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Firefighters battle blaze at abandoned house
MITCHELL – Firefighters from Marion and Shawswick Townships and Huron Volunteer Fire Department extinguished an abandoned house fire on Wesley Chapel Road, near the intersection…
6th annual Williams Covered Bridge Dinner is set for September 14
BEDFORD – On Tuesday morning, the Lawrence County Commissioners granted Lawrence County Tourism Director Tonya Chastain permission to host the 6th annual Williams Covered Bridge…
Wally Branham will lead commissioners in 2024
BEDFORD – On Tuesday morning, Wally Branham was voted new president of the Lawrence County Commissioners. He is replacing Dustin Gabhart. Rodney Fish will be…
Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available to local Hoosier farmers
INDIANA — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the fourth year’s…
Obituary: Loretta Houtchings
October 24, 1948 – December 30, 2023 Loretta Houtchings, 75, of Bedford, passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 30, 2023. Born October 24,…
Bridge 36 on Locust Road should be open by the end of the week
BEDFORD – Bridge 36 on Locust Road, just west of State Road 446, should be open by the end of the week, according to Lawrence…
Police Log: January 2, 2024
Bedford Police Department Arrests – January 1 Incidents – January 1 Accidents – January 1 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Incidents – January 2 Incidents –…
October 2023 Year in Review
LAWRENCE CO. – In October 2023, General Motors reached a tentative deal to end the strike with UAW, Cummins Engine Corp. donated engines to NLCS…
November 2023 Year in Review
LAWRENCE CO. – In November 2023, college basketball coaching legend Bob Knight died at 83; North North North Lawrence High School will transition from a…











