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BRI and Downtown Merchants hosting Mother’s and Father’s Day Essay Contests
BEDFORD – Fourth and fifth-grade students in the North Lawrence Community School system are invited to write essays for Mother’s and Father’s Day. The Contest…
Woman hits man with a whiskey bottle, arrested
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman is behind bars after she allegedly cracked a man in the head with a whiskey bottle. Police arrested Heather Vestal,…
Zazu alerts officers to drugs, and two are detained
BEDFORD – Canine Zazu alerted officers to drugs in the vehicle, and two are detained on meth charges. On Friday, March 29, at 11:49 p.m.,…
Woman throws a fruit bowl and knife at a man and is arrested
MITCHELL – A Mitchell woman is facing domestic battery charges for causing moderate bodily injury after she allegedly threw a fruit bowl and knife at…
Inoperable tail light lands two in jail on meth charges
JUDAH – Two people were arrested on Friday, March 29, after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Harrison Fleetwood. At approximately 1:07 a.m., Capt. Fleetwood was…
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….
Remembering a fallen trooper
FORT WAYNE – Twenty-five years ago today, Indiana State Police Trooper Cory R. Elson was tragically killed in the line of duty. Trooper Elson was shot…
Police Log: April 3, 2024
Bedford Police Department Arrests – April 2 Incidents – April 2 Incidents – April 1 Accidents – April 2 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests –…
