Scholarships now available
Brown County Sheriff Brad Stogsdill announced last month that the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies.
There will be approximately 40, $750 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.
The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.
To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student (12 hours).
Applications needed to apply for the scholarships are available from your high school counselor or the sheriff’s office, 55 State Road 46 East. The scholarship application can also be downloaded from the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association website at indianasheriffs.org.
The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association on or before April 1.
Classes, resources available at CRC
The Career Resource Center, 260 Schoolhouse Lane, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. The CRC is closed on the weekends.
A High School Equivalency orientation will be Monday, Jan. 23 and Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course begins Tuesday, Jan. 31. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A Serv-Safe food handler course will be Saturday, Feb. 4 and 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A Certified Clinical Medical Assistant course begins Feb. 14, Classes are held Tues, Wed, &Thurs 4:30 to 8 p.m.
A Job Fair will be Wednesday, March 8 at 2 to 5 p.m. Call Work ONE at 812-988-6968 to sign up for an employer booth.
Looking for a job? Work ONE is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Call 812-988-5880 for more information.
