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AM I THE LAST DEMOCRAT? · HAMILTON COUNTY EXTENDS DISASTER EMERGENCY, LIFTS WHITE RIVER TRAVEL BAN · THE SHERIFF ARGUMENT AND PUTING CRITICS DOWN. · SHERIFF: INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED AFTER 2 LIONS REPORTED ROAMING IN MADISON CO. · WVUT STEPS AWAY FROM PBS — AND SHOWS INDIANA WHAT LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION CAN LOOK LIKE WITHOUT FEDERAL STRINGS · STORM EXPOSED NORTHWEST INDIANA'S BLIND SPOTS. NOW WHAT? 'BUILDING TRUST,' EXPERT SAYS · CATCH ME RIDIN’ BUGGY: LAWRENCE COUNTY’S QUIET WAR WITH THE ORIGINAL FREE MEN ON THE LAND · PREVIEWING INDIANA'S 2026 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS BY DIFFICULTY: NO. 3 · NECESSARY UPGRADES: LAWRENCE COUNTY LOOKS AT SHERIFF COMMAND STRUCTURE AND PROSECUTOR PAY · LONGTIME FORMER BATESVILLE FIRE CHIEF PASSES AWAY · MATT BAIR, FAMILIAR VOICE OF INDIANAPOLIS TRAFFIC AND RECOVERY ADVOCATE, DIES AT 48 · BUDGET 8/27/26 2 · SOUTHERN INDIANA BLUES FEST RETURNS TO BILL MONROE MUSIC PARK WITH STACKED LINEUP · NIPSCO ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION TOWARD NORTHWEST INDIANA STORM RECOVERY · IU AND BROWN COUNTY LAUNCH SUSTAINING HOOSIER COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP WITH 14 LOCAL PROJECTS · SOUTHERN INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOWS WATER BOTTLES IN CLASS STARTING SEPT. 1 · SOUTH MAIN STREET GETS ITS NEXT PHASE IN SALEM · FORMER EAST CENTRAL QB'S SON IN LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES · JENEE’ TRIMBLE: A CANDACE OWENS FOR SCENTSY WINE MOMS · INDIANA HAS A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION. NOW WHAT? · SOLAR PANELS OR SOYBEANS? GREENE COUNTY’S FARMLAND DEBATE INTENSIFIES · ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD ROKITA SECURES BIG VICTORY AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF CASE · SHINING THE TURD: THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL AND THE JOBS BLOOMINGTON DOESN’T NEED · TWO LIONS ARE ON THE LOOSE IN INDIANA, DEPUTIES SAY ·

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Am I the Last Democrat?

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The Sheriff argument and puting critics down.

The post presents the Sheriff as a man with no options, compelled by Council neglect to gut his own roster.

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WVUT Steps Away from PBS — and Shows Indiana What Local Public Television Can Look Like Without Federal Strings

That history matters. For more than five decades the model assumed a steady flow of federal and state subsidy.

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Catch Me Ridin’ Buggy: Lawrence County’s Quiet War with the Original Free Men on the Land

They do not register the vehicle. They do not buy the plate. They do not pay into the fuel tax that helps maintain the surface they travel.

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Necessary Upgrades: Lawrence County Looks at Sheriff Command Structure and Prosecutor Pay

Two of the more consequential items on the agenda will involve the people responsible for public safety and criminal prosecution.

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Matt Bair, Familiar Voice of Indianapolis Traffic and Recovery Advocate, Dies at 48

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Lark Ranch Loogootee Opens Fall Season September 19 — Where Southern Indiana’s Ultimate Fall Experience Began

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HGTV-Linked Expert Brings Destination Identity Workshop to Martin County

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Join us for "Night of Worship" - Springhill Camp - September 26th

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More Buildings, Fewer Trees: What the Scaling of John Williams Boulevard Says About Bedford

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From Empty Depot to Open Ground: Bedford’s Quiet Shift Toward Usable Parks

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West Virginia Media Company Buys Six Indiana Newspapers, Including Brown County and Seymour Titles

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A Beam from the Towers Stops in Indianapolis — and a Question About Where We Are Looking

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Suppressors in Indiana: How a Federal Tax Change and a Texas Court Ruling Are Rewriting the Rules for Buyers and Sellers

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Southern Indiana Energy Costs as Summer Winds Down: Who Felt It Most and What Fall Looks Like

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Remembering John Douglas Sanders

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Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest Lifts Off at West Boggs Park August 28–29

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Pirates, Pixels, and the Fleet: The Unlikely Link Between Crane Naval Base and Video Games

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