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March 25 Miami County Democrats: will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the Peru Public Library. For more information, contact Charles Wagner at 473-4771. March 27 Parkview United Methodist Church: will host the Food Finders Mobile Food Pantry at 11 a.m. at 1

Adult education offering free course

Brian Powers - bpowers@perutribune.com Miami County’s adult education program is looking to offer eight county residents the chance of taking a Certified Production Technology course entirely free of charge, through various grants and state-funded programs. A

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March 23 The Miami County Extension Homemakers: will host a county-wide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miami County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact the Miami County Extension Office at 472-1921. Denver Lions Club: will host a pork chop dinner f

Morris trial set for November

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@perutribune.com Jonesboro teenager Brittany Morris had her trial dates set for her accused role in the May 2018 murder of 22-year-old Summitville man Drake Smith. Morris, now 18, was 17 when she was reportedly part of luring the victim to

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March 23 The Miami County Extension Homemakers: will host a county-wide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miami County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact the Miami County Extension Office at 472-1921. Denver Lions Club: will host a pork chop dinner f

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Peru Police Department 10:48 a.m., Tuesday, 200 block of Cherokee Court, theft. A report was made for the theft of medication from an unlocked vehicle. 6:56 p.m., Tuesday, South Wabash and East Main streets, traffic stop. A driver was arrested during a traffic stop

BOW approves speed change on Mexico Road

SLOW DOWN:A new speed limit sign and speed marker has been installed at Mexico Road on the north side of Peru for the temporary speed limit drop.

Brian Powers - bpowers@perutribune.com The City of Peru Board of Works decided to temporarily change the speed limit of North Mexico Road from 45 miles per hour to 20 during their meeting Tuesday evening, citing deplorable road conditions. The topic was a late addi

Legislators meet in Third House

BY HEATHER COX - hcox@chronicle-tribune.com MARION — Area legislators gathered for a Third House session in Grant County on Saturday morning to discuss what they’ve been working on up to this point, now that the session has already past the halfway poin

Grissom seeks volunteers for air show

LOOKING FOR HELP:Volunteers are being recruited for the 2019 Grissom Air and Space Expo, scheduled for Sept. 7-8 at the base. Planning officials have estimated more than 300 volunteers will be needed.

By Staff Sgt. Courtney Dotson-Essett - 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE — As planning officials press forward with making the 2019 Grissom Air and Space expo a reality, opportunities for the community to get involved are available as event vo

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Today Heartland Career Center: will hold a regular board of managers meeting in the conference room at 6 p.m. March 23 The Miami County Extension Homemakers: will host a county-wide garage from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miami County Fairgrounds. For more information,

Community Calendar

March 20 Heartland Career Center: will hold a regular board of managers meeting in the conference room at 6 p.m. March 23 The Miami County Extension Homemakers: will host a county-wide garage from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miami County Fairgrounds. For more informati

ISP: Peru man charged with showing minor explicit videos

By Brian Powers - bpowers@perutribune.com A Peru man has received a felony charge of providing obscene material to a minor after he allegedly showed a 13-year-old girl multiple videos of him have sex, according to a probably cause affidavit from Indiana State Polic