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WHAT IS SEAN STEELE ACTUALLY RUNNING ON? · TURNING POINT INDIANA: CHARLIE KIRK’S MOVEMENT FACES ITS BIGGEST TEST — CAN INDIANA BECOME TPUSA’S MODEL STATE · CHRIS BOWEN REALLY WANTS YOU TO LISTEN TO HER. · TINY PILLARS PRESCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPENS AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LAWRENCE COUNTY · CHRIS BOWEN IN FULL DENIAL AFTER INSULTING ENTIRE DISTRICT · COLUMBUS MAN SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION · WEST NILE FOUND IN GREENE COUNTY MOSQUITOES — HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WHOLE COUNTY IS AT RISK · GOVERNOR BRAUN THANKS VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING HOOSIERS AT AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS CENTER  · $16.7 MILLION COMING TO WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA’S RURAL HOSPITALS — GREENE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST · INDIANA STATE LIBRARY: CONSTITUTION TRIVIA · FROM A REGIONAL NIGHT IN COLUMBUS TO A LIFETIME OF SCREENINGS: FELEICA STEWART TAKES JOHN STEWART’S STORY WIDER · ROAD CLOSURE PLANNED FOR STATE ROAD 57 IN DAVIESS COUNTY · HEY, DO YOU WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS? · INDIANA COUNTIES' RESPONSE TO DATA CENTERS REFLECTS BROADER POLITICAL RISK · CLEAN YOUR OWN HOUSE FIRST · PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INDIANA POLICE AGENCIES CONVERGE ON WHITESTOWN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO APPREHEND SUSPECT · ICE IN BLOOMINGTON: WHAT IS CONFIRMED, WHAT IS BUZZ · INDIANA LEADERS SEEK ANSWERS FOR SURGING FIRE TRUCK COSTS · MIDWEST PRIVACY VOLUME 1 · UTILITY PANEL GREENLIGHTS RECONSIDERATION OF AES INDIANA HIKE · SHERIFF DALLAIRE DISMISSES 77% FLOCK OPPOSITION · STORM THREAT TODAY, WIDESPREAD RAIN THURSDAY · WHEN EVERY CABIN BECOMES A HOTEL, THE HILLS STOP FEELING LIKE HOME · INDY’S NEW SIPEASY SOCIALHAUS FILLS CALENDAR; OWNER EYES EXPANSION ·

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

Colorful hot air balloons will rise over the waters of West Boggs Lake later this month as the Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest moves to a new home in Loogootee

Terry Dailee Aug 17, 2026
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Pirates, Pixels, and the Fleet: The Unlikely Link Between Crane Naval Base and Video Games

Students gain real client experience building games that will actually be used. Engineers gain more engaging and efficient tools.

Mr.Newz 2 Aug 16, 2026
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Indiana Townships Are Changing: Here’s What It Means for Monroe, Lawrence, Greene and the Rest of Our Region

For generations, Indiana’s townships have been the closest layer of government most rural and small-town residents ever deal with.

Bob Taylor 2 Aug 14, 2026
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Rural Hospital Presses Anthem Over Underpaid Claims

one batch of claims as approaching $1 million, roughly a week of operating cash

Bob Taylor Aug 13, 2026
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Newberry Festival Returns to Greene County This Weekend

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.

Mr.Newz Aug 13, 2026
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Climbing Toward the Centennial: Restoring Brown County’s Historic Weed Patch Hill Fire Tower

Donations can be made online at friendsbcsp.org/donations or by check to Friends of Brown County State Park, P.O. Box 1892

Kristen Withers Aug 13, 2026
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Chamberfest Brown County Returns: World-Class Ensembles, a Wartime Song Cycle Premiere, and a Week of Mostly Free Music in Nashville

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.

Kristen Withers Aug 13, 2026
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Washington County Highway Garage BOT Project: What the State Audit Found and the Oversight Still Underway

Auditors identified problems with purchasing procedures, contract adherence, and financial reporting.

Daniel Pierson Aug 13, 2026
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Fall Preview: Farm Markets, Harvest Season, and Fort Vallonia Days in Jackson County

Mark the calendar now!

Mr.Newz Aug 13, 2026
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When the Circus Came to Stay: Ed Ballard, Hagenbeck-Wallace, and Orange County’s Big-Top Legacy

Dan Pierson worked as an adjunct Professor Of History at UOF in 1995.

Daniel Pierson Aug 13, 2026
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Tourism’s Quiet Powerhouse: How French Lick Resort Continues to Lift Orange County

After decades of decline, the Cook Group led a major restoration project in the mid-2000s

Mr.Newz Aug 13, 2026
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The Affordable Housing Squeeze and the Non-Student Exodus

Current market averages for typical apartments sit in the $1,500 to $1,700 range

Kristen Withers Aug 13, 2026
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Mr.Newz Explains: Pulling Public Records in Monroe, Lawrence, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Washington, Brown & Orange Counties

This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.

Mr.Newz 2 Aug 13, 2026
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Del Taco Nearing Completion in Bedford

For customers it will add another convenient, consistent option on the commercial corridor.

Skylar Lehr 3 Aug 13, 2026
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Seymour’s Proposed Annexation: Planning for Growth Along the Burkart Corridor

Seymour is preparing the southern and southeastern approaches for the next chapter of measured, infrastructure-supported growth.

Daniel Pierson Aug 12, 2026
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A careful look at what the Brown County Redevelopment Commission is working toward

Economic planning—while staying grounded in community goals

Skylar Lehr Aug 12, 2026
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School Choice, the current state and how is affects you.

Historically, Indiana’s charters (authorized since the early 2000s) and the 2011 voucher program have expanded steadily.

Daniel Pierson 1 Aug 12, 2026
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Could Beau Bayh Look Like Anymore of a Doofus?

Does the candidate understand how he lands with regular people outside the donor circuit and the convention hall?

Bob Taylor 4 Aug 12, 2026
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Indiana’s $1.86 Billion Surplus and Nearly $4 Billion in Reserves: What It Means for Counties Like Ours

Gov. Braun has framed the surplus as giving lawmakers “options”

Mr.Newz Aug 11, 2026
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Lawrence County Joins Statewide INjail System: What It Means For Southern Indiana

"This system makes public records easier to obtain across the board"

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 11, 2026
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French Lick Irony: Indiana Democrats Hold Their “Big Idea” Convention Where Their Base Can't Afford to Show Up

Indiana Democrats say they want to rebuild the middle class and speak for everyday Hoosiers.

Bob Taylor 1 Aug 11, 2026
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Indiana Democrats’ Long Shadow: An Image Problem That Won’t Quit

n places like Kokomo, federal intervention during the auto crisis helped stabilize a manufacturing base that might otherwise have collapsed.

Daniel Pierson 2 Aug 11, 2026
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Things to Do in Bedford This Weekend (August 15–16)

Mid-August is still full summer in southern Indiana

Mr.Newz Aug 10, 2026

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Turning Point Indiana: Charlie Kirk’s Movement Faces Its Biggest Test — Can Indiana Become TPUSA’s Model State

Did Braun's TPUSA partnership actually work? If Indiana had X chapters before the announcement and suddenly has substantially more when students return this fall, that's measura…

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Tiny Pillars Preschool Officially Opens at Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence County

BEDFORD — The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence County has officially opened the doors to its new early childhood education initiative, Tiny Pillars Preschool ...

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Columbus man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation

COLUMBUS — A Columbus man has been sentenced to nearly three decades in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a young child and posses ...

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Governor Braun thanks volunteers supporting Hoosiers at American Red Cross Disaster Relief Operations Center 

INDIANA – Governor Mike Braun visited the American Red Cross Indiana Region headquarters in Indianapolis today to tour its Disaster Relief Operations C ...

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Indiana State Library: Constitution Trivia

INDIANA - Celebrate Constitution Day with a lunchtime trivia showdown! Join us on September 15th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Indiana State Library f ...

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Road closure planned for State Road 57 in Daviess County

DAVIESS COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 57 in Daviess County. Beginning on or around Monday, Septe ...

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Indiana counties' response to data centers reflects broader political risk

Indiana illustrates both the shifting political risk for data centers and the direction of the infrastructure finance discussion on this issue.

Bond Buyer

Personnel from multiple Indiana police agencies converge on Whitestown apartment complex to apprehend suspect

WHITESTOWN, Ind. — Multiple Indiana police agencies converged on an apartment complex in Whitestown to apprehend a suspect Tuesday night. In a post on Facebook, the Whitestown M…

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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.

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