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Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House of Representatives for the first time in 14 years.
Historical accuracy in Indiana has been uneven. Local reviews by Indianapolis television stations of recent winters found the almanacs correct on the direction of temperature and snowfall.
This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.
Carter Fields lives in Lawrence County. At 19 months he was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
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Every year, people come to Mitchell for the Persimmon Festival, but the celebration has become about much more than the event itself. For some, it is a longtime tradition, while for others, it is a chance to experience something new.
All five are accused of fraud and official misconduct.
Seymour and Salem sit on the same east-west habit. U.S. 50 and the roads that feed it.
That history matters. For more than five decades the model assumed a steady flow of federal and state subsidy.
The station announced his passing on Monday, August 24. Bair had been a familiar presence on WIBC for the past eight years
Along with the daily and weekly papers, the transaction includes associated websites, magazines, and a commercial printing operation based in Greenfield.
For generations, Indiana’s townships have been the closest layer of government most rural and small-town residents ever deal with.
Auditors identified problems with purchasing procedures, contract adherence, and financial reporting.
"This system makes public records easier to obtain across the board"
It is possible to honor the dead without treating the date as a permanent national holy day that crowds out attention to the living future.
And why progressives should keep the lights on.
Turns out bigoted policies hurt business.
Oliver is a family law attorney and mediator who lives in a log cabin in Brown County.
Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House of Representatives for the first time in 14 years.
Mayor Kerry Thomson’s public response has centered on Indiana’s gun laws. In a video and subsequent statements she called the state’s laws “lax,”
That is the county’s oldest music business, even if no tickets are sol
Dan Pierson worked as an adjunct Professor Of History at UOF in 1995.
Short-term rentals have multiplied across the hills and into town. Some are careful local operations. Others are managed by companies that run multiple properties.
Historical accuracy in Indiana has been uneven. Local reviews by Indianapolis television stations of recent winters found the almanacs correct on the direction of temperature and snowfall.
Workers and public records have repeatedly described the stores as chronically understaffed.
A 53-year-old Borden man is in the Washington County Detention Center after deputies say he tried to force a teenage girl into his car at gunpoint outside her home on North Naugle Road Friday afternoon.
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The hosts mixed drinks on camera and talked. There was no budget. The camera was a consumer VHS-C.
Once an independent bastion now an extension of Bloomington's Housing and Retail Hell.
The project is expected to create more than 100 high-tech positions with average annual wages above $80,000
This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.
How a cartoon hillbilly became the county’s unofficial mayor
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Carter Fields lives in Lawrence County. At 19 months he was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
The Bloomington City Council stripped $6,486,683 out of her proposed 2027 budget
That is the local dispute. The larger question is whether a county of about 15,000 people should own a concert hall at all.
The money is part of Indiana’s Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-Being program,
The restaurant celebrated with a ribbon cutting Thursday morning.
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Friends of Moms NWI members take a walk together during an event on a bike trail in Hobart.
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Thrive West Central is inviting the community to participate in the 2026 West Central Indiana Housing Conference next month.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Officials with the Lincoln Party laid out a path forward after a party candidate for Indiana Secretary of State received more than 70,000 votes in Tuesday’s elect…
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STATEHOUSE — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) has been appointed Senate Majority Floor Leader Wednesday by Senate President Pro Tempore-elect Chris Garten ( ...
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MITCHELL — Ben Franklin Ace Hardware is celebrating 50 years of making memories with a special Christmas Open House and a weekend of holiday savings, inviti ...
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LAWRENCE COUNTY — Holiday decorations and seasonal inspiration will take center stage during the Christmas Tour of Homes on Sunday, December 6, with proceed ...
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MITCHELL — Children and families will have an opportunity to add a little creativity to the holiday season during Cookie Decorating with Mrs. Claus at Sprin ...
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DUBOIS COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 145 in Dubois County. Beginning on or around Thursday, Nove ...
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The Teamsters are claiming victory for a group of “W-2” drivers at an Amazon facility in Indiana who sought representation by the union. But as with
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