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INDIANAPOLIS (August 20, 2018) – Leading up to the general election on November 6, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is launching a public awareness campaign to build understanding of cybersecurity efforts in Indiana and help explain why voters should feel confident their vote is secure. Since the 2016 election, …

(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indy Chamber, in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, will be working with a leading consultant and local partners to develop a music strategy for a more diverse, vibrant cultural scene in Indianapolis.  The music initiative will work in conjunction with the ‘Create Indy’ program unveiled by the …

INDIANAPOLIS – With the help of the gold medal-winning DeKalb County Special Olympics basketball team, Gov. Eric J. Holcomb dedicated the newly-constructed basketball court Saturday at the Governor’s Residence. Traditionally, each family that lives in the Governor’s Residence finds a lasting improvement to make to the buildings or grounds. This …

The Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) through the Deedee Daniel Opportunity Fund awarded the Indiana Department of Child Services’ (DCS) Hendricks County local office $750 to fund a professional development day for staff members. The grant was used to rent a park shelter and buy teambuilding games, a catered lunch …

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 17, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.4 percent for July and remains lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemployment rate …

INDIANAPOLIS (August 16, 2018) — Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced today the winners of the 2018 Indiana Agriculture photo contest. The winning photographs will be displayed in the offices of the Lt. Governor’s Family of Business in Indianapolis. “I want to congratulate this year’s winning photographers, …

Brownsburg – It’s the last weekend of the 2018 Indiana State Fair as well as the Dairy Bar by the American Dairy Association of Indiana. That’s where you can get the inside-out grilled cheese. ADAI’s Jeanie Browning talked with WYRZ on opening day to tell us what she enjoyed making …

Orders are now being taken for the annual Fall Tree Sale of the Hendricks County Soil & Water Conservation District. Native trees and shrubs container-grown locally can be planted in the fall and will continue growing until the winter freeze. In the spring, their established root systems resume growing quickly. …

INDIANAPOLIS—The next meetings of the Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22, in New Albany, and Wednesday, Aug. 29, in Indianapolis. The meeting in New Albany will take place at Indiana University Southeast in the …

Greene-Sullivan Counties-For nearly the last four months, Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section investigators and the Greene County Drug Task Force have been working tips and other investigative information related to illegal drug activity in the Greene and Sullivan County area.   At the conclusion of the investigation, felony arrest warrants …