Year: 2026

New counties are now eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance and Public Assistance in response to the August storms, tornadoes and flooding in Indiana.   Homeowners and renters in Cass, Pike and Putnam counties can now […]

The Festival of the Turning Leaves is taking place Sept. 25–27 in downtown Thorntown, bringing a weekend of fall activities and family entertainment to the community. The annual Boone County tradition will feature a parade, […]

The Boone County Chamber of Commerce will host a Job Fair+ on Thursday, Oct. 8, giving job seekers an opportunity to meet with employers hiring in Boone County. The event will be held from 2:30 […]

Sheriff Bright talks staffing, technology and his first four months on WILO’s Party Line FRANKFORT – Clinton County Sheriff Brendon Bright was upbeat on his first four months and continues to ask residents for patience […]

City of Firsts Community Federal Credit Union (COFFCU) announced on Monday that access to its banking system and electronic banking services has been restored following a significant system outage that began on September 15th. The […]

Harvest season is fully underway for Hoosier farmers. That means Hoosier motorists will begin to see large slow-moving farm equipment traveling Indiana’s roads and highways. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indiana Department of Transportation, and […]

Council Members Brief Rotary Club on Proposed West-Side Data Center FRANKFORT — Frankfort City Council member Steve Beardsley (District 4) spoke to the Frankfort Rotary Club on Thursday about the proposed “AI Factory” data center […]

First Bank Midwest has announced the upcoming retirement of longtime banker and community advocate Susan Ruch, who will conclude a 27-year career with the organization on October 2, 2026. A Frankfort native, Ruch, has spent […]

Attorney General Todd Rokita is calling on Hoosiers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases after the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted preliminary approval of a plan […]

Boone County schools recently received more than $275,000 from Indiana’s Secured School Safety Grant Program, according to area legislators. State Rep. Becky Cash (R-Zionsville) said the program, which was established through legislation the General Assembly […]

School transportation leaders from across the region met on September 23 for the first Transportation Directors Networking Group meeting hosted by Wabash Valley Education Service Center. The hour-long Zoom meeting gave participants a place to […]

In April of 2026, Indiana State Police received a request to conduct an investigation into an allegation of intimidation. The suspect in this case was identified as 33-year-old James Heneghan, a Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy. […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 24, 2026— Rising food costs can make healthy eating a challenge for many families. A June 2024 public opinion poll from the American Heart Association and Research! America found about 60% of Americans cite […]

Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today his office is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. to force the immediate elimination of a race-based quota that reserves two seats on IHSAA’s Board of Directors […]

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 24, 2026) –State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) applauded the announcement at today’sInterim Study Committee on Pension Management Oversight that Indiana’s Pre-1996 Teachers’ Retirement Fund is expected to be fully funded a decade earlier […]

On May 30th, 2026, 16-year-old Nevaeh E. McKinney (Kokomo) was reported as a runaway to the Kokomo Police Department.  Nevaeh was last seen at her residence in the 4900 block of Kickapoo Drive in the […]