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ANGOLA — Incoming Mayor Dave Martin and Common Council members assembled came to City Hall Wednesday morning to take the oath of office and start their four year terms.

ANGOLA — It cost Republican Dave Martin nearly $57 per vote in his race for mayor of Angola when you take into consideration all of the money he raised for

ANGOLA — The race for mayor in Angola is down to the wire and a significant endorsement was made on Wednesday.

ANGOLA — Angola Common Council discussed changes in fees for curbside municipal waste service rates on Monday. The city has a new agreement with Republic Services of Indiana that will see an increase in cost for waste pickup for municipal residences and facilities over the next five years. “There is an automatic cost increase built in and it’s based on the water sewer trash cost index that the census bureau compiles,” said Clerk-Treasurer Deb Twitchell. “And it’s a...

ANGOLA — Two growing Angola companies received tax abatement approvals during Monday’s meeting of the Angola Common Council. The tax abatements approved for Vestil Manufacturing and Feddema Industries will result in 22 new jobs between the two, 20 at Vestil and 2 at Feddema. Vestil Manufacturing, one of Angola’s oldest manufacturing facilities, plans to add nearly $1.8 million in new manufacturing equipment, research and development equipment and logistics distribution equipment ...

ANGOLA — The Herbert household can now boast not one but two clerks. On Thursday, Ryan Herbert was sworn in as Angola’s next clerk-treasurer. His wife, Shelley Herbert, currently works as the Steuben County Chief Deputy Clerk after previously holding the Steuben County Clerk of Courts position from 2011-2018. Ryan’s elevation to the position came last Wednesday, when the Steuben County GOP held a caucus to fill the vacancy, after Deb Twitchell tendered her resignation notice last...

Herbert’s appointment came at a Republican Party caucus necessary to fill the vacancy last Wednesday. Herbert takes over following the resignation of Twitchell, who after 25 years as Angola’s clerk-treasurer has decided to retire midway through her current term, which expires in Dec. 31, 2023. Altogether, including her time as the clerk-treasurer for the town of Orland, Twitchell’s local government career spans almost four decades. “Leaving local government service brings te...