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SOUTH MAIN STREET GETS ITS NEXT PHASE IN SALEM · DECATUR CO. SHERIFF SHARES MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES · JENEE’ TRIMBLE: A CANDACE OWENS FOR SCENTSY WINE MOMS · PHOTOS: 2026 INDIANA STATE FAIR · SOLAR PANELS OR SOYBEANS? GREENE COUNTY’S FARMLAND DEBATE INTENSIFIES · WHITEWATER VALLEY RAILROAD HAS MATCHING FUND FOR FLOOD FUNDRAISER · SHINING THE TURD: THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL AND THE JOBS BLOOMINGTON DOESN’T NEED · CITIZENS ENERGY FIXES LEAK AFTER CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT TO INDIANA'S I-TEAM ABOUT HYDRANT · THE POWERLINE CAMP STANDOFF: CITY VS. COUNTY ON WHO OWNS THE PROBLEM · WATCH | TORNADOES, DERECHO MARK NORTHWEST INDIANA'S DEVASTATING SUMMER OF STORMS · LARK RANCH LOOGOOTEE OPENS FALL SEASON SEPTEMBER 19 — WHERE SOUTHERN INDIANA’S ULTIMATE FALL EXPERIENCE BEGAN · MAAC FOUNDATION GRADUATES 1ST EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER CLASS · HGTV-LINKED EXPERT BRINGS DESTINATION IDENTITY WORKSHOP TO MARTIN COUNTY · INDIANA SHUTS OUT EVANSVILLE 3-0 BEHIND GOALS FROM HEUER, BOGARD, MOLLER-JENSEN · JOIN US FOR "NIGHT OF WORSHIP" - SPRINGHILL CAMP - SEPTEMBER 26TH · INDIANA EMPLOYERS INVITED TO COMPETE FOR BEST PLACES TO WORK HONORS · # MARTIN COUNTY ASKS RESIDENTS: WHAT DOES AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEAN HERE? · BLOOMINGTON CONTINUES LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE URBAN FOREST  · BROWN COUNTY DEMOCRAT CHANGES HANDS ONCE MORE: A LONG CHAIN OF OWNERSHIP ENDS ANOTHER CHAPTER · GOVERNOR BRAUN CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO NIPSCO AS POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE FOLLOWING STORMS · MORE BUILDINGS, FEWER TREES: WHAT THE SCALING OF JOHN WILLIAMS BOULEVARD SAYS ABOUT BEDFORD · INDIANA MARKS AMERICA’S 250TH YEAR WITH COMMEMORATIVE HIGHWAY SIGNS · FROM EMPTY DEPOT TO OPEN GROUND: BEDFORD’S QUIET SHIFT TOWARD USABLE PARKS · ISP INVESTIGATION LEADS TO METH DEALING CHARGES AGAINST A WILLIAMS MAN ·

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Filling the Gaps: The 51-Acre Martin State Forest Expansion and Long-Term Conservation Strategy in Southern Indiana

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Spotlight on 4-H Excellence: Local Youth Achievements at the 2026 Lawrence County Fair

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Citizens Energy fixes leak after customer's complaint to Indiana's I-Team about hydrant

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