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Bedford building activity heats up in October with same-day permit approvals
November 4, 2025
BEDFORD — Bedford’s local building activity showed strong momentum in October, with the Building Department reporting swift processing times for all construction-related permits issued in the...
Property Transfers: November 3, 2025
November 4, 2025
Filed November 3 Morgan S. and Emily Cummings to Brock L. and Jennifer C. Fields, 3200 Ridge Road, Williams, IN, 47470, $510,000 Mark Ellison and Carol Howard to Scott and M. Shalon McCart, Bu...
BNL’s Childers named to All-HHC squad
November 4, 2025
BNL’s Noah Childers was named All-HHC First Team by the league coaches. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Bedford North Lawrence’s Noah Childers was selected to the Hoosier Hill...
City of Bloomington provides emergency support Hoosier Hills Food Bank as SNAP benefits pause during federal shutdown
November 3, 2025
BLOOMINGTON —The City of Bloomington is providing $46,000 in emergency funding to Hoosier Hills Food Bank (HHFB) to help sustain food access for residents across south-central Indiana dur...
Bedford Fire Pension Board sets November meeting
November 3, 2025
BEDFORD – The Bedford Fire Pension Board has scheduled its next meeting for Monday, November 10th. The meeting will be held at The Company Concourse, located at 1402 H Street, Bedford Concourse. ...
Registration open for inaugural defense sector report at WestGate Academy
November 3, 2025
WESTGATE@CRANE – Registration is now officially open for the Southern Indiana Business Report’s inaugural event, State of the Region: Defense Sector. The forum, hosted by Radius Indiana, is...
Temporary lane, ramp closures planned on I-65 near Taylorsville
November 3, 2025
BARTHOLOMEW CO. – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving, Inc., is scheduled to conduct temporary lane and ramp closures on I-65 beginning on or after the evening of Fr...
Seymour Noon Lions launch food drive to stock local food banks
November 3, 2025
SEYMOUR – The Seymour Noon Lions Club has launched its annual food drive to benefit and replenish supplies at local Seymour Food Banks. The drive officially began this Monday and is scheduled to ru...
ISP Sellersburg District gains two new police detectives
November 3, 2025
SELLERSBURG – The Indiana State Police (ISP) Sellersburg Post has bolstered its investigative ranks with the addition of two new detectives. On Friday, October 31, Superintendent Anthony Scott offi...
Indiana ranks third nationally for sleep-deprived high schoolers
November 3, 2025
INDIANA – Indiana has one of the highest rates of sleep deprivation among high school students in the country, according to a new analysis that highlights a serious public health concern affecting ...