The Herald Republican

06/05/2025

Trine University softball players will be returning to Angola once again as national champions after winning the NCAA Division III title today in Bloomington, Ill.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Trine University's softball team won its second NCAA Division III National Championship in three years on Thursday afternoon, defeating Virginia Wesleyan 3-1 in Game 2 of the

05/21/2025

Man arrested on child molesting charges.

ANGOLA — A man who goes by many names and played cat and mouse with police at his place of employment in an attempt to evade them was arrested on

05/07/2025

There was little question about the outcome of this special election for a referendum for Hamilton Schools.

HAMILTON — Voters in the Hamilton Community Schools district voted overwhelming in favor of a referendum to continue to impose a property tax of up to 44 cents per $100

03/30/2025

Man crashes alleged stolen truck in pursuit south of busy intersection at US 20 and SR 327 on Saturday, March 29.

ANGOLA — Steuben County Sheriff's Deputies assisted Branch County Sheriff's officers stop a chase that originated in Michigan and crossed state lines late Saturday afternoon.

03/18/2025

Orland pastor arraigned on child molesting charges.

ANGOLA — An newly retired Orland pastor has been arrested on five counts of child molesting stemming from incidents that occurred allegedly starting on May 7, 2024.

03/16/2025

Hello, friends! As we enter the fifth anniversary of COVID, please share some of your thoughts about that experience for possible inclusion in a news story. And share some photos if you wish. Please send them along to [email protected]. If you send the photos, send them in the largest format possible. Thanks so much! You might recall in this photo these pasta meals being distributed on the Public Square in Angola by downtown and city of Angola volunteers and business people in an effort first initiated by Angola Middle School. The meals were prepared by Monument Pizza and Sutton's Deli.

02/22/2025

Convicted child molester Brian McKale tried to tell Judge William Fee that people don't get 45 years in prison locally for committing murder. Well, he was wrong, and Judge Fee schooled McKale, handing him a 45-year sentence for molesting a 5-year-old girl in 2022 in a hearing Friday.

ANGOLA — When convicted child molester Brian K. McKale gave a statement on his behalf during his sentencing on Friday, he argued that not even murderers get sentenced to 45

02/22/2025

After a several-years hiatus, franchisee Steve Mattingly returns to Angola with better ingredients, better pizza. You know how it goes. Papa John's is back.

ANGOLA — Steve and Stacey Mattingly are happy to be back in Angola.

02/13/2025

Fugitive violent or s*x offender found dead in an Angola home. We will provide more detail, like the history of the case, on Thursday.

ANGOLA — The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office has located fugitive Mitchell Wayne Hephner, 34, on Wednesday.

02/11/2025

What's with people these days thinking they can smuggle all sorts of drug related materials, including drugs themselves, into the Steuben County Jail?

ANGOLA — An Indiana State Police trooper making a routine stop Sunday on a Ford pickup truck turned up much more than a driver who was allegedly speeding.

01/26/2025

In a trial that ended Friday night, a local man is found guilty of Level 1 felony — the most serious — child molesting.

ANGOLA — A Steuben Superior Court jury took about an hour Friday night to find Brian K. McHale guilty of Level 1 child molesting.

01/23/2025

Local entrepreneur subject of fraud suit seeking $6 million+ in damages.

ANGOLA — A lawsuit now in Steuben Superior Court is seeking more than $6 million in damages from the Angola-based payroll processing firm PayServ and its principal owners.