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Indiana garden center honors Ozzy Osbourne with 500-pound pumpkin portrait
October 15, 2025
BATESVILLE — A local Indiana lawn and garden center is celebrating the spooky season by paying tribute to the late “Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne, with a massive, artistically carv...
NSWC Crane partners with Pike County to fuel tech and entrepreneurship
October 15, 2025
PIKE CO. — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and Pike County Progress Partners, Inc. (PCPP) have officially signed a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA), uniting the mi...
Shoals man killed in single-vehicle crash in Orange County
October 15, 2025
ORANGE CO. — The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Shoals man on Tuesday. The accident occurred on County Road 75 Nor...
Indiana approves new faith-based college credit pathway for high school students
October 15, 2025
INDIANA — Indiana high school students now have a new option to earn significant college credit through a partnership with six independent Christian universities. State Secretary of Education Dr. K...
Orleans announces winners of 2025 Scarecrow Decorating Contest
October 15, 2025
ORLEANS — The Orleans Chamber of Commerce has officially announced the winners of its Annual 2025 Scarecrow Decorating Contest. The creative entries were judged during the recent Orleans Fall Fun F...
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund received $40 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
October 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (Action Fund), a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced it has received a $40 million gift fr...
FSSA Quarterly Financial Review will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 29
October 15, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will host a Quarterly Financial Review on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 9 a.m. EDT. During the QFR, agenc...
Argument over moped leads to battery charges for Bedford woman
October 15, 2025
BEDFORD — An argument reportedly sparked by the placement of a moped escalated into a physical confrontation on Friday morning, resulting in the arrest of a Bedford woman on battery charges, includ...
New fungus species discovered East Fork of White River; Highlights biodiversity
October 15, 2025
HINDOSTAN FALLS — A new species of freshwater fungus, named Atrumagnus indianensis, has been discovered in the East Fork of the White River in Indiana, underscoring the state’s rich yet under...
A Gathering of Quilts’ returns for 20th Biennial Show in Columbus
October 15, 2025
COLUMBUS — The Columbus Indiana Star Quilters and Evening Star Quilters are set to host their 20th biennial quilt show, aptly titled “A Gathering of Quilts,” this weekend, October 17 and 18. Th...