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…

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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….

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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…

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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 –…

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Bridge work planned along State Road 67 in Morgan County

MORGAN CO. â€” Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Force Construction Company began work on State Road 67 over Falls Creek on Tuesday, April 2, to complete…

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Mitchell High School teacher Robyn Embry receives the Gene Stratton-Porter Environmental Science Award

MITCHELL – Mitchell High School teacher Robyn Embry received the Gene Stratton-Porter Environmental Science Award at the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. convention in…

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Woman arrested on OWI charges

BEDFORD – A Bedford woman was arrested after Lawrence County Prosecutor Sam Arp filed a probable cause affidavit on March 30, claiming 34-year-old Tetiana Lee…

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Mayor Sam Craig proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month

BEDFORD—The Lawrence County Department of Child Services is hosting a Child Abuse Prevention Month kickoff event on Friday, April 5, at the Downtown Depot at…

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Deputy smells marijuana during a traffic stop, two detained on drug charges

BEDFORD – After a traffic stop on Thursday, March 28, two women were arrested on drug charges. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained Shelby Horton,…

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Man interferes with firefighters, slips out of handcuffs, sounds police siren

BEDFORD – On Monday, March 29, Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department requested Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Thomas Porter to respond to 39 North Helton…

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