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USPS Closed on Memorial Day

(Statewide) – The U.S. Postal Service will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, which means all Post Office locations will be closed that day. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, […]

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Gov. Signs Patterson Cosmetology Bill

(Statehouse) – Legislation co-authored by State Rep. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) to modernize licensing standards for estheticians and electrologists and strengthen protections for Hoosiers receiving cosmetic services was recently ceremoniously signed into law by Gov. Mike […]

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Police Blotter 5/13/26

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Moore Named BPS Principal

(Batesville, IN) – Kindra Moore, an experienced elementary educator with expertise in instructional coaching and early interventions, has been selected as the next principal of Batesville Primary School (BPS). Pending school board confirmation, Moore will […]

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Koors Pleads Guilty to Theft

(Greensburg/Shelbyville, IN) – A former Decatur County Commissioner entered a guilty plea to Theft and was sentenced this week in a Shelby County courtroom. 67-year-old Mark Koors of Westport was accused of overcharging the county […]