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THIS IS A TEST OF THE INFONOMICON SYSTEM · INDIANA DUNES WERE NAMED A NATIONAL LAKESHORE 60 YEARS AGO · MORE THAN A PARADE, THE PERSIMMON FESTIVAL BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER · INDIANA IS STILL TESTING STUDENTS. THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE READY · ROOKIE’S GOES DARK ON GREAT ESCAPE DRIVE · INDIANA LAWMAKERS HOLDING HEARING INTO WEEKS-LONG POWER OUTAGE AFTER AUGUST DERECHO · FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · INDIANA RANKS 38TH IN TEACHER PAY; WHERE DO AREA DISTRICTS STAND? · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · 175 INDIANA CHILDREN RECEIVE BEDS THROUGH ASHLEY’S HOPE TO DREAM DONATION · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · GOV. BRAUN POWERS GROWTH IN INDIANA'S SKILLED TRADES PIPELINE · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · A FEW PHOTOS FROM A ZIONSVILLE CAR SHOW · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · THE MIDTERM STORY MS NOW IS MISSING: DEMOCRATS KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE FROM HARRIS · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · INDIANA ‘MAKING THE CASE’ TO HOST US SPACE ACADEMY · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · DATA DRIVEN: KEEPING INDIANA AHEAD AS TECH MARKET EVOLVES · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · ESTIMATES OF STATE'S RESERVES STILL VOLATILE · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · 'A NEW RECORD': SOUTHERN INDIANA FOOD PANTRIES SEEING SURGE IN DEMAND ·

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Make Forty’s Famous Fish Sandwich at Home!

Forty’s Famous Fish Sandwich right in your own kitchen!

Skylar Lehr 1 Aug 4, 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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O’Charley’s Goes Dark on Bloomington’s West Side

The dinner rolls are done.

Mr.Newz Sep 10, 2026
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Preparing Hoosier Students for the 2026-2027 School Year: Device Policies, Health Education Updates, and Practical Steps for Families

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.

Skylar Lehr Aug 4, 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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Jackson and Washington County: Seymour’s Festival Month and Salem’s Long Road Home

Seymour and Salem sit on the same east-west habit. U.S. 50 and the roads that feed it.

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
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Martin and Orange: A Stoplight on the River and a Pumpkin Week in Resort Country

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
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Lawrence and Greene County: Combines, Cones, and an Apple Weekend

Bedford and Linton do not share a square. They share the kind of September that is half harvest and half courthouse.

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
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Monroe and Brown County: Fall Starts on 46, Not on a Brochure

If you live between Ellettsville and Nashville, fall does not arrive as a marketing campaign.

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
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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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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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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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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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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
Oraco.News

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
Martco.News

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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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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Indiana Dunes were named a National Lakeshore 60 years ago

A sandy swathe of the Indiana Dunes along Lake Michigan ended up getting protected by the National Park Service 60 years ago, after a 67-year-long battle to conserve it.

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Indiana Is Still Testing Students. That May Be One of the Best Ways to Make Sure They Are Ready

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has spent years debating how much standardized testing is too much, but the more important question may be whether the state can afford to test too little…

Hoosier Enquirer

Indiana lawmakers holding hearing into weeks-long power outage after August derecho

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Indiana ranks 38th in teacher pay; Where do area districts stand?

Northwestern School Corporation has raised its starting teacher salary by $4,000 since 2021. Eastern Howard has raised the bottom of its salary range, too. Yet Indiana still ran…

Kokomo Tribune

175 Indiana children receive beds through Ashley’s Hope to Dream donation

Hope to Dream has donated 175 complete bed sets to Firefly Children & Family Alliance for distribution to children and families across Indiana.

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Gov. Braun Powers Growth in Indiana's Skilled Trades Pipeline

Governor Mike Braun is building a stronger pipeline of electricians, welders and skilled trades professionals to help meet growing demand for technical talent by working with In…

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A few photos from a Zionsville car show

Some black-and-whites of old cars.

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The Midterm Story MS NOW Is Missing: Democrats Keeping Their Distance From Harris

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Hoosier Enquirer

Indiana ‘making the case’ to host US Space Academy

The civilian academy wants to prepare “future scientists, engineers, astronauts, pilots, operators, entrepreneurs, civil servants, warfighters, and other leaders.”

Indianapolis Business Journal

Data driven: Keeping Indiana ahead as tech market evolves

I will not support a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers if it comes before the 2027 General Assembly.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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