her class for a week from the Geography Educators' Network in Indianapolis. From left is Xander Gring, Jonny Buyer and Danny Shirley.

Hoosiers to their soles

Students in Jeffrin Lain's fourth-grade class searched for cities and towns on the Giant Traveling Map of Indiana on loan to her class for a week from the Geography Educators' Network in Indianapolis. Students could locate towns, research the five largest cities, check for birthplaces of fam…

Hoosiers to their soles

Luke Hartley, 9, measures the length of the Ohio River on a Giant Traveling Map of Indiana on loan to Jeffrn Lain's fourth-grade class at Morgan Township Elementary School. Student found towns, researched the five largest cities, checked for birthplaces of famous people and discovered "oddba…

Hoosiers to their soles

Plastic blocks, a single one representing 20,000 people, indicated populations of Indiana's five largest cities in Jeffrin Lain's fourth-grade class at Morgan Township Elementary School. The Giant Traveling Map from Geography Educators' Network in Indianapolis was on loan to Lain's class la…

Harvest in Union Twp

Farmer Russell Harders of Harders Farm harvests soybeans from a field near Ind. 130 in 2011. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told The Times the continuing federal budget sequester could crimp Indiana's $3.4 billion agricultural export industry, especially soy and corn, as well as c…

Trustee's office serves Union Township

Kindergartener Mike Wheeler receives a gingerbread cookie from Cindy Bellovary, a Simatovich Elementary School media aide. Bellovary read Wheeler and his classmates the "Gingerbread Girl" in the school library.

Local gun owners rally support for 2nd Amendment rights

A group of gun rights advocates gathers Saturday in front of the Porter County Government Complex in Portage to protest proposed gun control regulations and celebrate National Gun Appreciation Day. "We're using our First Amendment rights," said Tony Smith, of South Haven, who stood along Wil…

Local gun owners rally support for 2nd Amendment rights

Jeff Perez, front, and Tony Smith, both of South Haven, stand along Willowcreek Road in Portage on Saturday afternoon to demonstrate against proposed gun control regulations. The group of local gun owners and hunters gathered Saturday in front of the Porter County Government Complex to prote…

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MORGAN TOWNSHIP Washington Township's Sammie Higgins, left guards Morgan township's Trina Coleman during the first half of the Porter County Conference Basketball Tournament as Morgan Township plays Washington Township Friday night at MTHSl.

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Morgan Township's Hannah Murphy grabs a rebound in the second half while Washington Township's Sammie Higgins defends.

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Washington Township's Madeline Johnson grabs a rebound from Morgan Township's Trina Coleman, left and Courtney Osby on Friday night.

PCC tournament

Washington Township's Madeline Johnson, left, grabs a rebound as Morgan Township's Courtney Osby looks on Friday night.

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Morgan's Hannah Murphy grabs a defensive rebound against Washington Township on Friday night.

Union Township school offers snacks and stories

Simatovich Elementary School Media Aide Cindy Bellovary shows kindergarteners a gingerbread cookie after reading them "Gingerbread Girl" on Friday.

Union Township school offers snacks and stories

Kindergartener Mike Wheeler receives a gingerbread cookie from Simatovich Elementary School Media Aide Cindy Bellovary after reading them the "Gingerbread Girl" in the school library on Friday.

Union Township school offers snacks and stories

Kindergarteners at Simatovich Elementary School in Union Township walk through a hallway decorated as a gingerbread house before reading about the Gingerbread Girl in the school library Friday.

Jeremy Truchan, Wheeler football

Wheeler senior quarterback Jeremy Truchan throws a pass to himself in a multiple exposure illustration Wednesday at the high school. A receiver for the first four games, Truchan was thrust into the starting quarterback role after the team lost its second signal-caller of the season. He accou…

Jeremy Truchan, Wheeler football

Wheeler's Jeremy Truchan was moved from receiver to quarterback last week after the Bearcats lost their second signal-caller of the season. In his first start under center, Truchan ran and passed for a score, accounting for 242 yards in a 25-7 win over South Central.

Jeremy Truchan, Wheeler football

Wheeler senior Jeremy Truchan was moved from wide receiver to quarterback last week after the Bearcats lost their first and second signal callers. In his first game under center, Truchan accounted for 242 yards and two scores as Wheeler defeated South Central, 25-7.

Jeremy Truchan, Wheeler football

Wheeler quarterback Jeremy Truchan played wide receiver until the loss of a second signal-caller prompted coach Tony Klimczak to move him last week. In his first start, Truchan ran for 79 yards and passed for 163 as Wheeler defeated South Central, 25-7.