INDIANA — The following students were recognized as provost scholars at Indiana (Pa.) University.

Butler: Amy Ellison, Erica Lieb, Shannon McCarren and Matthew Rodgers

Cabot: Kathleen Patrick

Chicora: Daniel Bray, Natalie Ealy and Ashlyn Landgraf

Cranberry Township: Amanda Cerminara, Victoria McMahon, Alyssa Miller, Steven Moon and Melissa Pollis

Mars: Joseph Zingaro

North Washington: Angelina Antolik

Sarver: Sarah Macshane

Saxonburg: Leah Walsh

Seven Fields: Derek Jones

Valencia: Andrea McAnerney

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Cody Colella, a senior at Northwood University, was a tournament champion in informative speaking at the Fall Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League Tournament. He is from Butler.

Colella also placed fourth in persuasion and fourth in after-dinner speaking.

The Northwood University Competitive Speech team took first place out of seven teams.

Colella will compete again in January at Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-3rd) announced the names of his nominees for the U.S. Military academies, Class of 2018:

Bryan Sack of Butler High School

Austin Malencia of Evangel Heights Christian Academy

Dante Policicchio of Freeport High School

Thomas Pierre and George Staudacher of Mars High School

Brett Foster, Dylan Hoffman, Alexander Pollaci and Alexandra Steighner, all of Seneca Valley High School

Daniel Dukleth of Slippery Rock University