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INCUMBENT SENATOR IN INDIANA CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING · BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY TO CLOSE SECTION 8 WAITING LIST EFFECTIVE OCT. 9 · LIVING DISTRACTIONLESS: MAKING THE HARD CHOICES TO GET BACK TO "YOU" · REP. HOUCHIN RECOGNIZES OCTOBER AS NATIONAL LEARNING DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH · THIS IS THE LAST PHOTO I'LL EVER TAKE ON THIS DAMN SMARTPHONE. THE THING IN THE MIDDLE IS AN AUDIO PLAYER · INDIANA STATE POLICE SEIZE 130 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA DURING TOLL ROAD ARRESTS · HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE A REPORTER? · INDIANA SENATOR ACCUSED OF 2 RECENT WALMART SHOPLIFTING INCIDENTS, SOURCE SAYS · 📻🔥 INSANE TECHNOLOGY HAM RADIO SALE 🔥📻 · COLUMBUS MAN INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN INDIANA TEENAGER’S DEATH · HOOSIER HILLS HAMFEST IS SATURDAY AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS · KSP, INDIANA STATE POLICE JOIN MULTI-STATE CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL FIREARMS · ANATOMY OF A FLOCK CAMERA, AND THE OPEN STACK THAT DOES THE SAME JOB SO YOU TOO CAN BE A SURVEILLANCE LORD · 'FIRST FIVE' DOCUMENTARY TRACKING BOB KNIGHT’S INITIAL IU RECRUITING CLASS PREMIERES AT HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL · LIMESTONE HALF MARATHON · THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR $150,000 VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANTS · LIMESTONE HALF MARATHON · NEBRASKA INDIANA 2024.JPEG · DEATH THREATS AT HIGHLAND PARK: TWO SIXTH-GRADERS ADMIT THE MESSAGES, AND THE REST IS STILL PRIVATE · CROSS-COUNTRY AMERICA 250 RELAY ROLLS THROUGH NORTHWEST INDIANA NEXT WEDNESDAY · I'M A TEACHER. THAT IS NOT WHY I AM VOTING FOR SEAN STEELE. · INDIANA MAN ALLEGEDLY CRASHES CAR INTO HOME, CLAIMS HE CAN’T STICK AROUND BECAUSE HE’S LATE FOR A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT · IS INDIANA HIKING PROPERTY TAXES FOR CUTS TO DATA CENTERS? · CELEBRATE SCIENCE INDIANA RETURNS TO STATE FAIRGROUNDS WITH HANDS-ON STEM FESTIVAL ·

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Township Trustees and Boards: The Quietest Races Still on the 2026 Ballot

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Jenee Abram Trimble: Real Crusader for Taxpayers?

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Property Tax Reform Fallout: What SEA 1 Means for Lawrence County — and How Other Counties Are Handling It

Homeowners across Indiana are seeing modest property tax relief this year under Senate Enrolled Act 1. For local governments, the same law is producing a different kind of math.

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Bloomington’s Quiet Wins: Competence, Connection, and a City Still Building

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Habitat Alert Highlights Gunfire Near Osage Place: Bloomington’s Steady Safety Decline

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Fall Look-Ahead: Lawrence County & the 812

Fall in the limestone hills is still one of the better times to be outside!

Mr.Newz 2 Aug 5, 2026
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From Quarries to Landmarks: Limestone’s Quiet Role in America’s 250th Year

The Pentagon’s exterior is Indiana limestone.

Mr.Newz Aug 5, 2026
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Summer’s Last Stretch: Nature Cafés, Trails, and Why Folks Still Choose the Hills

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Bedford’s Commercial Rebound: $32 Million in 2025 and a Pipeline Still Moving

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Bedford Police Pension Board Set to Review Two New Officer Candidates August 12

These pension reviews are a standard, required step under Indiana law.

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Saved from the Cell: Hoosier Helicopter Parents Freaking Out Over Unplugging Kids

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Data Centers: You're gonna love em'

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Golden Gables, gone but not forgotten.

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Lawrence County's Budget Difficulties, Monroe County's been there, done that.

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GOOD LUCK NOT OPENING TILL 8 O’CLOCK,

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

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Bedford Housing Authority to close Section 8 waiting list effective Oct. 9

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Indiana State Police seize 130 grams of marijuana during Toll Road arrests

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Columbus man indicted by federal grand jury in Indiana teenager’s death

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KSP, Indiana State Police join multi-state crackdown on illegal firearms

If you see suspicious or illegal activity, you’re urged to contact your local state police post immediately.

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The City of Bloomington opens applications for $150,000 Violence Reduction Grants

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