Lagrange County News

The 114-acre site on the west end of LaGrange County Economic Development Corp.'s industrial park, Fawn River Crossing north of Howe, has been designated as "shovel ready" by the state, making it more attractive to potential buyers, said EDC executive director Keith Gillenwater.

The LaGrange County Sheriff's Department says a LaGrange Police Department patrolman stopped a minivan in the area of State Road 9 and CR 200 S around 1:20 a.m. Police say the officer suspected illegal drugs might be in the vehicle and called the LaGrange County Sheriff's Department for help from one of their K-9 units.

A Michigan man was arrested early this morning in LaGrange after a police K-9 search of his cargo van led to the seizure of 32 pounds of marijuana hidden under the floor.

Delores Jean Stanley, a Noble County woman accused of illegally practicing medicine and midwifery in LaGrange County, made her initial court appearance late Monday afternoon in LaGrange County Superior Court and entered a plea of not guilty on all charges.

A Noble County attraction and a LaGrange County attraction have been named to the list of the state's 10 best tourist sites.

A Wolcottville man turned himself in to begin serving a 24-hour contempt of court jail sentence right on time Friday.

When you go to the courthouse in LaGrange County, you can expect the judges and prosecuting attorneys to provide impartial, responsible services.

The LaGrange County Council Monday tabled a discussion about using some of the county's Major Moves funds to help expand a privately owned local business.The Michiana Events Center has approached the county seeking help in funding a proposed multimillion-dollar expansion aimed at improvement of the facility and attracting new businessThe center is ... (more)

Indiana conservation officers say an autopsy shows a Fort Wayne man found dead in a northern Indiana river died from a head injury.

Canoeists found 60-year-old Thomas Harmeyer's body about noon Saturday in shallow water along the Pigeon River in LaGrange County.

Not many people associate Indiana with trout. We don't have many waters at all that stay cold enough to actually support cold-water fish.

A South Milford man reported to LaGrange County sheriff's deputies that someone slipped into the backyard of a house he owns and stole a 33foot above-ground swimming pool.

A traffic stop Tuesday night led to the arrest of a Shipshewana man for drug possession and driving while intoxicated.

LaGrange County Councilman John "Jac" Price beat political newcomer Don Owsley in Tuesday's Republican primary race to run for District 2 count commissioner in this fall's general election.

The longest-serving U.S. senator in Indiana history will extend his record by mere months, not years.Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. Voters in Fort Wayne Community Schools approved a $119 million building plan Tuesday, giving the district the go-ahead to renovate 36 of its aging buildings.

Local voters will choose Republican nominees for the state Legislature, county commissioner and county council when they cast their ballots today.

Thunderstorms rumbled and flashed through northeast Indiana Monday morning with lightning strikes knocking out power to more than 1,800 residential and business customers and an elementary school.

The LaGrange County Community Foundation has awarded the Shipshewana Ministerial Association with a grant of $7,223.77. The money was collected locally in March as part of a Community Foundation challenge.The ministerial association has created an emergency fund it uses help local families in crisis with bills and other needs.

Anglers can enjoy extended trout fishing this spring on five northern Indiana streams thanks to additional stockings from the Division of Fish & Wildlife.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 534 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA NORTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA SOUTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ... (more)