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WE ARE JAIME: HOW WEST ENCAPSULATES AVERAGE DEMOCRAT MENTALITY IN INDIANA · NEARLY HALF NEVER HEARD OF ENGLING. FIRST INDEPENDENT POLL PUTS BAYH AHEAD 43–35. · EVERYONE NEEDS A HERO: LAWRENCE COUNTY'S CARTER FIELDS IS IN THE RUNNING FOR SUPER KID · DRIVER SOUGHT IN NORTHWEST INDIANA HIT-AND-RUN THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED TEEN · A READER ASKS: IS RICHLAND TOWNSHIP PROTECTED BECAUSE ELLETTSVILLE IS INSIDE IT? · MEET THE INDIANA MAN TRYING TO SAVE AMERICA’S BYGONE NEON ERA · I BLINKED AND BOOM, DEL TACO · INDIANA LAWMAKERS PUNT ON HIGH SCHOOL NIL REGULATIONS · MAYOR AND 50 YEAR RANGER, GETS PUT THROUGH THE SPANKING MACHINE. · PURDUE EXTENSION TO HOST BEDFORD LUNCH 'N LEARN HIGHLIGHTING ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NOV. 18 · MAY PRESENTS CRAIG THE SAGAMORE OF THE WABASH · STONEGATE ARTS & EDUCATION CENTER PRESENTS ACTING WORKSHOP ON NOV. 7 FOR AGES 16+ · THE MUSIC CENTER MONEY FIGHT: WHO GETS THE EXTRA MONEY, AND SHOULD THE COUNTY OWN THE HALL · GM BEDFORD CASTING OPERATIONS REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH $100,000 GRANT TO AREA NONPROFITS · INCUMBENT SENATOR IN INDIANA CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING · MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH TO CONSIDER HEALTH OFFICER’S REMOVAL AT PUBLIC HEARING · LIVING DISTRACTIONLESS: MAKING THE HARD CHOICES TO GET BACK TO "YOU" · GOV. BRAUN ANNOUNCES LOW-INTEREST LOANS AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY JUNE'S SEVERE WEATHER · THIS IS THE LAST PHOTO I'LL EVER TAKE ON THIS DAMN SMARTPHONE. THE THING IN THE MIDDLE IS AN AUDIO PLAYER · BLOOMINGTON FALL LEAF COLLECTION BEGINS OCT. 19 · HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE A REPORTER? · ENVIRONMENTAL RULES BOARD & IDEM ACT TO LIFT FUEL RESTRICTIONS, REDUCE RED TAPE FOR INDIANA FIRE DEPARTMENTS · HOOSIER HILLS HAMFEST IS SATURDAY AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS · INDIANA RESIDENTS WARNED ABOUT ILLEGAL PESTICIDE PRODUCT ·

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We Are Jaime: How West Encapsulates Average Democrat Mentality in Indiana

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Everyone Needs a Hero: Lawrence County's Carter Fields Is in the Running for Super Kid

Carter Fields lives in Lawrence County. At 19 months he was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

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Lark Ranch Loogootee Opens Fall Season September 19 — Where Southern Indiana’s Ultimate Fall Experience Began

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I'm a teacher. That Is Not Why I Am Voting for Sean Steele.

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A Reader Asks: Is Richland Township Protected Because Ellettsville Is Inside It?

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I blinked and BOOM, Del Taco

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Mayor and 50 Year Ranger, gets put through the spanking machine.

The Bloomington City Council stripped $6,486,683 out of her proposed 2027 budget

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May Presents Craig the Sagamore of the Wabash

Gov. Ralph F. Gates created the Sagamore in 1946. He was on his way to a meeting of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky officials and learned the Kentucky governor meant to name him a Kentucky Colonel.

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The Music Center Money Fight: Who Gets the Extra Money, and Should the County Own the Hall

That is the local dispute. The larger question is whether a county of about 15,000 people should own a concert hall at all.

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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,

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When the Circus Came to Stay: Ed Ballard, Hagenbeck-Wallace, and Orange County’s Big-Top Legacy

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From a Regional Night in Columbus to a Lifetime of Screenings: Feleica Stewart Takes John Stewart’s Story Wider

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Crane’s Reactor: Who Builds It, Why It’s There, and Who Is Resistant.

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The Pontiac Aztek: The Future Taken For Granted

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Hoosier Hills Hamfest Is Saturday at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Vendors set up at 6 a.m. Indoor tables are $10, with a discount for more than one. Tailgating outside the main building is $5 a spot. Radio, electronics, and computer sellers are preferred.

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Limestone Half Marathon

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Death Threats at Highland Park: Two Sixth-Graders Admit the Messages, and the Rest Is Still Private

An email from the Monroe County Community School Corporation said five sixth-graders at Highland Park received direct social-media messages from accounts impersonating classmates.

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WBIW photographed the line and left the faces as “fanatics.

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Catch Me Ridin’ Buggy: Lawrence County’s Quiet War with the Original Free Men on the Land

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Nearly Half Never Heard of Engling. First Independent Poll Puts Bayh Ahead 43–35.

Free Press Indiana’s Bellwether survey of 839 likely voters gives Democrat Beau Bayh an 8-point edge over Sen. Jim Banks’s little-known SOS pick — who is winning only 68% of Rep…

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Driver sought in Northwest Indiana hit-and-run that seriously injured teen

Cedar Lake police are seeking help locating the driver of a hit-and-run Thursday night that left a 15-year-old seriously injured.

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Indiana lawmakers punt on high school NIL regulations

The name, image and likeness brand deals prevalent in collegiate athletics are tricking down to high school athletes, but Indiana lawmakers appear unlikely to regulate the pract…

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Purdue Extension to host Bedford Lunch 'n Learn highlighting organizational transformation Nov. 18

BEDFORD — Purdue Extension-Lawrence County is inviting community members to a free Lunch 'n Learn event next month to highlight a sweeping organization ...

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StoneGate Arts & Education Center presents Acting Workshop on Nov. 7 for ages 16+

BEDFORD — StoneGate Arts & Education Center invites aspiring and experienced performers to take the stage at its upcoming Acting Workshop on Saturday, N ...

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GM Bedford Casting Operations reinforces commitment to local community with $100,000 grant to area nonprofits

BEDFORD – Today, on behalf of GM Corporate Citizenship, GM Bedford Casting Operations presented its latest Community Impact Grants (CIG) to Bedford-area non ...

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Monroe County Board of Health to consider Health Officer’s removal at public hearing

BLOOMINGTON - The Monroe County Board of Health will hold a public hearing Thursday, Oct. 22, to consider whether cause exists to remove the county’s health ...

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Gov. Braun announces low-interest loans available for businesses, residents impacted by June's severe weather

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Bloomington fall leaf collection begins Oct. 19

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