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As of today, it is illegal to take state-endangered cisco from Indiana lakes. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced the new fishing prohibition based on the Indiana Natural Resources Commission changing the status of the fish from a species of special concern to endangered this fall. Cisco only remain in seven lakes in northeastern Indiana. In 1955, the species could be found in 42 northern Indiana lakes, including the Lake James chain in Steuben County. It is the only native fi...

Credit Screenshot of Indiana Department of Health Allen County has lost more than 400 residents due to COVID-19.   On Wednesday, the total of those lost to the illness in Allen County stands at 416. There were 22 additional deaths added to the tally, some of them dating back a few weeks due to a lag in reporting. There were 350 new positive cases diagnosed in Allen County, bringing that total to 24,777, according to the Allen County Department of Health. In northeast Indiana, ICU capacity was ...

Credit Screenshot of Indiana Department of Health Over the past few days, the area’s 7-day positivity rate for COVID-19 has improved slightly. Adams, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble and Wabash counties went from red to orange in recent days, largely due to the 7-day positivity rate, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Just over a week ago, all of northeast Indiana was in the red for COVID-19 7-day positivity rates, and most were also in the red for community spread over all. DeK...

Several booked into LaGrange County Jail LAGRANGE — Several people were booked into the LaGrange County Jail from Friday, Dec. 4, through Monday, Dec. 14, according to jail records. Jerry Clouse, 47, of the 100 block of North Fourth Street, Burr Oak, Michigan, was arrested Friday, Dec. 4 by LaGrange town police on charges of possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor. David Hecht, 27, of the 800 block of East C.R. 600N, Howe, was...

Credit Photo provided by Parkview Health Parkview Health administered its first COVID-19 vaccine Monday at 12:09 PM. Just a few hours later, the US marked its 300,000th death from the illness. In northeast Indiana, there were 475 new cases and four new deaths reported from the disease. The Parkview Mirro Center is being used as a vaccination hub for getting healthcare workers in Allen, Huntington and Whitley counties their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Parkview Health was chosen to receiv...

LAGRANGE — As LaGrange County Sheriff Jeff Campos stepped up to the podium in the LaGrange County Commissioners chamber last week to ask permission to purchase three new disinfectant foggers, a small bottle of hand sanitizer peeked out from under his jacket. Campos has been carrying a bottle of hand sanitizer on his belt for almost six months now. It represents just one of many weapons the sheriff has deployed in his fight to keep his office, his staff, himself, and the inmates he oversees...

Auburn buildings honored for historic preservation efforts AUBURN — The Eckhart Public Library and the Auburn City Steakhouse have received Outreach Awards for historic preservation. ARCH Inc., a historic preservation non-profit in Fort Wayne, has been presenting historic preservation awards for 42 years, but in 2020 the awards include something new. The inaugural Outreach ARCHie Awards this year make a specific effort to recognize the top historic preservation projects regionally. Traditi...

 December 13, 2020 (UNDATED) – Starting Dec. 17, it will be unlawful for anglers to take or possess the cisco species of fish, per IC 14-22-34-12, which protects state-endangered species. The change is a result of action taken this fall by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC). Previously, this native fish was listed as a species of special concern. Cisco ( Coregonus artedi) is the only native fish from the salmon family found in Indiana waters other than Lake Michigan. It is a ...

And that will include one elector who hails from LaGrange. Across the 50 states and Washington D.C., presidential electors will be meeting on Monday to officially cast their votes for the next president of the United States. The expected outcome of that vote will make former Vice President Joe Biden the 46th President of the United States, as he goes into Mondays vote having won 306 electoral votes to Republican President Donald Trumps 232. On Monday, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson wi...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The case of a man who has been charged in connection with a shooting incident in Matteson Township last month has been bound over to Branch County Circuit Court. 28-year-old Travis McCann waived his preliminary exam which was scheduled to take place on Tuesday in District Court. Prosecutors have also dropped a charge of assault with intent to murder. For now, McCann is facing counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, felony firearm and aggravated stalking. McCann al...