Government
Commission selects six finalists for Court of Appeals second interview
INDIANA – The Judicial Nominating Commission interviewed twelve candidates on September 27 and named six finalists for the upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals…
USDA to invest $8 million to expand monitoring of soil carbon
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to invest $8 million to support and expand the monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural…
Sheriff Branham and Emergency Management Director Luchauer report recent success
BEDFORD – Lawrence County Sheriff Mike Branham announced Tuesday morning at the commissioner’s meeting that the jail population continues to be below capacity thanks to…
Lawrence County commissioners vote to decrease the speed limits on select county roads
BEDFORD – The Lawrence County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday morning to decrease the speed limit on select Lawrence County roads. The ordinance was passed…
Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team achieve a $2.9 million settlement in a Medicaid fraud case
INDIANA – Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced his office has recovered $2.9 million to settle allegations that a Northeast Indiana hospital network overbilled Indiana…
Commissioners approve final payment on wastewater treatment plant in Judah
BEDFORD – Tuesday morning Southern Indiana Development Commission Michelle Carrico asked the Lawrence County commissioners to approve the final payment to Graves Construction toward the completion…
Two Quilts of Valor will be awarded on October 8
BEDFORD – Tracey Fish requested permission from the Lawrence County Commissioners Tuesday morning, to give two Quilts of Valor to members of the armed forces…
Bridge work progressing on three bridges in Lawrence County
BEDFORD – Lawrence County Commissioners Tuesday morning, heard from Highway Superintendent Brandi Webb who reported work continues on Bridge 138 carrying East Oolitic Road over…
Commissioners receive notice from Ascension canceling their lease agreement
BEDFORD — Ascension St. Vincent Dunn and all Lawrence County Ascension Medical Group practices will be closing on December 16, 2022, according to Ascension St….
Commissioners address needed ambulance services
BEDFORD — Darin Kinser, Pleasant Run Volunteer Fire Department Chief, addressed the commissioners on the current ambulance situation that face Lawrence County residents with the…
