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A cornucopia of dance talent will be on stage at the Gracie Theatre on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 6 p.m. when members of Husson University's Dance Club and Dance Team share their talents as part of 'A Night to Remember.' The event is free and open to the public. Voluntary donations are welcome and help the club pay for costumes and shoes.

"We are in our fifth year of doing this and so far we have awarded $102,500 to ag students. Our goal is to invest in the future,"

Indiana law already provides that educators not be allowed to serve on the boards of the districts where they work because of the conflicts of interest involving finances.

With a week left to file, primary races inside the local GOP are becoming defined, including a big sheriffs race between James King and Tony Skinner

ON FRIDAY we went around Stroud to see how many empty shops there were in the town.

Santa Clauses are popping up across northern Illinois. And this Saturday, Dec. 11, families are invited to join Saint Nick for a pasta treat at the Cortland Fire Station.

Husson University Theatre, the educational institution's official student theatre club, will be performing 'Check Please' on December 3-5, 2021 in the Gracie's Black Box Theatre. The romantic comedy follows several couples through a series of blind dinner dates that usually go awry. The show is directed, designed and performed by Husson students. The performance is open to the public. All audience members will be required to wear masks.

According to Democratic Chairman Mike Schmuhl, the party has to show up even in the deepest red counties.

BRIAN HOWEY: In January 2004 I got a phone call from a man in Columbus who was pondering a challenge to the powerful Senate President Pro Tem Bob Garton in

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A Democratic former Indiana state legislator is looking to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz in next year’s election. Former state Rep. Melanie Wright of Yorktown announced her campaign for central Indiana’s 5th District on Facebook, saying she wanted to help others and solve problems regardless of political affiliation.