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Indiana Considers Dropping Diploma Requirement For Childcare Workers
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana could stop requiring some childcare workers to have a high school diploma under a proposed change to the state's childcare licensing rules.If approved as written, job applicants would no longer need a high school diploma to work as caregivers at licensed childcare centers...
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Hundreds Sick As Stomach Illness Outbreak Spreads Across Michigan And Northwest Ohio
(LANSING) - Health officials are investigating a growing outbreak of cyclosporiasis across southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says 572 cases had been reported statewide as of Saturday, July 4. That is up from 170 cases reported on June 30.Ca...
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LaGrange County 4-H Fair Opens Saturday
(LAGRANGE) - The 73rd annual LaGrange County 4-H Fair opens Saturday, with a full week of food, entertainment, animal shows, contests and 4-H traditions.4-H members will enter their projects Saturday. The fair will conclude one week later with the auction.Saturday, 7/11The fair opens at noon Satu...
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Power Outages Enter Fifth Day For Some Consumers Energy Customers
(COLDWATER) - Some Consumers Energy customers are entering a fifth day without power after weekend storms caused widespread outages across the region.As of Tuesday morning, Consumers Energy reported 5,388 customers without electricity system-wide.Kalamazoo County remains the hardest-hit area in t...
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Ohio Stabbing Suspect Arrested East Of Butler
(AUBURN) - A stabbing suspect from Ohio was arrested east of Butler Thursday.53-year-old Michael Huston of Birmingham, Alabama was booked into the DeKalb County Jail at 5:10 p.m. He is being held on a felonious assault charge and is awaiting extradition.Napoleon Police say the case started at Lov...
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Ballard Lands Ballot Access In Indiana Secretary Of State Race
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports former Republican Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has landed ballot access for his independent campaign for Indiana secretary of state.Under Indiana law, Ballard needed 37,000 verified voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot. A st...
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Who Gets The Keys? Indiana’s Aging Business Owners Face A Succession Crunch
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana has a small business problem coming fast.More than half of the state's business owners are 55 or older. That means thousands of local shops, companies and family-run employers are getting closer to a handoff -- whether they are ready for it or not.A new Silver Tsunami rep...
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Gov. Braun's Northeast Indiana Trip Included Stops In Four Area Counties
(FREMONT) - Governor Mike Braun's office has released more information about his trip through northeast Indiana last week, including stops in Steuben, LaGrange, Noble and DeKalb counties.In Steuben County, Braun toured Cardinal Glass in Fremont and met with business and community leaders. The gov...
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Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Application Opens In Steuben County
(ANGOLA) - The 2027 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in Steuben County through the Steuben County Community Foundation.One Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship will be awarded in Steuben County. Statewide, the program will provide 147 scholarships.The scholarshi...
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Man Dies After Pontoon Being Hauled Down U.S. 20 Overturns; Driver Arrested
(ANGOLA) - A man was riding on a pontoon as a pickup truck hauled it down U.S. 20 on the Fourth of July.Now the man is dead, and the driver faces preliminary OWI charges.The Steuben County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Chase Gustwiller of Defiance, Ohio was driving a 2015 GMC Sierra eastbound...
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