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Deadline approaching for Indiana safe room program
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- The deadline is approaching for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s safe room program. The initiative would reimburse up to 75% ($5,000 maximum) of safe room installations costs for 25 randomly picked applicants. The IDHS program was developed in 2015 to provide a rebate for the installation of safe rooms for Indiana […]
Honor Flight Bluegrass accepting veterans' applications for September trip
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Honor Flight Bluegrass is recruiting World War II and Korean War veterans from Kentucky and Indiana for a flight in September. The local nonprofit takes U.S. veterans to Washington to visit war memorials at no cost to them. The veterans are 90 years and older. According...
Man, 23, found dead along rural Indiana road. Law enforcement providing only scant details.
Police are investigating the death of a Bloomington man found along a county road in rural Owen County, but are releasing only scant information. The Owen County Sheriff’s Office released the man’s name, Malik Sims, but not his age, where he lived, how he died, when he was found, where he was found or who found him. ...
Town of Speedway allows alcohol outdoors in downtown district
SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — The Marion County town of Speedway’s new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area will allow people to carry alcohol outdoors in a specific district, just in time for big crowds coming to weekend motorsports races. People 21 and old can purchase alcoholic beverages from approved establishments and enjoy them within designated Designated Outdoor […]
PRESS RELEASE: The City of Bloomington Announces Availability of 2024-2025 Neighborhood Residential Parking Permits
The following is a press release written by Michelle Wahl and Desiree DeMolina for the City of Bloomington. Bloomington, Ind. - The City of Bloomington residential parking permits for 2024-2025 are now available for purchase online. Residents in Neighborhood Parking Zones 1-6 & 9-11 may submit an application at bloomington.t2hosted.com.
IU football tight end James Bomba nominated to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
IU football tight end James Bomba is the program’s 2024 nominee for the prestigious annual Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. A native of Bloomington, Bomba received a scholarship prior to the 2022 season. He became the third generation of his family to earn a football scholarship to Indiana. His father, Matt Bomba (1990-92), was a walk-on that earned a scholarship, while both of his grandfathers, Brad Bomba (1954-56) and Bob Van Pelt (1964-66), were on scholarship at IU.
Fitness Ventures LLC Set to Open Crunch Gym in Greenwood, IN
Crunch Franchise announced the fall 2024 opening of Crunch Greenwood, a 50,000-square-foot fitness facility in Greenwood, IN. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Fitness Ventures, LLC, Crunch Greenwood will occupy the former Christmas Tree Shoppe at the Greenwood Pavilion. Crunch ranked first in the fitness category and 29th overall in the...
Bloomington OKs $500K for June 25 storm cleanup
A total of $500,000 worth of work from Williams Tree Service was approved by Bloomington’s board of public works at its regular Tuesday meeting, to help clear debris left by the June 25 storm that blew through the area. The half million dollars was split into a $150,000 contract...
AI-powered-boat competition immerses Luddy students in hands-on learning exercise
Seven undergraduate students from the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering in Bloomington spent several days wrapping up their spring semester coursework from an unusual location: a small cluster of tents on a lakeshore in northeastern Indiana. The students — along with graduate student and faculty mentors...
Indiana baseball closes out 2024 MLB Draft with most players taken in Big Ten
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana baseball junior catcher Brock Tibbitts and sophomore right-handed pitcher Brayden Risedorph were selected on the third and final day of the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday afternoon. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Tibbits in the 13th round with the 397th overall pick and the Chicago Cubs...
IU Indianapolis launches program to support first-gen college students
Indiana University is bringing a program that will provide resources and support for first-generation and low-income college students to Indianapolis starting next year, the university first told Mirror Indy. The main feature of IU Indianapolis’ Groups Scholars program will be welcoming incoming freshmen to campus for six weeks in the...
Public housing residents claim conditions worsen under private management
INDIANAPOLIS — The Laurelwood Apartments on Indianapolis’ southside are managed by a property services firm but they are co-owned by private equity investors and the Indianapolis Housing Agency which is now being overseen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development out of Washington, D.C., which means, everybody’s in charge and no one’s in charge. […]
Clay County Treasurer extends deadline on some tax payments
CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — As the attempted recovery and reopening of Clay County governmental offices continues following a ransomware attack, some deadlines have been extended regarding taxes. According to the Clay County Emergency Management Agency, who passed along the message from the Treasurer’s office, deadlines for tax payments in relation to the “tax sale” […]
Chicago Cubs draft East Noble grad Brayden Risedorph
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) – East Noble graduate and Indiana University pitcher Brayden Risedorph heard his name called in the 20th round of the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday, as the righty was selected with the 602nd overall pick by the Chicago Cubs. Risedorph just finished his sophomore season for the Hoosiers this past spring. He […]
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