Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred last night near the 4000 block of County Road 600 N in Larwill, in Whitley County. Whitley County Communications received a 911 call at 6:53 p.m. from a passerby who saw an overturned ORV in the roadway …
Read More »Don’t Wait to Pay Your Taxes: DOR Offers Several Payment Options
INDIANAPOLIS – With the extended individual tax season deadline less than a week away, many Hoosiers are now finalizing their individual tax returns and preparing to pay taxes owed. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) offers several payment options to make the last-minute rush a little easier. “As the individual …
Read More »Study Shows Indiana’s Unemployment Claims Have Experienced the 8th Slowest Recovery in the U.S.
June’s jobs report shows that the U.S. added an additional 4.8 million jobs, and new unemployment claims last week were 81% below the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the …
Read More »Indiana 211 now integrated with FSSA to better connect Hoosiers with services
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced Indiana’s statewide community resource referral agency, Indiana 211, is now part of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. The change, which was part of Gov. Holcomb’s 2020 Next Level agenda and unanimously approved by the Indiana General Assembly during its 2020 session, …
Read More »State funding granted to Indiana food banks
INDIANAPOLIS (July 9, 2020) — A total of $300,000 in state funding will be distributed to 11 Indiana food banks to provide assistance and services to Hoosiers in need. The funding came from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, through the Indiana General Assembly. “With the support of the Indiana legislature …
Read More »CGIC investigation results in recovery of illegally-possessed firearms, federal charges
INDIANAPOLIS- On July 1, 2020, the CGIC Unit, along with the IMPD SWAT Team’s assistance, served a search warrant at 3134 E. Sumner Avenue. IMPD district officers had previously responded to at least three shots fired runs from 3134 E. Sumner Avenue since January 2020. Two individuals, Jeremy Bullock and Paige …
Read More »Indiana Launches Online PPE Directory, Prepares Deliveries for K-12 Schools Statewide
INDIANAPOLIS (July 8, 2020) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced new resources to make personal protective equipment (PPE) more accessible to businesses, nonprofits and schools across the state, supporting efforts to get Indiana Back on Track while ensuring the health and safety of Hoosiers. “As Indiana continues to move forward, it’s …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Announces Retirement of Former Education Data Portal
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced the upcoming retirement of Indiana’s former education data portal, Compass. Launched in 2010, Compass was recently replaced by Indiana’s new modernized information and data portal, INview. INview serves as IDOE’s new public-facing portal for school-level data and is designed to …
Read More »Indiana Grown celebrates fifth anniversary
INDIANAPOLIS (July 7, 2020) — Indiana Grown reached an exciting milestone today as they celebrate five years of supporting Indiana agriculture. The initiative officially launched on July 7, 2015, and has continued to grow each year in both membership numbers and consumer awareness.The program is housed within the Indiana State Department …
Read More »Division of Family Resources offices open once again to serve Hoosiers
INDIANAPOLIS – This week the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has reopened its local Division of Family Resources offices in all 92 counties for Hoosiers preferring in-person service. The offices had been closed to the public since March 20 in an effort to help contain the spread of the …
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