The Fulton County Council wrapped up budget talks Friday afternoon, hearing 2019 funding requests from all department heads.
The council meets 9 a.m. Aug. 29 at the Fulton County Office Building to see an overall view of the proposed budget, discuss the requests and make preliminary cuts. It will then send the full budget to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance. A budget hearing is slated for September.

A South Bend man was killed Thursday and two others hurt in a head-on crash on U.S. 31 just north of the Tippecanoe River Bridge.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department said a white 2014 Isuzu NPR Commercial Truck registered to B&B Contracting & Supply, Indianapolis, and driven by Deon Tre Alan Crawford, 19, Indianapolis, was driving south on U.S. 31 when it crossed the median about 1:50 p.m. and collided with the front driver’s side of a northbound, black 2008 Honda passenger car.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.

A Warsaw company has relocated to Fulton County, bringing new life to the former Talma Fastener facility.
The facility, in the heart of Talma just off Indiana 25, now houses Alumi Tech Products Inc.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.

Rochester Middle School would like to see the parents of all its students Thursday.
The parent fair is 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For those who want a quick, free dinner, a nacho bar starts at 5 p.m.
Then there’s a chance for parents to meet their children’s teachers and visit their classrooms and learn more about the school.

Fulton County school corporations have free hand-held metal detectors coming any day from the state, but they won’t be put into use immediately.
First, superintendents said, there’s a need for policy and procedure about when and how they will be used and by whom.

The North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council has released a report that identifies supply chain gaps and opportunities in both manufacturing and agribusiness industry clusters across the six-county region it serves.

NCIRPC’s Supply Chain Analysis pertains to Fulton County, as well as Cass, Clinton, Howard, Miami and Tipton counties. It is available at www.ncirpc.com.

At 14, Nick Sayger was ready to find a job. He walked around town all day going to different businesses, but unfortunately, no business was looking to hire someone so young – except for one.
After being rejected all day, Sayger was not ready to give up just yet.
On a whim, he walked into the Times Cinema, sat down and asked the manager, Suzie Hilton, if she was by any chance looking to hire a 14-year-old.
It just so happened that she was.

Fulton County is expected to apply for funding for at least two projects in the newest round of Community Crossings grants.

Indiana Department of Transportation opened the Community Crossings grant application period this week. The program provides matching grants for local road and bridge projects.

Fulton County Animal Control Officer Randy Miller reports that three dogs have been quarantined following two separate incidents Saturday.

The incidents took place around 9 p.m., when police began receiving reports of pit bull mix dogs on the loose.

CHICAGO (AP) — At least 11 people were shot to death and about 70 wounded in a weekend burst of violence in Chicago that instantly became a political issue when President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, blamed the carnage on longtime Democratic rule in the city.

Police on Monday attributed the dozens of shootings to gangs, the illegal flow of guns and sweltering August heat that drew more people outside.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran acquired five new commercial aircraft on Sunday, a day before the U.S. begins restoring sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.

The arrival of the ATR72-600 airplanes at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport represented perhaps the last benefits Iran will see under the nuclear deal after President Donald Trump withdrew from it in May. Economic woes are sparking sporadic, leaderless protests across the country.

For the complete story go to: Rochester Sentinel E-Edition.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 16-year-old American daughter of a U.S. Marine held back tears as long as she could Friday before her family was split in two.
Her mother, Alejandra Juarez, was finally leaving for Mexico, rather than be sent off in handcuffs, after exhausting all options to stop her deportation.
“My mom is a good person. She’s not a criminal,” Pamela said, cursing at the immigration agency before her mother checked in for her flight from Orlando International Airport.
Alejandra and Temo Juarez, a naturalized citizen who runs a roofing business, quietly raised Pamela and their 9-year-old daughter, Estela, in the central Florida town of Davenport until a 2013 traffic stop exposed her legal status.