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Vaughn, Fell Win Vigo Prosecutor, Sheriff Races
Vigo County finished its election-night count Tuesday, with all 87 precincts reporting.
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U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island Before Midterms
Officials described Monday's limited strikes as self-defense, not a return to major combat.
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Vigo Council Adopts $112.1M Budget at Deadline
The 2027 budget passed after an eight-hour meeting, but state review still decides whether it stands.
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Braun Denies Weisheit Clemency Before Execution
The governor did not address a separate request to pause Thursday's execution over drug sourcing.
Opinion
Mike Braun and the Will of Hoosiers
Governor Braun has kept faith with ICE. On data centers, district maps and an Iran war Hoosiers are paying for at the pump, he has sided against the people who hired him, and the young conservatives a 2028 coalition needs are keeping score.
Opinion
A Loyalty Test That Runs One Way
Indiana Republicans now have a written penalty for backing the wrong candidate. The party that wrote it keeps no such ledger on itself, and the ballot still belongs to the voter.
Opinion
Mary Allen and the Price of Loyalty
The Democrat breaks with America First on immigration, Israel and spending. On war, she stands where the restraint wing stands, and the Eighth District's loyal voters owe no party a blank check.
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Rubinacci vows no tax hikes, backs school plan
The Republican candidate for Vigo County Council District 2 says he would have voted against the 2027 budget passed Oct. 26, supports county money for the school plan without a referendum and floats a charter for West Vigo if the high school is threatened.
Opinion
Who Let a Noncitizen Vote?
A Terre Haute case shows a checkbox at the BMV was all that stood between a noncitizen and six Vigo County ballots. Before Nov. 3, voters deserve to know which officials failed, and what has been fixed.
Opinion
Eight Months, $47 Billion, No Declaration
Rep. Messmer has voted six times against making Congress decide on the Iran war. The Constitution, the Monroe tradition and the work left undone at home all point the other way.
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