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MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · INDIANA'S SOLAR FOR ALL PROGRAM COULD BE BACK IN PLAY AFTER COURT RULING · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · JOSHUA AND OWEN RHOADS OBITUARY (2026) - WABASH, IN · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING JENNINGS COUNTY WOMAN MONDAY · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · INDIANA STRENGTHENS SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTIONS FOR HOOSIER YOUTH · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · NHTSA ISSUES NEW VEHICLE RECALLS IMPACTING MAJOR AUTOMAKERS AND RV MANUFACTURERS · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · INDIANA FSSA PREPARES HOOSIERS FOR 2027 HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN WORK REQUIREMENTS LAUNCH · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · CENTERPOINT ENERGY CONFIRMS DATA BREACH EXPOSURE FOR INDIANA CUSTOMERS FOLLOWING ALLEGED 7.5 MILLION RECORD LEAK · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · DUKE ENERGY DOUBLES BILL ASSISTANCE FUNDS FOR HOOSIERS AMID UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA CANCELS CAMP GALLAHUE HORSE PROGRAMS AFTER ANIMAL DEATH · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · WHY A CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION FEEDS A PAYWALL, BUT A DONATION FEEDS THE TRUTH · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · INDIANA SETS STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS. IT IS TIME TO SET A PROFESSIONAL DRESS STANDARD FOR TEACHERS, TOO. · SHORTER NAME: NOVO DROPS “NORDISK” ON PAPER, NOT IN BLOOMINGTON · 2028 OT NAGLINS ADDS AN INDIANA OFFER ·

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