Avilla News

An Indiana 8 crash just east of Auburn on Wednesday evening sent four people to the hospital, one in critical condition.

A portion of State Road 8 just east of Auburn was closed for several hours Wednesday night as police worked to clear a three-vehicle crash caused by a truck driver who was allegedly drunk with a blood-alchol ...

Northeast Indiana Democrats met in two Sunday caucuses to nominate area men for ballot vacancies in area Indiana House districts.

John Buttram was just 6 years old when he first met Gene Autry. It was at a rodeo, and Buttram didn't think much of it.

A calendar of local festivals and events is available at the Visit Noble County website: http://www.visitnoblecounty.com/calendar.html

For more information regarding Noble County, contact the Visitors Bureau at 1-877-202-5761

When visiting Noble County, stop by the Visitors Center located in the little log cabin on U.S. Rt. 6 just west of Kendallville! You'll find brochures, maps, festival & event lists, lake info....and more! Brochure boxes on the covered front porch are stocked with information and available 24/7.

The community is coming together to help an Avilla woman who's lucky to be alive after her husband found her unconscious in a ditch.

The donated milk is used to feed premature babies when their mother's milk is not an option.

Gaslight Playhouse Theater in Kendallville is currently in rehearsals for it's summer production of "The Wiz"! Performances will be in Floral Hall on the Noble County Fairgrounds, Kendallville. Tickets will go on sale June 9th.

Based on -- and updated from -- the original Broadway musical (as opposed to the 1978 movie starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson), this family-friendly production will showcase many talented, area residents (from high school students to middle-aged adults).

DON'T MISS IT! (Click on the TITLE LINK above for additional info!)

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Avilla, Kendallville, LaOtto, Albion and Garrett adult residents are sought to join in forming a new area community choir! Interested individuals should contact: LilyNBlue at Yahoo.com ...

David DeBolt of Wolcottville claimed $100,000 Tuesday for a Giant Jumbo Bucks Scratch-off ticket. DeBolt purchased his ticket from Lassus Bros. at 245 N. Main St. in Avilla, according to a written statement from the Hoosier Lottery.

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Gaslight Playhouse Theater in Kendallville, Indiana, is seeking one-act plays written by Indiana students -- to be produced in their 2009 season. Entry deadline is July 1st, 2008. Winner(s) will receive a cash prize, copyright with U.S. Library of Congress(paid for), and proof of production that many publishers require.

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Promising Playwrights Project 2008

No jobs will be lost when Group Dekko Inc. consolidates its Fort Wayne business to its Garrett plant, company officials said Tuesday. via Journal Gazette

A methamphetamine lab has been blamed for a fire that damaged a wooden bridge in Noble County on Wednesday night. via Journal Gazette

A wooden bridge in rural Noble County was damaged in a fire Tuesday night that was blamed on a reaction at a methamphetamine lab. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

“There should be some kind of punishment, maybe not lose their jobs, but there should be something. If I was to do something like this at work, I'd be punished.”

Avilla, Ind., The family of an Avilla man killed in a crash says police should be held responsible. via WANE-TV Fort Wayne

“Officer Friedel stated that while thinking of all the possible scenarios regarding the vehicle, he did not feel right about clearing the scene, but ignored his gut feeling”

Two deputies will face no disciplinary action for not going into a field to investigate a car wreck in which the driver was found dead a day later, a police merit board ruled. via WHAS-TV Louisville

Absentee Voting Assistance for Uniformed Services Members and Overseas Citizens ... Everything you need to know: http://www.fvap.gov/

Who said:

The mistakes in Iraq are not the responsibility of our men and women in uniform but of their Commander-in-Chief. From the decision to rush to war without allowing the weapons inspectors to finish their work or waiting for diplomacy to run its course. To the failure to send enough troops and provide proper equipment for them. To the denial of the existence of a rising insurgency and the failure to adjust the military strategy. To the continued support for a government unwilling to make the necessary political compromises. The command decisions were rooted in politics and ideology, heedless of sound strategy and common sense.

Hillary Clinton did. The George Washingon University. March 17, 2008

READ MORE.... http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2008/03/iraq-080317-hillary-clinton01.htm

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A South Bend man came home from vacation on Tuesday afternoon to find two bodies on the floor of his garage.

READ MORE.... http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/16811396.html