AVILLA — The Noble County Health Department confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported at the Sacred Heart Home long-term care facility in Noble County, including the first death in the county. “We know that people older than 60 with underlying health conditions are most at risk during this pandemic,” said Dr. …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — An Avilla man died from injuries he suffered this morning, Thursday, Feb. 4, in a four-vehicle accident on SR 9, north of CR 500E. The accident was reported at 6:14 a.m. James M. Ratliff, 41, Avilla, was pronounced deceased by medical staff at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Whitley County Sheriff’s Department reports Anna …read more.

Melinda A. “Mendy” Stump, 61, of Albion, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at her home. She was born Jan. 29, 1954 in Kendallville, a daughter of Lee G. and Ann H. (Butler) Boggs. Her formative years were spent in Avilla, Cromwell and Skinner Lake near Albion. She graduated from Central Noble High …read more.

Electrical components manufacturer Group Dekko, based in Garrett Indiana, is moving forward with a $1.2 million expansion in Noble county, creating more than two dozen jobs as part of a plan to install a new production line. The Avilla town council awarded the company a 10 year tax abatement last week. At the beginning of …read more.

According to a report from Inside INdiana Business, Symmetry Medical Manufacturing’s Avilla factory will be phased out. Tecomet, who acquired Symmetry last year, reported that layoffs will start in June, with additional waves of layoffs coming later in the fall. It is also closing a facility in Massachusetts. The workload from both facilities will be …read more.

AUBURN, Ind. (AP) — A man sentenced to die 29 years ago for gunning down a northern Indiana town marshal is scheduled to be released from prison this weekend. The Star of Auburn reports 47-year-old William Spranger is due to be released from the Plainfield Correctional Facility on Sunday. He had been sentenced to die for …read more.