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JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · INDIANA VOTERS APPROVE AMENDMENT EXPANDING WHEN JUDGES CAN DENY BAIL · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · INDIANA LOSING PATIENCE AS CHICAGO BEARS HOLD COURT AGAIN WITH ILLINOIS IN STADIUM SAGA · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · HOOSIER ENQUIRER SPECIAL REPORT: 2026 INDIANA GENERAL ELECTION INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · INDIANA COMMIT BRANDEN SHARPE ON HIS RECORDSETTING SENIOR SEASON BROWNSBURGS INCREDIBLE CONTINUING RUN · MAY WINS! · ENHANCED WAGE REPORTING UPDATE: FAQ AND FILE SPECIFICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · NORTHERN KENTUCKY, SE INDIANA WAWA STORES SET FOR GRAND OPENINGS · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · DCMH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET FLU VACCINE · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · INDIANA CHEFS WIN TOP HONORS AT WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · BEARS MEET WITH ILLINOIS LEADERS TO 'EXPLORE' STADIUM LEGISLATION AS INDIANA SITE WORK CONTINUES · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · PATRIOTIC QUILTS ON DISPLAY AT BATESVILLE LIBRARY · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · BROKEN YOLK CAFE TO OPEN FIRST INDIANA LOCATION IN LAFAYETTE · LAST PICKLEBALL GAME OF THE SEASON · ICA CLASS OF 1976 CELEBRATES CLASS REUNION ·

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Jim Lucas 69s again,

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