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THOMSON LAUNCHES REELECTION BID DAYS AFTER ANOTHER KIRKWOOD SHOOTING · INDIANA REP. ERIN HOUCHIN ANNOUNCES INTENT TO SEEK GOP LEADERSHIP POSITION · JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · SYCAMORES SWEEP RACERS IN 2026 HOME FINALE · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · SUNMAN LIFE SQUAD TO HOST PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON NOV. 22 · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · VERSAILLES AMERICAN LEGION TO HOST YOUNG VOICES FOR VETERANS · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · MAJORITY OF INDIANA SCHOOL REFERENDUMS PASS · MAY WINS! · GREENSBURG CHURCH TO HOST 52ND CHILI FOR CHARITY DINNER · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · DAVE MEEKER - THE DAILY REPORTER · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · MURPHY WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT DONATES $8K TO WOMAN BATTLING ALS · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · WENDY'S ABRUPTLY CLOSES ANOTHER NORTHWEST INDIANA RESTAURANT · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · DILLSBORO VETERANS WALK ON DISPLAY FOR VETERANS DAY · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · EAST CENTRAL TO HOST REGIONAL GAME ON SATURDAY · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · INDIANA STARTUPS FACE A TOUGHER FUNDRAISING CLIMATE ·

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