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Indiana August revenue report released

September 10, 2018 Annie Nunley

Indianapolis, In. — General Fund revenues in Indiana declined 1.8 percent based on a forecast made in December of 2017, but is still 3.8 percent above August 2017 collections. Sales tax collections increased by 1.1 percent above […]

Westport Kiwanis crown ‘BBQ Car Show’ royalty

September 10, 2018 Annie Nunley

Westport, In. — Over the weekend the Westport Kiwanis Club held their annual BBQ and Car Show. At the event, 2017 Miss Tree City Ashley DeArmond crowned Abigail Powers as the Westport Kiwanis BBQ Tiny Princess. She is the daughter […]

‘Cash for Seeds’ program offered by state officials

September 10, 2018 Annie Nunley

Vallonia, In. — Indiana’s state tree nurseries in Vallonia and Medaryville may pay you to collect certain tree seed throughout the state. Each year, the nurseries, part of the DNR Division of Forestry, plant millions of seeds […]

Rain Postpones Brickyard Track Activity Sunday at IMS

September 9, 2018 Annie Nunley

INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway regrets to announce that persistent rain has forced the postponement of all NASCAR track activity Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Big Machine Vodka […]

Patching operations scheduled on U.S. 50 near Versailles

September 9, 2018 Annie Nunley

Versailles, In. — Beginning Monday, (September 10) workers from North Vernon-based Dave O’Mara Contracting will begin asphalt patching operations on U.S. 50, in both directions, from the east side on Versailles to State Road. Following this segment, […]

New survey ranks bullying problems by state

September 9, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — Statistics from the CDC say every seven minutes in America a child is bullied and new survey by WalletHub ranks the problem in each state. Indiana ranked 36th, Kentucky was 30th and Ohio entered […]

Franklin County crash injures two

September 8, 2018 Annie Nunley

Franklin County, In. — A two-vehicle crash on Monday injured two people. A report from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department says a car driven by Becky Paugh, 22, of Rushville, was eastbound on Old U.S. 52 when […]

2018 Randy Frye canceled due to weather

September 8, 2018 Annie Nunley

Greensburg, In. — The Annual Randy Frye picnic has been canceled due to the current weather forecast. State representative Frye says the decision was made after consulting with the Indiana State Police.