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• Don Fischer's IU Sports documentary debuts this Thursday

  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - For over five decades, Don Fischer has been synonymous with Indiana University athletics. He has narrated the defining moments of Hoosier sports history. Now, his career is the subject of a new Indiana Public Media documentary, "Timeless: Don Fischer’s Half-Century Broadcasting IU Sports." 

• I-65 wrong way crash near Seymour takes 3 lives; alcohol could be involved

  SEYMOUR, Ind. - A two-vehicle collision involving a wrong-way driver claimed three lives on I-65 near Seymour early Sunday morning, August 23. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., a caller reported a head-on crash on southbound I-65 in Jackson County, about one mile south of Seymour. 

• Franklin's Graham Road project starts Monday

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - Phase 1 of the Graham Road project in Franklin begins on or after Monday, August 24. The contractor says Graham Road will be fully reconstructed from Earlywood Drive to Paul Hand Boulevard, and the bridge over Canary Creek will be replaced.

• Bartholomew, Johnson County farms receive Hoosier Homestead Award

  INDIANAPOLIS - At the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday, August 19, the Indiana Department of Agriculture presented several Bartholomew and Johnson County farm families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.   

• Main and Madison Market Café appoints Kathy Jones as GM

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - Main and Madison Market Café in downtown Franklin has announced that Kathy Jones was recently appointed as general manager.