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Putnamville Troopers Busy with Friday’s Snow and Ice Related Calls

Putnamville—Friday, from 6:00a.m. until 6:30p.m. this evening, troopers responded to (20) slide-offs; (13) property damage crashes; (2) minor injury crashes; and (5) disabled vehicles. The concentrated area of problems was Interstate 70 between the 37mm and the 45mm (Putnam County). There were intermediate lane closures for crash cleanup and removal …

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Indiana Department of Education Announces Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals and Milk Programs

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education today announced income eligibility guidelines, including household size, for the free and reduced-price school meals and milk programs. The programs were created to support students unable to pay the full price for meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, …

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IMPD E-Commerce Reference Guide

INDIANAPOLIS–The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has created an “E-Commerce Exchange Zone” at each district headquarters and encourages community members to use the front parking lots or lobby (if available) when meeting people to complete their online purchases and transactions. As more people conduct private business transactions online, there has …

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Sycamore Services announces grant from Lilly Endowment

Danville,  IN – Sycamore Services, Inc., has received a grant of 7.5 million under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s latest round of financial sustainability grants to central Indiana human services agencies. This grant is one of 10 grants totaling $80 million that are designed to help agencies that serve persons with disabilities …

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Firefighters Museum, Storytelling Arts to Receive Funding from Indiana Historical Society

INDIANAPOLIS—The new year is off to a promising start for two Indianapolis-based organizations. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is awarding Heritage Support Grants to 13 organizations statewide, including the Indianapolis Firefighters Museum and Storytelling Arts of Indiana.  The Indianapolis Firefighters Museum will receive $49,171 to expand its museum, located at …

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Vigo County Search Warrant Leads to Arrest

Vigo County—This morning at 10:30, officers from the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section, Vigo County Drug Task Force, Terre Haute Police Special Response Team, and Brazil Police Department descended upon the residence at 714 West North Street in Brazil to serve a Vigo County Division 6 search warrant. The …

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