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Get Paid to Study Monarchs: Field Research Jobs Open Across Indiana Region
(INDIANA/OHIO/KENTUCKY) - A conservation partnership focused on restoring monarch butterfly populations is hiring two seasonal field technicians to work across Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky during the 2026 field season.The Monarch Joint Venture is seeking a team of two remote sensing field technicia...
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Auburn Firefighter Zach Adams Honored for Decade of Service
(AUBURN) - The City of Auburn recognized Firefighter Zach Adams this week for 10 years of dedicated service with the Auburn Fire Department.Adams serves as a senior firefighter and plays a key role in training and mentoring newer members of the department. City officials praised his leadership, e...
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Jury Deliberations Continue in Anthony Cuyler Trial, Verdict Expected Today
COLDWATER, Mich. -- A Branch County jury is expected to deliver a verdict today in the trial of Anthony Cuyler, a 47-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting two preteen girls and supplying them with methamphetamine in 2019.The case went to the jury following emotional testimony this week from...
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Tibbits Offering Interactive Harriet Tubman Program for Area Students
(COLDWATER) - Area school administrators are being invited to schedule student attendance for a live, interactive history program coming to the Tibbits Opera House in January."TCT On Tour: Harriet Tubman: Straight Up Outta' The Underground," presented by the Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, will...
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Eligible Seniors Can File SC-40 Online Starting in 2026
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana seniors who qualify for the state's Tax Credit for the Elderly will soon have a faster, easier way to claim their refund.Beginning in 2026, eligible Hoosiers will be able to file Form SC-40 online through the Indiana Department of Revenue's INTIME system. The change allo...
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Historic Preservation Photo Contest Opens to Hoosier Photographers
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Photographers across Indiana are invited to help showcase the state's historic places as the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' annual Historic Preservation Month photo contest gets underway.The contest, hosted by the DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, i...
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Weigle seeks 4th Term as Branch County District Court Judge
(COLDWATER) - Branch County District Court Judge Brent Weigle has announced plans to seek reelection, according to reporting from The Coldwater Daily Reporter. If elected, this would be Weigle's fourth term.Weigle was first elected in 2008 and began his term on Jan. 1, 2009. He was reelected in 2...
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Former Circuit Judge O'Grady Endorses Stempien in Branch Judicial Race
(COLDWATER) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has received a high-profile endorsement as he seeks the office of Circuit Court judge.Former Judge William O'Grady, who resigned from the bench effective Jan. 1, issued a statement endorsing Stempien, who would first need to be appointed by Go...
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Fourth-Generation Firefighter Retires After Three Decades of Service
(BUTLER) - Jimmie Eck has retired from the Butler/Wilmington Township Fire Territory, closing a chapter on a 33-year career marked by service, leadership and family legacy.Eck joined the department as a reserve firefighter in 1992 and went on to serve three decades as a volunteer, many of those y...
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Yarde Retains Leadership Role at DeKalb County Council Reorganization
(AUBURN) - Dave Yarde was re-elected president of the DeKalb County Council during Wednesday's reorganization meeting, continuing in the leadership role he has held since 2024. William VanWye was again chosen as vice president, and Don Stuckey will remain council attorney.Council members also app...
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