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Red Cross: National blood crisis may put patients at risk
INDIANA — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood…
BBB Scam Alert: Tracking code trick costs online shoppers
INDIANA – BBB Scam Tracker has received numerous reports about shipping tricks that scammers use to steal from online shoppers. The con artists are exploiting PayPal’s…
Habitual drug offender gets a 16-year sentence
BEDFORD – Lawrence Superior Court II Judge Bob Cline sentenced a habitual drug offender to 16 years in the Indiana Department of Correction Monday after…
Man arrested after woman files battery affidavit
MITCHELL – A Mitchell man was arrested Monday when Mitchell Police officers responded to a call in the 110 block of Main Street after a…
Two arrested after police spot woman who was wanted on a warrant
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman was arrested Tuesday after Bedford Police went to a home in the 1400 block of 13th Street. The officer witnessed…
Mitchell man arrested after alleged struggle involving a rifle
MITCHELL – A Mitchell man was arrested Monday after Mitchell Police officers were alerted to a physical domestic fight at Northside Village. The caller told…
Fire damages mobile home
BEDFORD – Firefighters battled a mobile home fire early this morning at 2258 Vinegar Hill Road. Firefighters from Shawswick, Oolitic, Pleasant Run, and Marion Township…
Forest Service purchases Lawrence County tract
BEDFORD – In late December, staff at the Hoosier National Forest successfully acquired a 43.49-acre tract of land in Lawrence County. The Forest seeks to…
Planning meeting scheduled for 2022 Orleans Dogwood Festival
ORLEANS – There will be an important planning meeting for the 2022 Orleans Dogwood Festival on Tuesday, January 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Orleans Town Hall. All past and…
Judge orders prison sentences for two who fail to comply with probation terms
BEDFORD – Two people were sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction by Lawrence Superior Court II Judge Robert Cline Thursday after failing to comply…
