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JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · ASTEMO ANNOUNCES OVER $11 MILLION INVESTMENT IN MUNCIE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · YOUR WEEKEND PLANS: CHRISTMAS NIGHTS OF LIGHTS, COLTS VS. COWBOYS, CINDERELLA AND MORE · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · INDIANA GROWN HOLIDAY BOX HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL BUSINESSES · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · CRASH INVOLVING 3 SEMIS CLOSED I-94 OVERNIGHT AT I-65 · MAY WINS! · RICKS CENTRE’S SEILER WINS HOSPITALITY AWARD - THE DAILY REPORTER · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · I-80/94 LANES BLOCKED FOR CRASH INVOLVING 3 SEMIS IN NW INDIANA · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · HOW TO GET A FESTIVE POSTMARK FROM SANTA CLAUS · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · INDIANA’S NEWS DESERTS AND LEGAL DESERTS: IS THIS A COINCIDENCE? CARMEL, FISCHER, ZIONSVILLE, AND WHITESTOWN G · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · INDIANA MEASLES CASES JUMP; MONROE COUNTY URGES VACCINATION · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · INDIANA HEMP DEALER SAYS HE'S FILING LAWSUIT AFTER POLICE RAID SHOP, CLEAN OUT HIS SHELVES · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · STRACK & VAN TIL / INDIANA GROCERY GROUP LLC · LAST PICKLEBALL GAME OF THE SEASON · NO. 2/3 INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING DOMINATE COLLEGE SWIMMING LEAGUE WILD CARD ·

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Jacco.News

Jim Lucas 69s again,

And why progressives should keep the lights on.

Daniel Pierson 3 Nov 5, 2026
Monco.News

Girls Rock Bloomington Downsizes

Turns out bigoted policies hurt business.

Kristen Withers 5 Nov 4, 2026
Broco.News

Disgusting Haircuts For The Win

Oliver is a family law attorney and mediator who lives in a log cabin in Brown County.

Skylar Lehr 1 Nov 4, 2026
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Mr.Newz

State House Results Across the Mr.Newz Counties

Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House of Representatives for the first time in 14 years.

Mr.Newz Nov 4, 2026
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Monco.News

Kirkwood Shooting: Mayor insists it's the gun's fault.

Mayor Kerry Thomson’s public response has centered on Indiana’s gun laws. In a video and subsequent statements she called the state’s laws “lax,”

Kristen Withers 2 Nov 3, 2026
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Oraco.News

Fiddles, Hillside Shows, and a Dome Full of Standards: Orange County’s Music Scene

That is the county’s oldest music business, even if no tickets are sol

Mr.Newz Sep 16, 2026
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Oraco.News

Tourism’s Quiet Powerhouse: How French Lick Resort Continues to Lift Orange County

After decades of decline, the Cook Group led a major restoration project in the mid-2000s

Mr.Newz Aug 13, 2026
Oraco.News

When the Circus Came to Stay: Ed Ballard, Hagenbeck-Wallace, and Orange County’s Big-Top Legacy

Dan Pierson worked as an adjunct Professor Of History at UOF in 1995.

Daniel Pierson 1 Aug 13, 2026
Lawco.News

From a Regional Night in Columbus to a Lifetime of Screenings: Feleica Stewart Takes John Stewart’s Story Wider

Feleica Stewart did not leave the loss as a memorial plaque. She built the John Stewart Foundation around a plain goal

Mr.Newz Sep 3, 2026
Lawco.News

Fifteen Hours for a Year of Tacos

WBIW photographed the line and left the faces as “fanatics.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 21, 2026
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Broco.News

The Nashville Dream Is Being Rented Out by the Night

Short-term rentals have multiplied across the hills and into town. Some are careful local operations. Others are managed by companies that run multiple properties.

Mr.Newz 1 Nov 3, 2026
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Martco.News

Martin County’s Recycling Center Faces December Hearing as Finances Stay Thin

Terry Dailee Nov 3, 2026
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Mr.Newz

Farmer's Almanac Looks Ahead: Milder Lean for Southern Indiana, With the Usual Caveats

Historical accuracy in Indiana has been uneven. Local reviews by Indianapolis television stations of recent winters found the almanacs correct on the direction of temperature and snowfall.

Mr.Newz 1 Nov 3, 2026
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Lawco.News

Not Satire, Lawrence County's Dollar General density is double state average

Workers and public records have repeatedly described the stores as chronically understaffed.

Mr.Newz 2 Oct 22, 2026
Martco.News

Martin County, October 2026: Elections and Gay Activists, it just never stops.

Martin County heads into the final week before the midterms with the usual local work still unfinished and the larger arguments still unresolved.

Terry Dailee Oct 26, 2026
Wasco.News

Family Detains Borden Man Accused of Trying to Abduct Teen at Gunpoint on North Naugle Road

A 53-year-old Borden man is in the Washington County Detention Center after deputies say he tried to force a teenage girl into his car at gunpoint outside her home on North Naugle Road Friday afternoon.

Daniel Pierson Oct 26, 2026
Opinion
Monco.News

Ellettsville Has Become Bloomington’s Suburb

Once an independent bastion now an extension of Bloomington's Housing and Retail Hell.

Kristen Withers Oct 26, 2026
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Monco.News

IU Credit Union Caught Charging Overdrafts on Money It Already Approved. $800,000 on the Table.

Kristen Withers 2 Oct 25, 2026
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Lawco.News

Local Effects of Federal Efficiency Efforts Reach Bedford Post Office

Under then-Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, USPS had already reduced its workforce by roughly 30,000 positions since fiscal year 2021 and, in early 2025

Mr.Newz 2 Oct 22, 2026
Martco.News

Kratos Finishes $50 Million Hypersonic Facility in Crane Ahead of Schedule — High-Tech Jobs and Regional Growth Follow

The project is expected to create more than 100 high-tech positions with average annual wages above $80,000

Skylar Lehr Aug 10, 2026
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Mr.Newz

Mr.Newz Explains: Pulling Public Records in Monroe, Lawrence, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Washington, Brown & Orange Counties

This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.

Mr.Newz 3 Aug 13, 2026
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Broco.News

Lock up your daughters: Abe Martin Is Loose in the Hills Again, and You Can't Stop Him.

How a cartoon hillbilly became the county’s unofficial mayor

Mr.Newz Sep 16, 2026

Around Indiana aggregated headlines

Astemo Announces Over $11 Million Investment in Muncie Manufacturing Operations

Astemo Indiana announced plans to invest more than $11 million to expand its Muncie manufacturing operation, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to Delaware County. T…

Building Indiana Business

Your weekend plans: Christmas Nights of Lights, Colts vs. Cowboys, Cinderella and more

You may think it's still a little too early to put up the Christmas lights, but the Indiana State Fairgrounds disagrees.

Axios

Indiana Grown Holiday Box Highlights Local Businesses

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Grown has announced the products for the 2026 Indiana Grown Holiday Gift Box, the perfect gift for friends and family this upcoming holiday season....

Morning Ag Clips

Crash involving 3 semis closed I-94 overnight at I-65

The Gary stretch of eastbound Interstate 94 appeared to be reopened early Friday after being closed overnight by a crash involving three semi-trailer trucks, Indiana State Polic…

nwitimes

Ricks Centre’s Seiler wins hospitality award - The Daily Reporter

INDIANAPOLIS — Four years after signing on to manage the H.J. Ricks Centre in downtown Greenfield, Tony Seiler has won statewide recognition for his personal brand of Hoosier ho…

The Daily Reporter - Greenfield Indiana

I-80/94 lanes blocked for crash involving 3 semis in NW Indiana

Three semis were involved in a crash on I-80/94 in Northwest Indiana Friday morning, blocking all eastbound lanes.

ABC7 Chicago

How to get a festive postmark from Santa Claus

The Santa Claus Indiana Post Office is offering a free holiday picture postmark on mail sent from Dec 1 to 24.

Courier & Press

Indiana’s News Deserts and Legal Deserts: Is This a Coincidence? Carmel, Fischer, Zionsville, and Whitestown G

A community can keep its courthouse and still lose meaningful access to justice. It can keep its elected officials and still lose the reporters who ask what those officials are …

Hoosier Enquirer

Indiana measles cases jump; Monroe County urges vaccination

The Monroe County Health Department is "strongly encouraging" residents to stay up to date on their vaccinations after Indiana recorded 43 additional measles cases in the past w…

The Herald-Times

Indiana hemp dealer says he's filing lawsuit after police raid shop, clean out his shelves

Dapper Canna owner Adam King faces two felony marijuana dealing charges after authorities seized hundreds of plants.

WKRC

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