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In a win for law-abiding Hoosiers, Gary officials repeal unlawful immigration ordinance
INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Todd Rokita today issued the following statement: “We sent a blunt message to Gary officials that they needed to follow the…
Indiana awards $1.05M in Community Grants to accelerate statewide entrepreneurship resources, support for a booming entrepreneurial ecosystem
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) announced $1.05 million in grant awards to accelerate entrepreneurial activity and resources statewide through its new Community Collaboration Fund…
Deadline approaching for Community & Urban Forestry grants
INDIANA – Only a few weeks from the September 4th deadline for the Community & Urban Forestry grants. As a reminder, there are three different…
Flags directed to be flown at half-staff in Madison and Tipton Counties
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff in Madison and Tipton Counties in honor of Walter Merrill Taylor,…
Second arrest made in the murder of Lowell R. Badger
SULLIVAN CO. – An additional arrest has been made in the homicide of Lowell R. Badger homicide. Badger, a retired farmer, was found deceased in his…
Police Log: August 15, 2024
Bedford Police Department Arrests – August 14 Incidents – August 14 Incidents – August 13 Accidents – August 14 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests –…
Obituary: Cora Dean Elkins
March 1, 1942 – August 10, 2024 Cora Dean Elkins, 82, of Bedford, Indiana, passed away on August 10, 2024, at Bell Trace Health and…
Student-loan borrowers waiting for the Supreme Court to decide whether cheaper payments and debt cancellation can resume
INDIANA – President Joe Biden’s administration is asking the nation’s highest court to allow its new student loan repayment plan to go through. On August 9, the…
Obituary: Ronald ‘Ron’ Dean Williams
September 20, 1944 – August 14, 2024 Ronald ‘Ron’ Dean Williams, 79, of Bedford, passed away at 2:11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at…
Find Your Game; Find Your Passion
INDIANA – If you are anything like me, you have been glued to your television over the past few weeks watching the 33rd Summer Olympics in…












