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MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · BP'S OIL REFINERY IN WHITING, INDIANA, RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATIONS AFTER PLANNED MAINTENANCE · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · MRBEAST VS. INDIANA STATE POLICE: 100 TROOPERS HUNT DOWN YOUTUBE STAR IN $500K CHASE AT SOUTHERN INDIANA BASE · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · NORTHWEST INDIANA GAS PRICES SURGE ABOVE $4 DESPITE SUSPENDED STATE TAX · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · ALLEN RICE OBITUARY (1934 - 2026) - NORTH MANCHESTER, IN · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · INDIANA BLACK EXPO INTRODUCES COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · TWO DECADES OF TRUST: HOOSIER AG TODAY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SERVING INDIANA FARMERS · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · INDIANA CONSTRUCTION WORKERS EARN $66,282 AFTER COL ADJUSTMENT, 14TH MOST IN THE COUNTRY · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · LOCAL AUTHORITIES SEE UPTICK IN ONLINE PREDATORS, SEXTORTION CASES · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT 17 PROJECTS ON DAY OF CARING IN DECATUR CO. · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · KENDALL NAMED HANNIG CONSTRUCTION INDIANA STATE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · PAULA JEAN INNES OBITUARY (2026) - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - INDIANA FUNERAL CARE · SHORTER NAME: NOVO DROPS “NORDISK” ON PAPER, NOT IN BLOOMINGTON · NORTH LAWRENCE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OUTLINES STUDENT MEAL CHARGE AND COLLECTION GUIDELINES ·

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