Articles by Melissa Jacobs

The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Tirey Hall on the campus of Indiana State University. The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. ET in State Room in Tirey Hall, 220 […]

The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) supports School Bus Safety Week and is a proud sponsor of the video campaign featuring RFK Racing drive Ryan Preece who proclaimed, “even professional […]

On Thursday, October 16, 2025, detectives from the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, along with troopers from the Indiana State Police Lafayette Post, arrested a 60-year-old man from Lafayette, Indiana, […]

 After nearly three decades of helping students find their voices, Rossville High School’s Jason Newhouser has been recognized as Indiana’s Outstanding Speech and Debate Educator for 2025–2026 by the Indiana Schools’ Speech and Debate Association […]

The Howard County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the addition of Deputy Browning, a 27-year-old native of the Tipton/Howard County area and graduate of Tri-Central High School. Deputy Browning joins the department as a […]

A total of 100 rural and volunteer fire departments from 54 Indiana counties have been awarded $453,386 in Volunteer Fire Assistance Capacity (VFC) awards from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The awards will be […]

The Rossville FFA Soil Judging teams competed at the Huntington University Soil Judging Contest on October 18, showcasing their agricultural knowledge and judging skills. Students traveled east of Huntington to the Brown Farm, where they […]

Clinton County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS) has become the first EMS agency in the United States to use the new SPEAX Communication System in the field, allowing patients on ventilation to better participate in their […]

The Witham Volunteer Organization is hosting their annual Covington Beef House Fundraiser. Choose from traditional yeast rolls by the dozen or 16 oz. strawberry jam or apple butter. Orders may be placed now through – […]

Yesterday at approximately 5:29 p.m., Trooper Alexander Maxwell with the Indiana State Police’s Indianapolis District was injured when his police car was struck by another vehicle while he was responding to a call for service. […]

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a blue-winged teal in Greene County through surveillance conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and DNR Division […]

The Witham Family YMCA in Boone County will honor local veterans with a special drive-thru lunch on Monday, November 10, recognizing the service and sacrifice of those who have served our country. The event will […]

The first phase of Clinton County’s move from the historic Courthouse to the new County Annex Building begins Monday, October 20. The transition will take place over the next two weeks, with different departments moving […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation and Indiana State Police are urging drivers across Indiana to move over and slow down for emergency responders and disabled vehicles with flashing lights activated on the shoulders of highways […]

The Howard County Board of Commissioners has declared a Local Disaster Emergency due to severe and prolonged dry weather affecting the county. The declaration, issued on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, comes after local fire departments […]

Earlier today, October 15, 2025, members of the Indiana State Police Peru Post, Indiana State Police Indianapolis Post, Kokomo Police Department, Battle Ground Police Department, Howard County Sheriff’s Office, and the Department of Homeland Security […]

Indiana high school students now have an additional opportunity to earn a tangible credential of value before graduation. The new Professional Pathway credential – announced Tuesday by leaders from the Independent Colleges of Indiana and […]

Indiana Conservation Officers encourage Hoosiers to help the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) put an end to poaching by reporting potential violations to Turn In a Poacher, Inc. (TIP). TIP is a nonprofit conservation organization […]

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday evening (10/14/2025), officers with the Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department (WMPD) conducted a traffic stop on southbound I-65 near the 131-mile marker. The vehicle, a black Chevrolet sedan, was driven […]

The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting its annual Holiday Craft Show along with the Ladies Auxiliary Garage Sale on Saturday, November 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take […]

The Humane Society of Clinton County is inviting the community to “Fall in Love with a Feline” during its Fall Cat Adoption Special, running October 20–31. Throughout the event, adoption fees are reduced to help […]