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

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Indiana Townships Are Changing: Here’s What It Means for Monroe, Lawrence, Greene and the Rest of Our Region

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Could Beau Bayh Look Like Anymore of a Doofus?

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Indiana’s $1.86 Billion Surplus and Nearly $4 Billion in Reserves: What It Means for Counties Like Ours

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Lawrence County Joins Statewide INjail System: What It Means For Southern Indiana

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French Lick Irony: Indiana Democrats Hold Their “Big Idea” Convention Where Their Base Can't Afford to Show Up

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Indiana Democrats’ Long Shadow: An Image Problem That Won’t Quit

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Little Phoenix Learning Center Opens Doors for Local Preschoolers

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Martin County’s CEO Program Turns Classrooms into Boardrooms — and Aims to Keep Young Talent Home

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End of an Era: Mayor Craig Will Not Seek a Fourth Term

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When the Camera Becomes the Cause: Civilian Auditing in Southern Indiana

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Governor Braun Taps Joshua Bain to Regulatory Commission

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