Putnam County- Friday evening around 5:45, Clay County Sheriff’s Office dispatched information to area officers to be on the lookout for a black Chevrolet pick-up with no registration plate, whose occupant had just committed an alleged act of robbery at the First Financial Bank in Brazil. At approximately 6:03, Indiana …
Read More »State Board of Education Approves Growth Table/Halts Changes to Diploma Requirements
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Board of Education approved the growth table to be used as part of the State’s new A-F grading formula during its monthly business meeting in Indianapolis. “Indiana’s new A-F accountability system will now recognize more than just the number of students who pass statewide exams,” …
Read More »Coats, Senators Introduce Iran Sanctions Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with a group of senators to introduce the Iran Terrorism and Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2016 (S. 2726), legislation that would impose sanctions on the country in response to recent missile tests, human rights abuses and terrorist activity. “We cannot stand …
Read More »Indiana Department of Administration Releases Results From 2015 Disparity Report
INDIANAPOLIS – On Friday, March 18, the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) released results from its 2015-16 Disparity Study to the Governor’s Commission on Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises. The year-long study examined the utilization of minority- and women-owned businesses across the state. “We’re pleased to release the Disparity Study …
Read More »Attorney General Candidate Curtis Hill Statement on Closure of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer South Bend Abortion Clinic
ELKHART – Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Attorney General in Indiana, issued this statement in response to the closure of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s abortion clinic after 38 years of operation in South Bend: “For years, those of us in Northern Indiana have watched …
Read More »State Road 240 will Close east of Greencastle
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces State Road 240 (S.R. 240) will close on or after Friday, April 1 for a bridge rehabilitation project east of Greencastle over Deer Creek. Duncan Robertson, Inc. was awarded the $341,882 contract. This project will overlay the deck located …
Read More »Lt. Governor Holcomb’s Welcomes Walmart Milk Processing Plant Announcement
INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, who serves as Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, has issued the following statement on the new Walmart milk processing plant in Fort Wayne. “Indiana’s innovative, twenty-first century agricultural industry is one of the centerpieces of our state’s economy, and our workforce and investments …
Read More »Gas City Man Dies in Howard County Crash
Howard County – Today at approximately 2:36 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Howard County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle crash on State Road 22 at Howard County Road 400 East, in which a Gas City, IN, man died. The preliminary crash investigation by Indiana …
Read More »IMPD Arrests Two Men for the Thursday Morning Robbery of the Rich Oil on Brookville Road
INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested two men in connection with the Thursday morning robbery of the Rich Oil located in the 6000 block of Brookville Road. The suspects, 31-year-old Kevin Jones and 18-year-old Theondre Matthews, were taken into custody following a crash and a short foot …
Read More »Coates op-ed: Let the People Decide
Coats Column: Let the People Decide Senator Dan Coats The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia marked a great loss for our nation. Justice Scalia possessed a brilliant legal mind and loyally served our country throughout his distinguished career. His passing created a unique situation – a Supreme Court …
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