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Mid-States Corridor to host public meeting on proposed route options

October 17, 2025

JASPER — The Mid-States Corridor project team will hold a Public Information Meeting on Wednesday, October 22, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Jasper Middle School to update residents on the proposed rou...

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Indiana Grown Commission will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 22

October 17, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Grown Commission will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, from 1-3 p.m. ET at the Everwise Credit Union building in the first-floor conference room at 1 Nort...

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Daviess County health official honored with prestigious state food protection award

October 17, 2025

DAVIESS CO. – The Indiana Environmental Health Association has awarded the Tim Sullivan Memorial Award to Geoff Stoner, the Environmental Health Supervisor for the Daviess County Health Departm...

Jackson County to pay more than $5M to family of Louisville mother who died in jail's custody | Local News - WDRB

October 17, 2025

Jackson County to pay more than $5M to family of Louisville mother who died in jail's custody | Local News  WDRB

Jackson County to pay more than $5M to family of Louisville mother who died in jail's custody - WDRB

October 17, 2025

Jackson County to pay more than $5M to family of Louisville mother who died in jail's custody  WDRB

Settlement reached after Louisville mother died in Jackson County, Indiana jail - WDRB

October 17, 2025

Settlement reached after Louisville mother died in Jackson County, Indiana jail  WDRB

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Hoffman’s Pumpkin Farm: A family tradition rooted in hard work and heart

October 16, 2025

BEDFORD — For more than two decades, Hoffman’s Pumpkin Farm has been a staple of fall in Lawrence County. Tucked away at 808 Todd Lane, the farm offers acres of bright orange pumpkins, friendly c...

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PEN America says IU order of “No News” in Indiana Student Daily is blatant violation of free expression

October 16, 2025

BLOOMINGTON— PEN America on Thursday strongly condemned Indiana University’s decisions to order student newspaper editors to “print no news in the paper” and to fire its student media advi...

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FDA issues highest-level recall for six million eggs due to salmonella risk

October 16, 2025

NATIONWIDE — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assigned its highest risk level—Class I—to the recall of over 6 million eggs distributed across six states, warning that consumption...

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Property Transfers: October 16, 2025

October 16, 2025

Filed October 10 Robert K. and Amy L. Brown to Kathy L. Hainey, 1102 O Street, Bedford, IN, 47421, $248,000 Larissa Shirley to Antony Walters, 1015 25th Street, Bedford, IN, 47421, $185,000 ...