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Sturgis Sets Budget Public Hearing For August 12
(STURGIS) - The Sturgis City Commission has set a public hearing to discuss the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year budget. As part of the budget adoption process, the Budget Hearing of Local Governments Act requires the City Commission to hold a public hearing before final adoption of its ann...
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LaGrange LCAT Asking For Budget Increase In 2027
(LAGRANGE) - LaGrange County Area Transit is asking for an increase in their 2027 budget. During last week's meeting, LaGrange County Council On Aging Executive Director Cheri Perkins presented information on LCAT to the LaGrange County Commission. Perkins shares some information...
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St. Joseph County Audit Receives Unmodified Opinion
(CENTREVILLE) - St. Joseph County's finances are doing well. The St. Joseph County Commission received the Fiscal Year 2025 audit presentation during a recent meeting. A representative from Gabridge & Company says the County received an unmodified opinion which is the highest...
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Vermont Settlement Days Festival Back In 2026
(ORLAND) - After a year off, the Vermont Settlement Days Festival is back. Rebecca Maust says she started going to the festival when she was a child and her grandmother always helped out. Maust moved away but always came back for Vermont Settlement Days. She says it started to sl...
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Plenty Going On At Burr Oak Heritage Festival
(BURR OAK) - There's plenty to see and do this weekend at the 2026 Burr Oak Heritage Festival. Patricia Seeba, Heritage Festival Committee Chairperson, says every year the decide on a theme. This year's is "Burr Oak is an "A-MAIZE-ing" Little Village. It was chosen to capital...
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Woman And Infant Injured In Truck-Buggy Collision
(LAGRANGE) - A woman and an infant were injured when the buggy they were in was struck by a pickup. The LaGrange County Sheriff's Office says that 77-year-old Meredith Brown of Wolcottville was traveling south on State Road 9 south of County Road 300 South. Brown says he did not ...
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Wolcottville Man Dies In One Vehicle Crash
(TOPEKA) - Speed is believed to be a factor in a one vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Wolcottville man. The LaGrange County Sheriff's Office says 18 year old Kaden Wiese of Wolcottville was driving east on County Road 700 South at 7 PM Thursday. According to investigators...
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2026 Burr Oak Heritage Days Underway
(BURR OAK) - There's a weekend full of fun waiting in Burr Oak as the Village hosts the 2026 Heritage Festival. Today's events include the Antique Tractor Country Cruise at 10 AM and the Bike-a-Thon at 11:30 AM. There will be a free kids day starting at 1:30 PM in Church ...
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ISP Cold Case Investigators Asking For Help In LaGrange Co. Murder
(LAGRANGE COUNTY) - For decades, the murder of a woman has haunted the people of LaGrange County and law enforcement officials. Now, the Indiana State Police Cold Case investigators are asking for the public's help. On February 4, 1988 Evelyn Matchett was murdered in her ...
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Unemployment Rates Drop in June Around Southwest Michigan
(LANSING) - June unemployment rates dropped from May figures around Southwest Michigan. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says St. Joseph County's unemployment rate went down from 5% to 4.8%. Cass County saw a decrease from 4.9% to 4.7%....
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