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JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · SOUTHERN INDIANA IS ‘SO IN TO SHAKESPEARE’ THIS NOVEMBER · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · I-74 NEAR BATESVILLE BACK OPEN AFTER 2 INCIDENTS · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · CITY OF AURORA INSTALLS MILITARY BANNERS THROUGH DOWNTOWN AREA · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · NORTHWEST INDIANA TEEN CHARGED AGAIN WITH A GUN CRIME, THIS TIME AS AN ADULT · MAY WINS! · INDIANA, FLORIDA AND ALABAMA CARRIED OUT EXECUTIONS ON THURSDAY · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · “THE PEOPLE SPOKE LOUDLY”–INDIANA GOV. MIKE BRAUN RESPONDS TO HISTORIC ELECTION LOSSES FOR GOP · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · THE BUILDOUT: SURF CUTS RIBBONS IN DELAWARE COUNTY, INDIANA · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · ASTEMO ANNOUNCES OVER $11 MILLION INVESTMENT IN MUNCIE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · YOUR WEEKEND PLANS: CHRISTMAS NIGHTS OF LIGHTS, COLTS VS. COWBOYS, CINDERELLA AND MORE · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · INDIANA GROWN HOLIDAY BOX HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL BUSINESSES · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · CRASH INVOLVING 3 SEMIS CLOSED I-94 OVERNIGHT AT I-65 · LAST PICKLEBALL GAME OF THE SEASON · RICKS CENTRE’S SEILER WINS HOSPITALITY AWARD - THE DAILY REPORTER ·

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Indiana Townships Are Changing: Here’s What It Means for Monroe, Lawrence, Greene and the Rest of Our Region

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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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Lawrence County Joins Statewide INjail System: What It Means For Southern Indiana

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French Lick Irony: Indiana Democrats Hold Their “Big Idea” Convention Where Their Base Can't Afford to Show Up

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

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Things to Do in Bedford This Weekend (August 15–16)

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Little Phoenix Learning Center Opens Doors for Local Preschoolers

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Martin County’s CEO Program Turns Classrooms into Boardrooms — and Aims to Keep Young Talent Home

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End of an Era: Mayor Craig Will Not Seek a Fourth Term

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

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Governor Braun Taps Joshua Bain to Regulatory Commission

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