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MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · THE MIDWEST BRACES FOR MORE HEAVY FLOODING, AS INDIANA SEEKS FEDERAL AID · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · INDIANA RAIL SAFETY WEEK BEGINS WITH STATEWIDE OUTREACH · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · INDIANA RANKS IN BOTTOM HALF OF STATES FOR BEST FALL FOLIAGE · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · FALL MIGRATION IN FULL SWING THROUGH NORTHWEST INDIANA · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · ‘FIERY REDD’ SMASHES BUINESS WORLD RECORD AFTER EATING 50 GHOST PEPPERS IN UNDER 5 MINUTES · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · SENIOR POVERTY HITS RECORD HIGHS AS SOCIAL SECURITY CLOCK TICKS DOWN · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · INDIANA DNR CELEBRATES NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY WITH FREE FISHING, YOUTH DEER SEASON SEPT. 26 · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · INDIANA AUGUST 2026 EMPLOYMENT REPORT · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · BLOOMINGTON COMMON COUNCIL TO REVIEW PROPOSED 2027 CITY BUDGET AND TAX RATES · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · GOVERNOR BRAUN ISSUES PROCLAMATION FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE WEEK, SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2026 · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · HIKE INDIANA STATE PARKS AUTHOR TO APPEAR AT GREENSBURG-DECATUR COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY · SHORTER NAME: NOVO DROPS “NORDISK” ON PAPER, NOT IN BLOOMINGTON · FROM A 'BROKEN HOME' TO RISING STAR: GARTEN PREPS TO LEAD AN INDIANA SENATE AT A CROSSROADS ·

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Could Beau Bayh Look Like Anymore of a Doofus?

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Indiana’s $1.86 Billion Surplus and Nearly $4 Billion in Reserves: What It Means for Counties Like Ours

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Indiana Democrats’ Long Shadow: An Image Problem That Won’t Quit

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When the Camera Becomes the Cause: Civilian Auditing in Southern Indiana

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