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KENDALLVILLE — Kendallville City Councilman Steve Clouse is stepping down after more than five years serving the city. Clouse announced his resignation this week, citing his need to devote more time to his private law practice and his family. His resignation is effectively immediately, he said. “The reason is quite simple — I have served since August 2015 and simply need more time to spend with my family and my private practice. I fully support Mayor Handshoe and my fellow counci...

Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 FRANKFORT— The struggles and challenges that dominated news headlines over the past year now serve as the inspiration for this year’s Black History Celebration.  Hosted by the Kentucky Legislative Black Caucus, the 2021 Black History Celebration will be streamed online on Tuesday. The celebration can be viewed starting at 11:30 a.m. today at http://bit.ly/BHC-2021 The theme for this year’s event is The Struggle Continues: Pandemics, Social...

Depending on where voters reside, across Racine County, no more than two races should appear on any one ballot in the primary election that ends Tuesday.

President Joe Biden has been in office for almost four weeks, and Congress is swearing in his Cabinet picks.

Paris, Chisum, Detroit, Cooper, Honey Grove, North Lamar, Rivercrest and Prairiland ISD will be closed today due to icy road conditions. Updates will continue as more information becomes available.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will lay out his proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 on Wednesday, a plan of “painful choices” that will call for holding spending flat and not

The City of Norman has cancelled its regular Tuesday council meeting due to a weather advisory, a prepared statement from officials showed Monday.

Let the games begin. The politically fraught task of redrawing political district lines based on the just-completed 2020 Census will preoccupy politicians for the next six months. At the state level, the voter-created, Independent Redistricting Commission has already spurred both conflict — and hopeful signs of consensus. As it happens, Apache County business leader and member of the Navajo Nation Derrick Watchman will play a key role as vice-chairman of the state redistricting commission....

Preston’s Mayor Dan Keller will be the featured speaker at the Feb. 18 meeting of local the John Birch Society (JBS) chapter. Mayor Keller’s topic will be “Perspectives on Influencing

— MA Answer: Black History Month, observed throughout the month of February each year, celebrates the historical achievements of African Americans. Black History Month grew from the idea Carter Woodson and other African American leaders had in creating “Negro History Week” back in the late 1920s. Every president since 1976 has recognized February as Black History month, and each year has had its own theme. For 2021, the theme is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Div...