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I apologize, but this is the time of year when I must do my annual beating-a-dead-horse ritual of imploring the Indiana General Assembly to go to every-other-year sessions.

Credit Screenshot of Allen County Health Department Allen County has passed 500 COVID-19 deaths.  There were 15 new deaths reported by the Allen County Health Department on Tuesday, along with 191 new positive cases of the illness.   The average age of those who have died due to COVID-19 in Allen County is 78. The youngest victim was 4, and the oldest 107, according to health department data.     Throughout northeast Indiana, there were six more deaths reported outside of Allen County, incl...

A Coldwater, Michigan man hid from police in the strangest place, Indiana. Many times when I share a strange story about someone being arrested in Indiana it involves nudity.  For example, there was the Indiana man found passed out naked on a tractor last July in Huntingburg.  Lets not forget about the Indiana woman found naked by police in a hotel lobby.  Not once, but twice.  This story ends with a suspect completely covered in somebody elses clothing. Last week a suspect identified as G...

Hippies wanting to party like at Woodstock are now welcome to in LaGrange County, Ind.

2020 was a year unlike any we’ve seen recently or may ever see again in our lifetimes. It wasn’t “normal” by any stretch of the word. And while this year was different for everyone in their day-to-day lives, it was certainly a different year in news, too. However, as we look back at 2020, there was plenty of “normal” local news, too, that made big headlines. So as we review the past year in news in Noble and LaGrange counties, there was more going on than just that...

Angola pocket park named Bird Song Park

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s getting better.

INDIANAPOLIS — How prevalent was COVID-19 in LaGrange County in 2020?

After 50 years, hippies welcome in an Indiana county January 2, 2021 GMT LAGRANGE, Ind. (AP) — Peace, love — and LaGrange. LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state. “I called it our anti-hippie ordinance,” county commissioner Dennis Kratz said with a smile. The ordinance regulated large gatherings that lasted more than 12 hours and involved more than 500 people, The News Sun repo...

January 02, 2021 - 9:09 AM LAGRANGE, Ind. - Peace, love — and LaGrange. LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state. “I called it our anti-hippie ordinance,” county commissioner Dennis Kratz said with a smile. The ordinance regulated large gatherings that lasted more than 12 hours and involved more than 500 people, The News Sun reported. The law was recently d...