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Supporting veterans year-round with resources for success

Returning home from military service can be challenging, whether soldiers served overseas or remained stateside. Life at home has a different cadence. Entering the workforce again can feel strange.
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Hoosier Sheep Symposium coming to Purdue Sept. 20

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring the annual Hoosier Sheep Symposium on Sept. 20 in Purdue ...
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Ribbons and Records: The History of 4-H Awards and Recognition

It was 1914 and a fifteen-year-old 4-H award winner was thrilled to be in Washington D.C. She was given the honor of meeting President Woodrow Wilson at the White House. He grasped her hand to greet ...
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Indiana’s County Assessors Predict Home Values Well — and that’s the Problem

Indiana uses an assessment standard for property taxes called “market value in use.” The assessment is the value of the property decided by the county assessor for tax purposes. It’s a prediction of ...
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2025 Hendricks County 4-H Fair Information

2025 Hendricks County 4-H Fair Schedule 2025 Fair Week Schedule 2025 Pre-Fair Week Schedule Important Fair Information Home and Family Arts Open Class Book Carnival Information Visitor Information ...
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A Homeowner’s Guide to Soil pH

Purdue Extension Educators frequently encourage homeowners to get soil tests when they want to grow new plants in an area, or try to diagnose what’s wrong with plants currently growing. One key ...
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Capital Comments: The Big Property Tax Bill Also Reforms the Local Income Tax

The governor signed Senate Bill 1 into law on April 15, 2025. This is the bill that was introduced with the governor’s big tax cuts for homeowners, which would have caused large revenue losses for ...
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Summer Internships

Some Purdue County Extension Offices may have summer internship opportunities available. Please reach out to the offices you are interested in to find out what they may have to offer. You can find ...
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Morgan County In The News

Morgan County 4-H featured in the Thursday, April 3, 2025, Edition of The Morgan County Correspondent Full edition can be found here Turning a corner after pandemic by Jared Quigg, Morgan County ...
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A Matter of Balance

A Matter of Balance (MOB) is specifically designed to reduce the fear of falling and improve activity levels among community-dwelling older adults. Have you turned down a chance to go out with family ...
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2025 AgrAbility National Training Workshop travels to New Mexico

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The National AgrAbility Project (NAP), housed at Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center, invites farmers, ranchers and agriculture professionals to the 2025 ...
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Avoiding Problems with Coyotes

Coyotes can be found just about anywhere in North America. Indiana residents are more likely to see coyotes during the wintertime, and to hear them at night. It is wise to avoid problems with coyotes ...