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Governor Eric J. Holcomb Proclamation about Public Safety Telecommunications Week – April 8 to 14, 2018

Indianapolis, IN – Public Safety Telecommunications Week originated in California in 1981 and was nationally recognized by an act of the United States Congress in 1991.  In Indiana, Public Safety Telecommunications Week has been recognized state wide since 1999, most commonly by a proclamation from Indiana’s Governor. Public Safety Telecommunications …

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Sheriffs Buy Youth Ranch Property

MARION, IND. (April 6, 2018) – Board members of the not-for-profit Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch today voted unanimously to move forward with the purchase of the 62 acres in West Central Indiana where they are developing a permanent home for their summer leadership camps.   For two years, the law enforcement …

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Indiana Conservation Officers Search for Missing Columbus Man

Columbus- Indiana Conservation Officers and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office are currently searching for a missing Columbus man. Keygan Matlock, 26, of Columbus, last had communication with friends and family yesterday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m.  During these conversations, Matlock spoke of kayaking the Driftwood or Flatrock Rivers near Columbus. …

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Crouch announces $11M awarded to 21 rural communities

STATEHOUSE (April 5, 2018) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch along with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced today that more than $11 million in federal grant funding is being awarded to 21 rural Hoosier communities. “We must continue to provide support for our rural communities if we want …

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State funding from Stellar Communities program spurs substantial private investment

INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2018) – Today, the Sagamore Institute released its annual evaluation of the Stellar Communities Program, revealing that Indiana communities, either receiving a Stellar designation or being named a program finalist, have achieved substantial economic investments and transformative quality of place improvements. Launched in 2011, the Stellar Communities …

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