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A national economic development conference focusing on rural communities is coming to the French Lick Resort July 30-Aug. 1
FRENCH LICK – Stand Up Rural America, a rural economic development summit, is coming to southern Indiana. The 2024 summit will take place at the…
Map out your eclipse viewing location
BEDFORD – The total solar eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024, and our local viewers are urged to stay home and enjoy the experience….
Bridge work planned along State Road 67 in Morgan County
MORGAN CO. — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Force Construction Company began work on State Road 67 over Falls Creek on Tuesday, April 2, to complete…
Mitchell High School teacher Robyn Embry receives the Gene Stratton-Porter Environmental Science Award
MITCHELL – Mitchell High School teacher Robyn Embry received the Gene Stratton-Porter Environmental Science Award at the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. convention in…
Woman arrested on OWI charges
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman was arrested after Lawrence County Prosecutor Sam Arp filed a probable cause affidavit on March 30, claiming 34-year-old Tetiana Lee…
Mayor Sam Craig proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month
BEDFORD—The Lawrence County Department of Child Services is hosting a Child Abuse Prevention Month kickoff event on Friday, April 5, at the Downtown Depot at…
Deputy smells marijuana during a traffic stop, two detained on drug charges
BEDFORD – After a traffic stop on Thursday, March 28, two women were arrested on drug charges. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained Shelby Horton,…
Man interferes with firefighters, slips out of handcuffs, sounds police siren
BEDFORD – On Monday, March 29, Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department requested Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Thomas Porter to respond to 39 North Helton…
Officers make welfare check, woman is jailed after fighting with police
MITCHELL – A Bloomington woman after Mitchell Police officers responded to the 400 block of Burton Street to check on someone knocking on doors and…
Teen submits forged medical doctor excuses for his absences and is arrested
BEDFORD – An Oolitic teen was arrested after he forged a note from a doctor excusing him from work. Bedford Police arrested 19-year-old Gavin Blackshear…
