MENTONE — Mentone’s Kindergarten Readiness Center will begins its second year Aug. 8, and when the children hit the playground they will see a a greenhouse, gifted by businesses and individuals representing a community serious about early childhood education. The greenhouse is the brainchild of Ashley DuBois, a teacher at the center. “Hopefully, we’ll have …read more.

WABASH — North Central Co-op recently distributed more than $6 million in patronage to its member-owners. Their patronage payout is the result of strategic operations at NCC and the continued loyalty of more than 5,800 local producers across north-central Indiana and regions of Michigan. The patronage was dispersed in both cash and patron equity credits …read more.

By DAVID SMITH North Central Co-op WABASH — A locally owned cooperative based out of Wabash, North Central Co-op, donated to 18 food pantries and community organizations throughout north central Indiana and Michigan. NCC is a proud supporter of local food pantries and a local champion of helping feed communities and families who struggle with …read more.

WABASH — North Central Co-op’s scholarship program is an annual initiative to help support students seeking a college education. NCC continues its commitment to future agricultural professionals with eight high school senior scholarship awards, one Huntington University scholarship and the third annual Darrell L. Smith honorary scholarship. This year, NCC will offer eight scholarships to high school seniors. …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A short meeting was held at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Kosciusko County Courthouse, wherein the county commissioners voted to expedite a plan to partner with North Central Co-op in order to install fiber optics at their facility in Mentone. The Indiana Fiber Network will be working on the project, and …read more.

WABASH — North Central Co-op (NCC) of Wabash, and Berrien County Farm Bureau Oil Co. of Eau Claire, Mich., recently announced their stockholders and boards of directors approved a merger agreement to combine the two cooperatives. Effective August 1, Berrien employees and patrons will become employees and patrons of NCC, as the merged cooperatives will …read more.

Building herd feed and forage rations for today’s high producing dairy cows requires strong nutritional analysis to strike the balance between cost of production and the current milk price.

  By DAVID SMITH North Central Co-op North Central Co-op’s CountryMark gas station in Warsaw is now offering CountryMark 91 PLUS ethanol-free gasoline. CountryMark’s 91 PLUS ethanol-free gasoline is TOP TIER certified and is ideal for boats, 2-cycle engines, and vehicles not driven regularly. “Every gallon of CountryMark 91 PLUS is refined to exceed customer …read more.

By DAVID SMITH North Central Co-op North Central Co-op has awarded scholarships to 12 outstanding students from across Indiana and Michigan who are pursuing higher education during the 2015-2016 academic year. Since 2001, the cooperative has awarded more than 80 scholarships totaling more than $90,000 to deserving post-secondary scholars. NCC scholarships were awarded to students …read more.

The resolution establishing the proposed North Central Co-Op TIF District received final approval from the Kosciusko County Commissioners at the Jan. 13 meeting. The resolution has been making the rounds through local government. It passed the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission at its meeting last week. With the commissioners approval today, the TIF District in the …read more.