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LAGRANGE — After celebrating the opening day of the 2021 LaGrange County 4-H Fair Saturday with a concert and a fireworks shows, things got serious bright and early Sunday morning when members of the LaGrange County 4-H dog club took to the floor of the fairground pavilion for the first animal show of 2021. While the number of club members are down this year, according to LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club Leader Sharrita Carpenter, their enthusiasm is back, and so it the desire to be back in th...

LaGrange County Jail LAGRANGE — Several people were booked into the LaGrange County Jail from Friday through Monday, according to jail records. Robert Pemberton, 62, of the 3300 block of North C.R. 920W, Shipshewana, was booked Friday to serve a sentence relating to an original charge of theft. Javell Henry, 28, of the 00 West block of 113th Street, Chicago, was arrested Friday by the Indiana State Police on charges of possession of ecstasy and possession of marijuana. Henry posted bond an...

I suppose if I solve this problem I’ll quickly become independently wealthy, because I’ll have a few thousand U.S. counties calling me to do it for them. The common theme of both days has basically been this — the area simply needs more working-age people. Noble County already has 500-plus more people working now than it did prior to the pandemic and employers are still significantly short-handed. With no appreciable population growth over the last 20 years and fewer young people...

The vaccination drive is lagging far behind in many Amish communities across the United States, following a wave of virus outbreaks that swept through them during the past year. In Ohio’s Holmes County, home to the nation’s largest concentration of Amish, just 14 percent of the county’s overall population is fully vaccinated. While their religious beliefs don’t forbid them to get vaccines, the Amish are generally less likely to be vaccinated for preventable diseases such as measles and ...

LAGRANGE — Not all that many years ago, any motorists arriving in any number of small towns around northeast Indiana to communities such as LaGrange or Howe or Wolcottville, would have been greeted when they entered those towns by a welcome sign that included the names of most of the civic and fraternal organizations that also called that community home. From the Lions clubs to the Jaycees to Rotary, Kiwanis, Eagles, and Moose, many of those organizations once dominated the local philanthr...

Angola bicyclist struck, killed by dump truck ANGOLA — Retired school teacher and Trine University administrator Susah Stroh, 67, of Angola, died from injuries sustained when the bicycle she was riding was struck by a dump truck Tuesday afternoon on Wendell Jacob Avenue near Glendarin Golf Course in Angola. Police said Stroh was struck by a Steuben County Highway Department dump truck, driven by Jared Perkins, 43, of Montgomery, Michigan. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected in the crash. T...

Its that time of year — fair week! Noble and LaGrange counties are off and running this week and Steuben Countys fair is coming up next week. After a pile of cancellations last year — 4-H shows still went on but most of the fair was dropped in 2020 — were sure people are looking forward to getting back out to the fairgrounds for some annual fun. While fairs are getting mostly back to normal this year, its a good opportunity for a reminder to be considerate of other fairgoers, in ...

In 2019, local business leaders, elected officials and internet service providers (ISPs) came together to discuss broadband services in Noble County. Since then, thousands more addresses have joined the ranks of high speed internet customers. Thousands more, however, still have no or few options to experience reliable, high-speed broadband connectivity at rural home and business addresses. Noble County Economic Development (EDC) wants residents and businesses to know that progress is being made...

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