Articles by Melissa Jacobs

The Frankfort Fire & Ice Festival is a popular winter tradition that draws visitors for ice carvings, family-friendly activities, and a celebration of community spirit. Organizers of the 11th Annual Frankfort Fire & Ice Festival […]

Pokagon State Park’s 8-mile Hell’s Point Challenge has tested hikers’ endurance and dedication since it opened in 2017, guiding participants along a mapped route that covers most of the park’s trail system. To complete the […]

CCSI-SARE Intro to Soil Health is a basic course designed to provide a general understanding of soil health systems and the fundamentals of crop production. This training is geared toward newer staff and those who […]

The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP) is now underway and runs annually from January 1 through March 31, giving individuals enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan an opportunity to review and make changes […]

State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon) is encouraging blind and disabled Hoosiers and senior citizens to apply for newly updated property tax credits by Jan. 15, 2026, to ensure they receive the full benefits available under […]

Indiana’s class of 2025 marks the third consecutive year of improved graduation rates and sets a new state record, with nearly 92% of Indiana seniors graduating high school. This is up 1.6 percentage points from […]

The Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council, created by Governor Mike Braun’s Executive Order 25-62, has approved a report that will help guide Indiana to become a national leader in the extraction of rare earth elements […]

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) is reminding residents that a new law goes into effect on January 1, 2026, requiring vehicle owners to update their registration whenever the exterior color of their vehicle […]

Aissata Mbaye and Abou Ngaide welcomed a baby boy on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, marking the first birth of the new year at Witham Health Services. Beshir Ngaide was born at 9:19 a.m., weighing 5 […]

Presley Hampton, Miss Jackson County 2025, was crowned the 67th Miss Indiana State Fair on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center inside the Corteva Coliseum. Hampton was selected from […]