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WHAT IS SEAN STEELE ACTUALLY RUNNING ON? · INDIANA LEADERS SEEK ANSWERS FOR SURGING FIRE TRUCK COSTS · CHRIS BOWEN REALLY WANTS YOU TO LISTEN TO HER. · UTILITY PANEL GREENLIGHTS RECONSIDERATION OF AES INDIANA HIKE · CHRIS BOWEN IN FULL DENIAL AFTER INSULTING ENTIRE DISTRICT · STORM THREAT TODAY, WIDESPREAD RAIN THURSDAY · WEST NILE FOUND IN GREENE COUNTY MOSQUITOES — HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WHOLE COUNTY IS AT RISK · INDY’S NEW SIPEASY SOCIALHAUS FILLS CALENDAR; OWNER EYES EXPANSION · $16.7 MILLION COMING TO WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA’S RURAL HOSPITALS — GREENE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST · HISTORY, FLAVOR OF SOUTHERN INDIANA RIVER TOWNS BEST SAVORED SLOWLY · FROM A REGIONAL NIGHT IN COLUMBUS TO A LIFETIME OF SCREENINGS: FELEICA STEWART TAKES JOHN STEWART’S STORY WIDER · FIND BEAUTY AND HISTORY IN THE RIVER TOWNS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA · HEY, DO YOU WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS? · HOLDING STEADY: PURDUE SURVEY POINTS TO STABLE INDIANA FARMLAND VALUES AHEAD · CLEAN YOUR OWN HOUSE FIRST · 25 BOYS SOCCER PLAYERS TO WATCH IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA THIS SEASON · ICE IN BLOOMINGTON: WHAT IS CONFIRMED, WHAT IS BUZZ · INDIANA'S I-TEAM · MIDWEST PRIVACY VOLUME 1 · TOTAL TEAM EFFORT IN RESPONSE VICTORY · SHERIFF DALLAIRE DISMISSES 77% FLOCK OPPOSITION · INDIANA APPROACH BRIDGES FOR I-69 OHIO RIVER CROSSING NEARLY COMPLETE · WHEN EVERY CABIN BECOMES A HOTEL, THE HILLS STOP FEELING LIKE HOME · INDIANA'S MOST POPULAR ICE CREAM BRAND ·

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What Is Sean Steele Actually Running On?

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026
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Chris Bowen really wants you to listen to her.

Her official story sounds neighborly until you ask questions.

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026
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Chris Bowen in full denial after insulting entire District

A candidate can refuse a debate. Candidates refuse debates. What she cannot do is dress the refusal in academic rank and then act shocked when the district hears the rank.

Bob Taylor 2 Sep 6, 2026
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Greeco.News

West Nile Found in Greene County Mosquitoes — Health Department Says the Whole County Is at Risk

Most people who pick up the virus never know it.

Mr.Newz Sep 4, 2026
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$16.7 Million Coming to West-Central Indiana’s Rural Hospitals — Greene County Is on the List

The money is part of Indiana’s Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-Being program,

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 4, 2026
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From a Regional Night in Columbus to a Lifetime of Screenings: Feleica Stewart Takes John Stewart’s Story Wider

Feleica Stewart did not leave the loss as a memorial plaque. She built the John Stewart Foundation around a plain goal

Mr.Newz Sep 3, 2026
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Hey, do you want to do good things?

Explaining our recent Facebook departure and updates.

Mr.Newz 2 Sep 2, 2026
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Clean Your Own House First

The ICE panic in Bloomington this week has the usual shape.

Kristen Withers 2 Sep 2, 2026
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ICE in Bloomington: What Is Confirmed, What Is Buzz

The firmest local document of the moment is not a raid announcement. It is a consent decree.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 2, 2026
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Sheriff Dallaire Dismisses 77% Flock Opposition

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.

Daniel Pierson 1 Sep 1, 2026
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When Every Cabin Becomes a Hotel, the Hills Stop Feeling Like Home

If Brown County wants to stay Brown County, the question at the next tourist-home hearing should be simple:

Skylar Lehr 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Martin County Hits Pause on Data Centers, Big Solar, and Wind — Local Rules Before the Next Land Rush

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.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026
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Fall Light on Stone Country: How Lawrence County Has Been Photographed and How to Shoot It Yourself

The tradition is not only archival.

Skylar Lehr 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Orange County: French Lick’s Summer Doesn’t End. It Just Changes Shifts.

The resorts, the casino floor, the railroad, and the golf calendar do not punch out on September 1.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Jackson County: Forty-Two Years of Dealmaking Just Changed Hands

Lane is not a stranger. Jennings County native. Twenty-one years at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation as Southern Region Attractions Director.

Mr.Newz Sep 1, 2026
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The Shoals Bridge Is on a Stoplight Until October

If you use U.S. 50 between Loogootee and Shoals, budget the extra minutes.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026
Lawco.News

Bedford’s Other Road (SR 58) Is Closed Too

f you run between Bedford, Heltonville, and the east side of the county, that overlay is not abstract. It is another season of extra miles.

Skylar Lehr Sep 1, 2026
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SR 48 Just Became a Three-Month Detour

INDOT is replacing a small structure. Weather willing, the job runs through mid-November.

Kristen Withers Sep 1, 2026
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Mitchell’s Main Street Problem

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.

Skylar Lehr 1 Aug 29, 2026
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Trafalgar renters asked to call the health department over apartment mold

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.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 29, 2026
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Summit District: Selling the Overflow as a Lifestyle

Natasha Johns, a Bedford-based realtor who works the Monroe–Lawrence corridor, posted a bright little sales pitch this month about the Summit District.

Mr.Newz 2 Aug 28, 2026
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Am I the Last Democrat?

I was a Democrat because the party, as I understood it, was supposed to protect that arrangement.

Daniel Pierson 4 Aug 26, 2026
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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.

Skylar Lehr Aug 26, 2026

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Indiana leaders seek answers for surging fire truck costs

An Indiana senator wants a federal investigation into an industry he says has become a public safety problem.

Axios

Utility panel greenlights reconsideration of AES Indiana hike

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 Sept. 2 to reconsider the AES Indiana rate hike approved in June.

The Courier Times

Storm threat today, widespread rain Thursday

Central Indiana faces severe storms today with damaging winds possible south of I-70. Expect rain and cooler temps Thursday.

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Indy’s new SipEasy SocialHaus fills calendar; owner eyes expansion

Nicole Kearney opened SipEasy SocialHaus in June, a lounge space designed for people to relax, socialize and connect. She said the idea came from conversations with Indianapolis…

Inside INdiana Business

History, flavor of Southern Indiana river towns best savored slowly

Small cities in Southern Indiana cling to the Ohio River, offering visitors scenic views, intriguing historic spots and a relaxing small-town feel.

Knoxville News Sentinel

Find beauty and history in the river towns of Southern Indiana

See some of the sights and destinations in Madison, Jeffersonville, Clarksville and New Albany, Indiana, along the Ohio River.

Knoxville News Sentinel

Holding Steady: Purdue Survey Points to Stable Indiana Farmland Values Ahead

Indiana farmland values are holding steady this year, but what does the long-term outlook look like? “We think of land as the residual claimant to whatever happens in the ag sec…

Hoosier Ag Today

25 boys soccer players to watch in East Central Indiana this season

The IHSAA boys soccer season is well underway. Here's a quick look at 25 of East Central Indiana's top players to keep an eye on in 2026.

The Star Press

Indiana's I-Team

Read in-depth investigative reporting from WRTV's Indiana's I-Team covering accountability, government, consumer issues and public safety.

WRTV

Total Team Effort in Response Victory

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – To end a run of five matches in the first 10 days of the season, the 21st-ranked Indiana volleyball team rolled to its third win of the ye...

Indiana University Athletics

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