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Farmers State Bank Helps Fund Curtis Park Pickleball Project
(LAGRANGE) - Farmers State Bank is investing in new recreation at Curtis Park, donating to LaGrange Communities Youth Centers to help fund the park's improvement project. As part of the gift, the bank will serve as a co-sponsor of the new pickleball courts.Bank leaders say the project will creat...
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Indiana Targets Rare Earth Supply at Statehouse Meeting
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana is taking another step toward boosting its role in the global supply of critical minerals.The Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council will meet Tuesday, December 16, at the Indiana Statehouse to continue work on recovering rare earth elements from coal byproducts. The meetin...
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Indiana Job Market Outpaces the Nation
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana's job market remained strong in September, continuing to outperform the rest of the country.The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports the state's unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent, well below the national rate of 4.4 percent.Indiana also saw a higher sha...
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Indiana State Fair Leaders Take National Spotlight, Fair Wins Big Honors
(DENVER, CO) - Indiana's State Fair is earning major national recognition -- both for its leadership and its creativity.At the International Association of Fairs and Expositions Convention in Denver, two top Indiana State Fair Commission executives were elected to prominent national leadership ro...
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Indiana FFA Leadership Center Lands $750,000 Lilly Endowment Grant
(TRAFALGAR, IN) - Big money is heading to central Indiana to strengthen youth leadership programs statewide.The Indiana FFA Foundation has been awarded a $750,000 grant from Lilly Endowment, part of the Endowment's Capital Project Initiative for Residential Youth Camps. The funding will support m...
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Santa, Sleighs & Sparkle: Steuben County's Holiday Weekend Is Packed with Cheer
(STEUBEN COUNTY) - If you're looking for festive fun this December weekend, the Steuben County Tourism Bureau has you covered--highlighting a full lineup of holiday events happening across the county.On Saturday, December 13, families can head to the Angola Area Chamber of Commerce's Winter Wonde...
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Barn Fire Breaks Out on Metz Road Before Dawn
(ANGOLA) - Fire crews from several departments responded to a barn fire early this morning on Metz Road, with damage estimated at $110,000.Angola and Metz fire units were dispatched around 4 a.m. and arrived to find a 30-by-30-foot barn fully engulfed and collapsing. The fire occurred in a non-hy...
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Winter Wonderland Returns to the YMCA This Saturday ❄️
(ANGOLA) - Families are invited to bundle up and head to the YMCA of Steuben County this Saturday for Winter Wonderland 2025.The free, family-friendly event runs from noon to 3 p.m. and features bounce houses, cookie decorating, kids activities, letters to Santa, food trucks, and plenty of hot c...
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Messiah Returns: Festival Choir Brings Holiday Tradition to Trine
(ANGOLA) - The Steuben County Festival Choir will continue its holiday tradition with a performance of Handel's Messiah at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 14, at Trine University's T. Furth Center for the Performing Arts in Angola.The concert features 78 local singers joined by 24 musicians from the F...
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Braun Slams GOP Defectors After Redistricting Defeat
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun and other Republican leaders reacted sharply after state senators voted down a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump. The Indiana Senate rejected the proposal 31-19, blocking a map that would have given Republicans control o...
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