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WHEN EVERY CABIN BECOMES A HOTEL, THE HILLS STOP FEELING LIKE HOME · OLD CARS PARKED: AUGUST 2026 · MARTIN COUNTY HITS PAUSE ON DATA CENTERS, BIG SOLAR, AND WIND — LOCAL RULES BEFORE THE NEXT LAND RUSH · US-KOREA AI: INSIDE SK HYNIX’S INDIANA HBM PRODUCTION BASE · FALL LIGHT ON STONE COUNTRY: HOW LAWRENCE COUNTY HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AND HOW TO SHOOT IT YOURSELF · FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN INDIANA DISTRIBUTES FOOD AT 6 SITES IN SEPTEMBER · ORANGE COUNTY: FRENCH LICK’S SUMMER DOESN’T END. IT JUST CHANGES SHIFTS. · INDIANA OFFERS FREE HUNTING AND FISHING DAYS IN SEPTEMBER · JACKSON COUNTY: FORTY-TWO YEARS OF DEALMAKING JUST CHANGED HANDS · FEMA WANTS TO FAST-TRACK RECOVERY FUNDS FOR INDIANA AFTER STORMS, FLOODS · THE SHOALS BRIDGE IS ON A STOPLIGHT UNTIL OCTOBER · FORMER SOUTHERN INDIANA DEPUTY FACING FELONY CHARGE AFTER 2K+ SEARCHES OF SAME LICENSE PLATE · BEDFORD’S OTHER ROAD (SR 58) IS CLOSED TOO · TOP INDIANA BOYS XC MARKS THIS PAST WEEK (AUGUST 24-30) · SR 48 JUST BECAME A THREE-MONTH DETOUR · BEYGOOD, BEYONCé’S FOUNDATION, IS DONATING $200K TO SUPPORT INDIANA FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS · MITCHELL’S MAIN STREET PROBLEM · AURORA WOMAN: FROM HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT TO PUBLISHED AUTHOR · TRAFALGAR RENTERS ASKED TO CALL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER APARTMENT MOLD · 9 NORTHWEST INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS WIN ROBOTICS GRANTS TO EXPAND STEM OPPORTUNITIES · SUMMIT DISTRICT: SELLING THE OVERFLOW AS A LIFESTYLE · THOUSANDS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA STILL WITHOUT POWER NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER STORM · AM I THE LAST DEMOCRAT? · BOGARD’S BANGER RESCUES RESULT IN LOUISVILLE ·

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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 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 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 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
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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 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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WVUT Steps Away from PBS — and Shows Indiana What Local Public Television Can Look Like Without Federal Strings

That history matters. For more than five decades the model assumed a steady flow of federal and state subsidy.

Mr.Newz Aug 25, 2026
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Catch Me Ridin’ Buggy: Lawrence County’s Quiet War with the Original Free Men on the Land

They do not register the vehicle. They do not buy the plate. They do not pay into the fuel tax that helps maintain the surface they travel.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 25, 2026
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Necessary Upgrades: Lawrence County Looks at Sheriff Command Structure and Prosecutor Pay

Two of the more consequential items on the agenda will involve the people responsible for public safety and criminal prosecution.

Skylar Lehr 1 Aug 25, 2026
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Matt Bair, Familiar Voice of Indianapolis Traffic and Recovery Advocate, Dies at 48

The station announced his passing on Monday, August 24. Bair had been a familiar presence on WIBC for the past eight years

Bob Taylor Aug 25, 2026
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Southern Indiana Blues Fest Returns to Bill Monroe Music Park with Stacked Lineup

Headlining is The Devon Allman Project.

Mr.Newz Aug 25, 2026
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IU and Brown County Launch Sustaining Hoosier Communities Partnership with 14 Local Projects

The initiative pairs rural communities with IU Bloomington courses, faculty, and students to work on projects the community itself has identified.

Mr.Newz Aug 25, 2026
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South Main Street Gets Its Next Phase In Salem

The next critical phase spans from the Blue River bridge southward to Becks Mill Road

Mr.Newz Aug 24, 2026
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Solar Panels or Soybeans? Greene County’s Farmland Debate Intensifies

Large-scale solar development continues to test the balance between new energy projects and the long-term value of productive farmland in rural Indiana.

Bob Taylor Aug 22, 2026
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Shining the Turd: The Convention Center Hotel and the Jobs Bloomington Doesn’t Need

Will they need to reserve a block of rooms as employee quarters?

Kristen Withers Aug 21, 2026
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The Powerline Camp Standoff: City vs. County on Who Owns the Problem

In a mid-August statement, the mayor said the encampment “continues to destabilize” and that September 1 is not soon enough.

Kristen Withers Aug 21, 2026
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Lark Ranch Loogootee Opens Fall Season September 19 — Where Southern Indiana’s Ultimate Fall Experience Began

Weekends beginning Saturday, September 19, through the end of October

Terry Dailee 1 Aug 21, 2026

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Old cars parked: August 2026

The old cars I found parked in August.

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US-Korea AI: Inside SK hynix’s Indiana HBM Production Base

SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung breaks ground on US$4bn Indiana facility, driving the US-Korea AI semiconductor supply chain with next-generation HBM packaging

AI Magazine

Food Bank of Northern Indiana distributes food at 6 sites in September

The food can be picked up in a drive-through on a first-come, first-served basis.

South Bend Tribune

Indiana offers free hunting and fishing days in September

Indiana residents can hunt and fish without certain licenses during upcoming free events scheduled in September.

Courier & Press

FEMA wants to fast-track recovery funds for Indiana after storms, floods

A pilot program would help distribute funds more quickly to Indiana communities.

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Former southern Indiana deputy facing felony charge after 2K+ searches of same license plate

A former Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputy is charged with a felony after he allegedly made more than 2,000 searches of the same license plate within the department's Flock…

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Top Indiana Boys XC Marks This Past Week (August 24-30)

Highlighting the best Boys performances delivered across Indiana during XC meets taking place between August 24-30.

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BeyGOOD, Beyoncé’s foundation, is donating $200K to support Indiana flood relief efforts

INDIANAPOLIS— Beyoncé is contributing $200,000 to organizations, City Life Center and Angel by Nature, who are on the ground providing flood aid. Beyoncé’s foundation BeyGOOD la…

Fox 59

Aurora woman: From high school dropout to published author

(AURORA, Ind.) – A Dearborn County woman is living proof that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.

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9 Northwest Indiana school districts win robotics grants to expand STEM opportunities

The Indiana Department of Education awarded robotics competition grants to nine Northwest Indiana school districts, with eligible awards ranging as high as $100,000.

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