Marshall County Election Board Holds Hearing on Complaint

Marshall County Election Board: Rick Huff, Clerk Deb VanDeMark, Voter Registration Clerk Melinda Keilman, Adam Lukenbill. Photo by Pilot News Group/Jamie Fleury

The Marshall County Election Board held a hearing Wednesday morning concerning a complaint filed by Republican District 7 State Representative candidate Jake Teshka about a Political Action Committee registered in the St. Joseph County Clerk’s Office as Victory Committee.

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Fire Departments Receive Grants Administered by DNR Forestry

Volunteer Fire Assistance grants have been awarded to area volunteer fire departments.

The awards, which were recently announced by DNR Director Dan Bortner, will be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to purchase necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wild land fires. The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry and made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Recipients were selected based on population density, acres of public lands protected and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. The awarded grants range from $1,250 to $5,000.

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