State and Local News

The American Red Cross is urging eligible blood donors of all blood types to give blood this spring to help ensure a sufficient supply for hospital patients. In Indiana alone the Red Cross needs ...Read more

Grant County Treasurer Tiffany Griffith says that, as of last Friday, her office has mailed out property tax statements. Payments will be accepted during business hours at the treasurer’s office ...Read more

In what’s being called a “solutions tour” across Indiana, Senator Mike Braun is making several stops over the next 4 days. Braun will visit Tipton on Tuesday morning, stopping by the Tipton ...Read more

The latest U.S. Census of Agriculture puts Indiana in the top 10 in the nation for total ag products sold. The recently-released report also noted that, in 2017, the average size farm in the state ...Read more

Indiana Wesleyan University’s 2 management principles business classes raised nearly 2,000 dollars for the Grant County Rescue Mission. Since 2010, these students have raised over 38,000 dollars ...Read more

Gas City Mayor Larry Leach says that Walnut Creek Outdoors of Gas City will be occupying the former K-mart building under a new lease. Details are still sketchy at this time, but Mayor Leach says ...Read more

An opportunity to move closer to family has prompted Madison County’s Chamber of Commerce executive director Dirk Webb to resign his position. Webb’s final day is June 10th.  He will then ...Read more

All efforts have apparently failed to keep a Peru plant from closing its doors. Today’s Kokomo Tribune reports that Schneider Electric still plans to shut down its’ Miami County facility, ...Read more