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WHILE NORTHEAST INDIANA VOTES DOWN NEW CASINOS, WEST BADEN KEEPS RESTORING WHAT IT ALREADY HAS · INDIANA GRANTS HELP RUSHVILLE ADD HOMES IN 3 DEVELOPMENTS · REMNANT CHURCH BUYS FORMER ROOKIES FUN CENTER SITE ON GREAT ESCAPE DRIVE · SYRACUSE FALLS TO INDIANA DESPITE STRONG GAMES FROM KIYAN ANTHONY AND RYAN MOESCH · FEARING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT, BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL BANS “SUPER INTELLIGENCE” · NEW PROGRAM WILL TEACH WOMEN IN INDIANA PRISONS HOW TO USE AI · THOMSON LAUNCHES REELECTION BID DAYS AFTER ANOTHER KIRKWOOD SHOOTING · DILLSBORO STUDENTS CLEAN VETERANS GRAVES, PLACE AMERICAN FLAGS · JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · CREWS RESPOND TO STRUCTURE FIRE NEAR OSGOOD · BLOOMINGTON UNROLLS FINANCIAL RELIEF: CHEAP LIQUOR LICENSES · INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS PLAN TRADE TRIP TO ISRAEL · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · GOV. BRAUN: PLACEHOLDER POLITICIAN IN OUTSIDER CLOTHING? MIDTERMS SHOWED HE'S NOT TRUSTED, DOING ENOUGH, AND · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · LAPORTE NAMED INDIANA COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR BY STATEWIDE CHAMBER · MAY WINS! · STATE OF INDIANA, IVY TECH PARTNERSHIP TO CONTINUE PROVIDING INMATES WITH WORKFORCE TRAINING · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · ELECTION RESULTS CREATE UNCERTAIN PATH AHEAD FOR ANY GAMING EXPANSION IN INDIANA · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · NORTHWEST INDIANA GAS PRICES FALL TO TO AROUND $3.50 A GALLON · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · INDIANA WRESTLING SPLITS OPENING DUALS, EARNS TOURNAMENT TITLE IN SEASON-OPENING WEEKEND ·

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For Local Agriculture: Decaying Infrastructure and Tightening Financial Controls

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Sheriff Dallaire Dismisses 77% Flock Opposition

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The Sheriff argument and puting critics down.

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