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WBIW photographed the line and left the faces as “fanatics.
That is the county’s oldest music business, even if no tickets are sol
How a cartoon hillbilly became the county’s unofficial mayor
Lori Kelley’s last official day was September 10.
The rest of the industry has been doing the same thing for years:
Indiana's future under the technology fueled scrutiny of the new age.
Council 1166 just closed the main weekend of its 49th Tootsie Roll Drive and has already cleared more than $22,000.
The sheriff’s “324 opinions” figure is not a random handful of cranks. It is the opposition slice of that 419-vote local poll — the same people Linton News asked him to take seriously.
This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.
The growth is real. Commercial investment in Bedford hit $32 million in 2025.
Historically, Indiana’s charters (authorized since the early 2000s) and the 2011 voucher program have expanded steadily.
The dinner rolls are done.
As the 2026-2027 academic year approaches, Indiana families, including those in Lawrence County, face several statewide policy changes that will shape the daily experience of students.
Seymour and Salem sit on the same east-west habit. U.S. 50 and the roads that feed it.
U.S. 50 between Loogootee and Shoals is on a daytime signal through the end of September while INDOT…
Bedford and Linton do not share a square. They share the kind of September that is half harvest and half courthouse.
If you live between Ellettsville and Nashville, fall does not arrive as a marketing campaign.
Most people who pick up the virus never know it.
Feleica Stewart did not leave the loss as a memorial plaque. She built the John Stewart Foundation around a plain goal
The firmest local document of the moment is not a raid announcement. It is a consent decree.
If Brown County wants to stay Brown County, the question at the next tourist-home hearing should be simple:
Martin County is not waiting to find out what a hyperscale data campus or a utility-scale energy field would do to the landscape after the first application is already on the table.
The tradition is not only archival.
Mitchell is not a ghost town. Ace Hardware and Ben Franklin still sit on Main Street as one of the last full-service downtown fixtures.
Natasha Johns, a Bedford-based realtor who works the Monroe–Lawrence corridor, posted a bright little sales pitch this month about the Summit District.
I was a Democrat because the party, as I understood it, was supposed to protect that arrangement.
The post presents the Sheriff as a man with no options, compelled by Council neglect to gut his own roster.
That history matters. For more than five decades the model assumed a steady flow of federal and state subsidy.
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.
Two of the more consequential items on the agenda will involve the people responsible for public safety and criminal prosecution.
The station announced his passing on Monday, August 24. Bair had been a familiar presence on WIBC for the past eight years
The initiative pairs rural communities with IU Bloomington courses, faculty, and students to work on projects the community itself has identified.
Large-scale solar development continues to test the balance between new energy projects and the long-term value of productive farmland in rural Indiana.
Will they need to reserve a block of rooms as employee quarters?
Martin County is getting a dose of outside expertise this fall
Along with the daily and weekly papers, the transaction includes associated websites, magazines, and a commercial printing operation based in Greenfield.
The race did not begin as a city project. Bedford native Chris Galloway created it in the mid-2010s because he wanted a half marathon in his hometown.
Students gain real client experience building games that will actually be used. Engineers gain more engaging and efficient tools.
For generations, Indiana’s townships have been the closest layer of government most rural and small-town residents ever deal with.
It is a straightforward, family-centered event built around live entertainment, food and craft vendors, contests, a pedal tractor pull, a car show, a petting zoo, bounce houses, and other activities aimed at all ages.
Donations can be made online at friendsbcsp.org/donations or by check to Friends of Brown County State Park, P.O. Box 1892
Composer Patrick Zimmerli and librettist Mirabelle Ordinaire have set actual wartime correspondence — spanning the American Revolution through the Gulf War — to music for four voices and piano.
Auditors identified problems with purchasing procedures, contract adherence, and financial reporting.
Mark the calendar now!
After decades of decline, the Cook Group led a major restoration project in the mid-2000s
Current market averages for typical apartments sit in the $1,500 to $1,700 range
Seymour is preparing the southern and southeastern approaches for the next chapter of measured, infrastructure-supported growth.
The local trend is ugly. Monroe was at 350 in 2024, 305 in 2025, 373 in 2026.
WBIW photographed the line and left the faces as “fanatics.
Indiana was not merely a slice of the information. Indiana made up the the whole sample.
It is the first weekend the county’s two most reliable fall stops are both open for business.
That is the county’s oldest music business, even if no tickets are sol
The commissioners have now backed a plan to put one back.
How a cartoon hillbilly became the county’s unofficial mayor
Lori Kelley’s last official day was September 10.
On September 9 the Department of War said Naval Weapons Station Crane will host the Navy’s first shore-based advanced micro modular reactor
The rest of the industry has been doing the same thing for years:
If you live in Martin County, you already know the sentence. U.S. 50 is closed again.
Indiana's future under the technology fueled scrutiny of the new age.
Council 1166 just closed the main weekend of its 49th Tootsie Roll Drive and has already cleared more than $22,000.
This is the week Mitchell reminds the rest of Lawrence County that it is not only the town off 37 with empty storefronts and a blight grant.
The money is part of Indiana’s Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-Being program,
There is no published official statement from the Town of Trafalgar, the Johnson County Health Department, or an apartment owner specifically about a current complex-wide mold outbreak.
The sheriff’s “324 opinions” figure is not a random handful of cranks. It is the opposition slice of that 419-vote local poll — the same people Linton News asked him to take seriously.
This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.
Forty’s Famous Fish Sandwich right in your own kitchen!
The growth is real. Commercial investment in Bedford hit $32 million in 2025.
Historically, Indiana’s charters (authorized since the early 2000s) and the 2011 voucher program have expanded steadily.
The dinner rolls are done.
As the 2026-2027 academic year approaches, Indiana families, including those in Lawrence County, face several statewide policy changes that will shape the daily experience of students.
A new study commissioned by the Northwest Indiana Forum examines how data center development could affect businesses, workers and industries across the seven-county region.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA — Congratulations to LifeSpan Resources volunteer and Senior Games Committee member Patty Cress on being named an Indiana Golden Hoosier award winner! The Golde…
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BEDFORD — Local commuters can breathe a sigh of relief as Leesville Road has officially reopened to all through traffic following the completion of critical ...
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Voters in Indiana House District 46 will choose between two candidates this November to represent them in the Indiana House of Representatives.
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Several Democratic state lawmakers are set to participate in town hall meetings Saturday at 10 a.m. in Highland and 1 p.m. in Michigan City.
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Indiana State Police are investigating a fatal crash near Aurora.
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MITCHELL — Mitchell was filled with some of its smallest and cutest Persimmon Festival participants Sunday as the 2026 Itty Bitty Persimmon Baby Contest bro ...
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KNOX COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the beginning of paving operations on US 41 in southern Knox County. Beginning on or around ...
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BEDFORD — The Board of Trustees of Lawrence County Independent Schools (LCIS) will convene for a regular public meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. The mee ...
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BLOOMINGTON - Fifty years is worth celebrating! Bloomingfoods Owner-Members are invited to join the Bloomingfoods Board of Directors and General Managers on ...
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