State and Local News

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

Libertarian and political newcomer Michael Virgin is running for mayor of Kokomo. The 49 year old Virgin, who moved to Kokomo in 2016, has been critical of the current administration’s handling ...Read more

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will be campaigning in northwest Indiana this weekend. The Vermont Senator will be at the Genesis Center in Gary Saturday morning at 9:15 to meet with community ...Read more

The first of 4 flights this year will happen Wednesday April 24th for Northeast Indiana’s Honor Flight. Honor Flight Number 31 will take off from Fort Wayne with 84 veterans aboard, including 4 ...Read more

Vice President Mike Pence will be the featured commencement speaker next month at Taylor University. The former Indiana governor and congressman will be delivering his message on the Upland campus ...Read more