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WEST NILE FOUND IN GREENE COUNTY MOSQUITOES — HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WHOLE COUNTY IS AT RISK · PHOTOS: INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY DEFEATS NEW HAMPSHIRE 4-0 · $16.7 MILLION COMING TO WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA’S RURAL HOSPITALS — GREENE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST · UNDAUNTED BY WEATHER, THE STATE FAIR CELEBRATES ITS SOGGY SUMMER—AND SO DO WE · FROM A REGIONAL NIGHT IN COLUMBUS TO A LIFETIME OF SCREENINGS: FELEICA STEWART TAKES JOHN STEWART’S STORY WIDER · SK HYNIX BREAKS GROUND ON $4 BILLION AI MEMORY FACILITY · HEY, DO YOU WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS? · INDIANA HIGH PICKS UP FIRST WIN WITH VICTORY OVER GREENSBURG-SALEM · CLEAN YOUR OWN HOUSE FIRST · BROWNE LEADS PURDUE PAST INDIANA STATE IN BOILERMAKERS' SEASON OPENER · ICE IN BLOOMINGTON: WHAT IS CONFIRMED, WHAT IS BUZZ · INDIANA LAWMAKERS MUM ON PLAN ‘TO END PROPERTY TAXES ON THE HOME YOU LIVE IN’ · MIDWEST PRIVACY VOLUME 1 · INDIANA STATE FAIR ANNOUNCES TASTE OF THE FAIR WINNER · SHERIFF DALLAIRE DISMISSES 77% FLOCK OPPOSITION · COLTS CONTINUE INDIANA FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS · WHEN EVERY CABIN BECOMES A HOTEL, THE HILLS STOP FEELING LIKE HOME · INDIANA STATE POLICE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION STATISTICS FOR AUGUST · MARTIN COUNTY HITS PAUSE ON DATA CENTERS, BIG SOLAR, AND WIND — LOCAL RULES BEFORE THE NEXT LAND RUSH · NORTHWEST INDIANA NEIGHBORS: OBITUARIES FOR SEPTEMBER 5 · FALL LIGHT ON STONE COUNTRY: HOW LAWRENCE COUNTY HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AND HOW TO SHOOT IT YOURSELF · 100 INDIANA STATE POLICE TROOPERS PARTICIPATE IN MANHUNT FOR POPULAR YOUTUBER’S VIDEO · ORANGE COUNTY: FRENCH LICK’S SUMMER DOESN’T END. IT JUST CHANGES SHIFTS. · ‘AMERICAN PICKERS’ TO FILM IN INDIANA, OHIO AND MICHIGAN IN OCTOBER ·

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West Nile Found in Greene County Mosquitoes — Health Department Says the Whole County Is at Risk

Most people who pick up the virus never know it.

Mr.Newz Sep 4, 2026
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$16.7 Million Coming to West-Central Indiana’s Rural Hospitals — Greene County Is on the List

The money is part of Indiana’s Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-Being program,

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 4, 2026
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From a Regional Night in Columbus to a Lifetime of Screenings: Feleica Stewart Takes John Stewart’s Story Wider

Feleica Stewart did not leave the loss as a memorial plaque. She built the John Stewart Foundation around a plain goal

Mr.Newz Sep 3, 2026
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Hey, do you want to do good things?

Explaining our recent Facebook departure and updates.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 2, 2026
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Clean Your Own House First

The ICE panic in Bloomington this week has the usual shape.

Kristen Withers 2 Sep 2, 2026
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ICE in Bloomington: What Is Confirmed, What Is Buzz

The firmest local document of the moment is not a raid announcement. It is a consent decree.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 2, 2026
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Sheriff Dallaire Dismisses 77% Flock Opposition

The sheriff’s “324 opinions” figure is not a random handful of cranks. It is the opposition slice of that 419-vote local poll — the same people Linton News asked him to take seriously.

Daniel Pierson 1 Sep 1, 2026
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When Every Cabin Becomes a Hotel, the Hills Stop Feeling Like Home

If Brown County wants to stay Brown County, the question at the next tourist-home hearing should be simple:

Skylar Lehr 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Martin County Hits Pause on Data Centers, Big Solar, and Wind — Local Rules Before the Next Land Rush

Martin County is not waiting to find out what a hyperscale data campus or a utility-scale energy field would do to the landscape after the first application is already on the table.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026
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Fall Light on Stone Country: How Lawrence County Has Been Photographed and How to Shoot It Yourself

The tradition is not only archival.

Skylar Lehr 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Orange County: French Lick’s Summer Doesn’t End. It Just Changes Shifts.

The resorts, the casino floor, the railroad, and the golf calendar do not punch out on September 1.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Jackson County: Forty-Two Years of Dealmaking Just Changed Hands

Lane is not a stranger. Jennings County native. Twenty-one years at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation as Southern Region Attractions Director.

Mr.Newz Sep 1, 2026
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The Shoals Bridge Is on a Stoplight Until October

If you use U.S. 50 between Loogootee and Shoals, budget the extra minutes.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026
Lawco.News

Bedford’s Other Road (SR 58) Is Closed Too

f you run between Bedford, Heltonville, and the east side of the county, that overlay is not abstract. It is another season of extra miles.

Skylar Lehr Sep 1, 2026
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SR 48 Just Became a Three-Month Detour

INDOT is replacing a small structure. Weather willing, the job runs through mid-November.

Kristen Withers Sep 1, 2026
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Mitchell’s Main Street Problem

Mitchell is not a ghost town. Ace Hardware and Ben Franklin still sit on Main Street as one of the last full-service downtown fixtures.

Skylar Lehr 1 Aug 29, 2026
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Trafalgar renters asked to call the health department over apartment mold

There is no published official statement from the Town of Trafalgar, the Johnson County Health Department, or an apartment owner specifically about a current complex-wide mold outbreak.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 29, 2026
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Summit District: Selling the Overflow as a Lifestyle

Natasha Johns, a Bedford-based realtor who works the Monroe–Lawrence corridor, posted a bright little sales pitch this month about the Summit District.

Mr.Newz 2 Aug 28, 2026
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Am I the Last Democrat?

I was a Democrat because the party, as I understood it, was supposed to protect that arrangement.

Daniel Pierson 4 Aug 26, 2026
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The Sheriff argument and puting critics down.

The post presents the Sheriff as a man with no options, compelled by Council neglect to gut his own roster.

Skylar Lehr Aug 26, 2026
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WVUT Steps Away from PBS — and Shows Indiana What Local Public Television Can Look Like Without Federal Strings

That history matters. For more than five decades the model assumed a steady flow of federal and state subsidy.

Mr.Newz Aug 25, 2026
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Catch Me Ridin’ Buggy: Lawrence County’s Quiet War with the Original Free Men on the Land

They do not register the vehicle. They do not buy the plate. They do not pay into the fuel tax that helps maintain the surface they travel.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 25, 2026
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Necessary Upgrades: Lawrence County Looks at Sheriff Command Structure and Prosecutor Pay

Two of the more consequential items on the agenda will involve the people responsible for public safety and criminal prosecution.

Skylar Lehr 1 Aug 25, 2026

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PHOTOS: Indiana field hockey defeats New Hampshire 4-0

The game was Indiana's home opener.

PHOTOS: Indiana field hockey defeats New Hampshire 4-0 - Indiana Daily Student

Undaunted by weather, the state fair celebrates its soggy summer—and so do we

August brought storms, power outages and devastating floods to many parts of Indiana—and also put a damper on the usually carefree time at the Indiana State Fair.

The Statehouse File

SK hynix Breaks Ground on $4 Billion AI Memory Facility

SK hynix Inc. held a ceremonial groundbreaking recently for its advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI memory in the  Purdue Research Park . The event featured r…

Building Indiana Business

INDIANA HIGH PICKS UP FIRST WIN WITH VICTORY OVER GREENSBURG-SALEM

Indiana beat Greensburg Salem 42-27 last night to pick up the first win of the season for the Indians. Pat Dou...

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Browne leads Purdue past Indiana State in Boilermakers' season opener

Ryan Browne threw for a career-high 317 yards and three touchdowns to lead Purdue to a 44-19 victory over Indiana State.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Indiana lawmakers mum on plan ‘to end property taxes on the home you live in’

By Tom Davies

The Republic News

Indiana State Fair announces Taste of the Fair winner

A fried sugar biscuit piled with pulled pork, marshmallow fluff and chocolate chips has claimed the Indiana State Fair's top food honor.

nwitimes

Colts continue Indiana flood relief efforts

The Colts encourage anyone looking to help flood-impacted communities to scan the QR code or follow the link below in the article.

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Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division Statistics for August

The Indiana State Police recently published its Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division Statistics for August 2026. ISP gave the below information: The Indiana State Police Comm…

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Northwest Indiana neighbors: Obituaries for September 5

Read through the obituaries published today in The Times.

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