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  • Elkhart schools looking to expand new agriscience program

    Dani Messick, The Elkhart Truth|Nov 4, 2016

    ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Big plans are in the works for the newly developed agriscience department in the Elkhart Community Schools. With Elkhart County standing as the second-largest agricultural county in Indiana, Elkhart schools staff members have embraced the need for agricultural education. "It's an aspect of our area that we have really overlooked," said Ag Coordinator Cyndy Keeling. The agriscience program was adopted last year and teachers were trained. Nineteen science teachers in the middle schools were trained in the new agriscience p...

  • Experimental treatment gives Goshen woman new life, hope

    Dani Messick, The Elkhart Truth|Sep 18, 2016

    GOSHEN, Ind. (AP, posted Sept. 19, 2016) — After 10 years of living with multiple sclerosis, Tiffani James was out of options. She'd take her many medications every day, without fail, and for a time, she'd go to work every morning. But as the symptoms progressed, James, a Goshen resident, had to quit her job and struggled with day-to-day activities. She'd get tired after her morning shower. She was very forgetful and she'd confuse her words. She'd shake all the time and she used a walker. Palsy had caused the left side of her face to drop a...