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KCDC, Pantheon Group Lead in Rural Broadband Study
The Knox County Development Corporation has taken the lead to form a rural broadband task force. The task force will be headed by K-C-D-C director Chris Pfaff and Pantheon Ag Tech Plus committee chair Drew Garretson. The
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State Senate Committee Approves Wetlands Bill
A State Senate committee has approved Senate Bill 389, which would allow farmers and property developers to drain up to 80% of the state’s remaining wetlands. The bill was sponsored by Charlestown State Senator Chris Garten;
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Braun, Young, Others Call for Congressional Term Limits
Indiana Senator Mike Braun has joined some fellow Republicans in re-introducing a Constitutional amendment requiring term limits. The amendment calls for a limit of two six-year terms for Senators, and three two-year terms for Representatives. Braun
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City, VFD Working Toward Merit System
The City of Vincennes is hoping for some movement toward a merit-based system for the Vincennes Fire Department. The V-F-D has been considering—but not approving—a merit-based system for the last few years. The City Council Public Safety
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Legislature Debates Hemp Flower Usage
There’s another legislative debate over forms of cannabis that aren’t marijuana. Indiana legalized C-B-D oil three years ago. Shelbyville Representative Sean Eberhart wants to apply the same standard to the hemp flower: it’s legal as long as
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Downward Trend Continues for Covid Numbers in Knox County
The positive Covid-19 numbers in Knox and surrounding counties are trending downward. For Monday and Tuesday, new Covid-19 case numbers were in the single digits. Knox County Health Department director Alan Stewart says Covid hospitalization numbers
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Knox Adds 16 Covid Cases; Daviess With Area’s First Clean Covid Report of 2021
Knox County added 16 more Covid cases—but lowered its percentage of positive tests to below 9 percent. The latest count has Knox County’s positive percentage at 8.7 percent. Knox County had the most overall new cases, with
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Two Delayed Paving Projects Set for Completion in Spring
A couple of delayed Vincennes paving projects are scheduled for work this spring. Vincennes City Engineer John Sprague gives the streets to get work in this coming season… Sprague also expects more work to be
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Lusk: Better Preparations Needed on Indiana Food Chain
The food supply chain is a delicate system within Indiana’s economy. That chain was nearly broken by the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants need meat from farmers. Farmers need corn from other farmers to produce that meat Jayson
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Indiana’s December Unemployment at 4.3 Percent
Indiana’s December unemployment rate stands at 4.3 percent—well under the national rate of 6.7 percent. The state’s labor force added over 83-thousand, 600 workers from November to December. Indiana’s labor force participation rate is at 64 percent—well
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