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Southern Indiana News

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A READER ASKS: IS RICHLAND TOWNSHIP PROTECTED BECAUSE ELLETTSVILLE IS INSIDE IT? · SOUTHERN INDIANA CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE BY ASSOCIATION · I BLINKED AND BOOM, DEL TACO · HOOSIERS DIDN'T WANT THESE 78 BOOKS ON INDIANA LIBRARY SHELVES IN 2026 · MAYOR AND 50 YEAR RANGER, GETS PUT THROUGH THE SPANKING MACHINE. · INDIANA GAS TAX HOLIDAY EXTENDED THROUGH NOV. 4 · MAY PRESENTS CRAIG THE SAGAMORE OF THE WABASH · INDIANA GAVE DOJ NEARLY 5 MILLION VOTERS' PERSONAL DATA. A BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE JUST STRUCK DOWN THE PROGRAM · THE MUSIC CENTER MONEY FIGHT: WHO GETS THE EXTRA MONEY, AND SHOULD THE COUNTY OWN THE HALL · TERRE HAUTE PASSES A $141 MILLION BUDGET BUILT ON SURPLUS CASH. THE CITY SAYS THE PROJECTS MUST BE DONE BY 202 · INCUMBENT SENATOR IN INDIANA CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING · 10K GALLONS OF WATER USED DURING HULSBOSCH DAIRY FIRE · LIVING DISTRACTIONLESS: MAKING THE HARD CHOICES TO GET BACK TO "YOU" · BATESVILLE FIRE & RESCUE HOSTING OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY · THIS IS THE LAST PHOTO I'LL EVER TAKE ON THIS DAMN SMARTPHONE. THE THING IN THE MIDDLE IS AN AUDIO PLAYER · GARY, INDIANA, NEARS FULL POWER RESTORATION MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER VIOLENT STORMS · HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE A REPORTER? · NEBRASKA TAKES ON NO. 7 INDIANA IN SHOWDOWN OF UNBEATEN TEAMS · 📻🔥 INSANE TECHNOLOGY HAM RADIO SALE 🔥📻 · SWIM AND DIVE: NU SWEPT BY TOP 5-RANKED INDIANA, TEXAS IN BLOOMINGTON TRI-MEET · HOOSIER HILLS HAMFEST IS SATURDAY AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS · UNEQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW: THREE LAWYERS, THREE STANDARDS: JAY JONES, TODD ROKITA AND HUNTER BIDEN RAISE TROUB · ANATOMY OF A FLOCK CAMERA, AND THE OPEN STACK THAT DOES THE SAME JOB SO YOU TOO CAN BE A SURVEILLANCE LORD · BALL STATE'S PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S TOO SOON TO PAY COLLEGES FOR RESULTS. THE CAMPUS BUILDING WISH LIST ALREADY T ·

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Necessary Upgrades: Lawrence County Looks at Sheriff Command Structure and Prosecutor Pay

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More Buildings, Fewer Trees: What the Scaling of John Williams Boulevard Says About Bedford

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Fall Light on Stone Country: How Lawrence County Has Been Photographed and How to Shoot It Yourself

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Knights of Columbus sell Tootsie Rolls and make a smooth $22,000

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Monroe County’s Homeless Count Jumped 22 Percent while the State's overall county shrank.

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“High Crime, LMAO”: Law Enforcement has to answer for Flock Use.

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They Want the Cannon Back on the Courthouse Lawn

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Personnel Matter: Monroe County’s Health Chief Is Out, and She Is Already Lawyered Up

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U.S. 50 Is Still Martin County’s Problem Child

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For Local Agriculture: Decaying Infrastructure and Tightening Financial Controls

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Mitchell’s Week: The Persimmon Festival Is Still the town's best business!

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Trafalgar renters asked to call the health department over apartment mold

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Sheriff Dallaire Dismisses 77% Flock Opposition

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Indiana Gave DOJ Nearly 5 Million Voters' Personal Data. A Biden-Appointed Judge Just Struck Down the Program

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