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Bloomington Police to host holiday toy distribution event at City Hall

December 17, 2025

BLOOMINGTON – Families in Bloomington will have an opportunity to spread holiday cheer this week as the Bloomington Police Department partners with Pacers Sports & Entertainment and the Boy...

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New CMS data highlights preventive care and supplement use among Medicare beneficiaries in 2024

December 17, 2025

Newly released federal data provides a snapshot of how Medicare beneficiaries used preventive health services and dietary supplements in 2024, offering insight into health behaviors across age groups...

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New Palestine Elementary Principal Kayleigh Fosnow receives Milken Educator Award

December 17, 2025

NEW PALESTINE— New Palestine Elementary Principal Kayleigh Fosnow received the surprise of a lifetime this morning at what she thought was a school-wide assembly to welcome Governor Mike Braun...

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Coolest Things Made IN Indiana tournament down to elite eight

December 17, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Chamber’s fifth annual Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana tournament field has been trimmed from 16 to eight proven competitors as third round voting has concluded, and...

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Social Security Commissioner visits National Federation of the Blind Headquarters

December 17, 2025

BALTIMORE, MD — On Monday, December 8, 2025, Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano visited the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) headquarters to meet with NFB P...

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Crossroads Chamber launches new quarterly speaker series: ‘Voices of Northwest Indiana’

December 17, 2025

NORTHWEST INDIANA – Crossroads Chamber is launching a new quarterly speaker series, “Voices of Northwest Indiana,” in 2026 to bring together innovators, thought leaders, and business profes...

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Property Transfers: December 17, 2025

December 17, 2025

Filed December 16: Sheriff’s Sale to Freedom Mortgage Corporation, 1615 Tunnelton Road, Bedford, IN, 47421, $163,898 Gary Wedgewood to Kyle Wedgewood, 805 Clark Smith Road, Mitchell, IN,...

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Monroe County announces Holiday Tree Recycling Program for 2025-26 season

December 17, 2025

BLOOMINGTON — As the holiday season draws to a close, the Waste Reduction District of Monroe County has announced its annual holiday tree recycling program to help residents dispose of their natura...

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The Parent Project returns on January 8th at StoneGate

December 17, 2025

BEDFORD – A proven parenting program aimed at addressing destructive adolescent behavior will return to Bedford in January, offering families practical tools and real-world strategies to improv...

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Pimento man facing child molesting charge

December 17, 2025

VIGO COUNTY- Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation after receiving information that a female, under the age of 14, had been molested.  The investigation revealed that Jesse C. S...