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South Ripley School Corporation awaits new, interesting bus
South Ripley School Corporation is awaiting delivery of a new school bus . . . but it won’t be what you typically expect. Superintendent Rob Moorhead mentions the bus will feature school district colors and logos. “The outside of [...]
Rep. Banks’ path forward
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R) has a palatable path forward should he not win the House Republican whip post in the next session, reports Punchbowl News: “[I]f Banks doesn’t become majority whip, he has a few fallback options. Banks [...]
Dr. Monroe: Indiana can learn from NASA
Dr. Judy Monroe, a former Indiana state health commissioner who co-chairs the Governor’s Public Health Commission, writes a piece for STAT News about how public health agencies can learn from NASA about regaining the public’s trust. Dr. Monroe, president [...]
Musgrave holds fundraiser kickoff
Vanderburgh County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave (R), a former commissioner of the Department of Local Government Finance where she helped lead the Daniels Administration property tax overhaul, held a kickoff fundraiser the week of September 30 for her open Evansville [...]
West Side Nut Club returns with half-pot raffle
The West Side Nut Club in Evansville returns during the first week of October with the popular half-pot raffle at the 101st West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. The 2021 half-pot jackpot was a record-breaking $1,515,260, which topped the [...]
Oyster joins Ice Miller’s Public Affairs Practice Group
Matt Oyster joins Ice Miller LLP’s Public Affairs Practice Group in an of counsel capacity, based in the firm’s Columbus, Ohio, office where he will specialize in gaming, liquor, and cannabis legal matters throughout the country. He joins the [...]
Penn named FSSA director
At the Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning, Courtney Penn becomes director. She has been OECOSL’s director of child care licensing, and has worked in direct child care services as a Head Start [...]
Indiana native named comms director for Michigan governor
Hoosier native and Indiana University alum Sara Broadwater is the communications director for Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon (R-MI), who is challenging the incumbent Democratic governor. Broadwater has served as communications director for Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch (R) and [...]
HSE teachers get a pay bump
Hamilton Southeastern Schools (HSE) teachers will receive a pay raise retroactive to July 1, 2022, and the entry-level salary for starting teachers will increase under a new agreement ratified by a vote of the teaching staff, the community news [...]
Salesforce grants IPS $1 million
Salesforce grants $1 million to Indianapolis Public Schools as part of nationwide series of grants worth $25 million intended to address students’ social, emotional and mental health. Expect IPS to use the money to create sensory-friendly environments for struggling [...]