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NE Indiana Unemployment Goes Down In March
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Unemployment went down from February to March in Northeast Indiana. Data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development shows that LaGrange County had a drop in unemployment from 3.2% to 3%. Steuben County had the biggest reduction in unemployment g...
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Southwest Michigan Unemployment Down In March
(LANSING) - Unemployment rates went down around Southwest Michigan from February to March. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says St. Joseph County's unemployment rate dropped from 4.5% in February to 4.3%. The biggest decrease was in Cass Coun...
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Indiana Unemployment Unchanged From February To March
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana's statewide unemployment rate was unchanged from February to March, remaining at 3.3%.The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the State's labor force participation rate was 63.3% for March, compared to the national rate of 61.9%. This is the percentage of Hoo...
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Ebert Speaks About What’s Next After Millage Defeat
(STURGIS) - Residents in the Sturgis School District voted down a millage proposal on Tuesday. The question many people are now asking is, "What's the next step for Sturgis Public Schools?". During a visit on the WBET Morning Show Wednesday, Sturgis Superintendent D...
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Voters Cast Ballots In LaGrange Primary Election
(LAGRANGE) - LaGrange County voters cast their ballots in Tuesday's Indiana Primary Election. Several LaGrange County candidates ran unopposed, including Sheriff Tracy Harker and County Prosecutor Travis Glick. In the Primary race for the LaGrange County Commission Distr...
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Quincy School Voters Say No To Bond Proposal
(QUINCY) - Quincy School District voters turned down a bond proposal on Tuesday. Voters cast 1,076 No votes to 450 Yes votes on the proposal, which was asking for $60 million. If it has been approved, the bond would have been used to support improvements, additions and ne...
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Coldwater Schools Millage Request Defeated
(COLDWATER) - Voters in the Coldwater Community School District voted down a millage request. 2,104 voters cast No ballots and 1,677 voters said Yes to the proposal. The millage request was for $64 million with the main thrust to modernize Coldwater High School. Part of ...
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Colon Schools Sinking Fund Millage Renewed
(COLON) - The sinking fund millage for Colon Community Schools has been renewed. Voters on Tuesday approved the renewal of the millage with 612 Yes votes and 387 No votes. The sinking fund will remain at 1.2 mills and will run for an eight year period. It brings in appr...
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Sturgis Schools Millage Proposal Defeated Tuesday
(STURGIS) - A millage proposal for Sturgis Public Schools was defeated Tuesday by voters. In total there were 1501 NO votes cast and 1277 YES votes. All the voting was done at the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. In Precinct #1 which also included residents of Fawn Rive...
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Capri Drive-In Given Governor’s Award For Historic Preservation
(LANSING) - A long time Coldwater business has been given a special award. The Capri Drive-In is one of six Michigan preservation projects recently awarded the Governor's Awards For Historic Preservation by Governor Gretchen Whitmer during a ceremony hosted by the State Historic ...
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