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MORE THAN A PARADE, THE PERSIMMON FESTIVAL BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER · THE FARM IN THE CITY IS OPEN: WATERMAN’S FALL FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH NOV. 1 · ROOKIE’S GOES DARK ON GREAT ESCAPE DRIVE · INDIANA FALLS TO MINNESOTA · FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · HELP IS ON THE WAY: AVRY TATUM RETURNS TO INDIANA WITH A 5TH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · PROGRESS | STATE FUNDING REALLOCATION MAKES EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO 14,000 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · INDIANA’S MOST BREATHTAKING FALL HIKE HIDES A 4,000-YEAR-OLD SCIENTIFIC SECRET · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · INDIANA SHOULD STOP TAXING SKI AREAS LIKE OTHER COMMERICAL REAL ESTATE, AS IF THE WEATHER DOES'T MATTER · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · NORTHWEST INDIANA’S DISASTER SAFETY NET FACES A NEW TEST ON 'BLUE SKY DAY' CHANCES · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · INDIANA DONOR NETWORK LEADER TALKS ABOUT EVOLUTION OF ORGAN DONATION · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · ELECTION 2026: INDIANA’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · NORTHWEST INDIANA’S MOMENT IS NOW. RESHORE INITIATIVE WILL HELP US SEIZE IT. · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · PARKER RODGERS COLUMN: INDIANA NEEDED ADVERSITY; NORTHWESTERN DELIVERED · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · INDIANA STATE FAIR'S GIANT CHEESE SCULPTURE IS BELOVED TRADITION ·

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