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Plan Commission approves request to subdivide property at 22 Q Street
BEDFORD – The Bedford Plan Commission approved a request to subdivide a property located at 22 Q Street into two parcels. Lee Ann Plummer, represented…
Teen injured when deer collides with motorcycle
AVOCA – A Bedford teen was injured after his motorcycle collided with a deer on Avoca Eureka Road on Tuesday night. The driver Cayden Thomas,…
Man arrested after violating a protective order
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested after Bedford Police Department received a 911 call reporting a male 42-year-old Travis Kendall had violated an active…
Monkeypox Update: FDA authorizes emergency use of JYNNEOS vaccine to increase vaccine supply
INDIANA – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS vaccine to allow healthcare providers to use…
Man arrested after stealing two iPhones and a diamond ring
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested on Monday, August 8th when Bedford Police were called to an apartment on Ludlow Drive after a report…
City of Mitchell issues boil order
MITCHELL – The City of Mitchell has issued a boil order due to a water main break. The boil order was issued for Lehigh Cement,…
Nearly one in five Hoosier third graders are not yet reading proficiently – 20,000+ second graders take reading exam for the first time
INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today released results from the 2021-2022 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) assessment, which show that nearly one in five Hoosier students…
Partnering OSHA training and local manufacturing employers
BEDFORD – The Lawrence County Workforce Coalition and Stone City Products, Inc. are currently looking to partnerwith local manufacturing employers to offer OSHA training in…
Mitchell City Council met in special session to discuss stormwater fees with Midwestern Engineers Inc.
MITCHELL – The Mitchell City Council met in a special session Tuesday, to determine the best route to take in regards to a planned stormwater…
A Continued Legacy – Diana (Bishop) Chastain to serve as Parade Grand Marshal for the 75th Persimmon Festival
MITCHELL – A legacy like no other, that’s what George Bishop created in 1947 when the Mitchell High School physics teacher decided to stage a…
