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Crouch taps outgoing Terre Haute mayor to head rural affairs office

Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett, center, at a ribbon-cutting earlier ths year. (Photo from mayor’s office) INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has chosen outgoing Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett to become the new executive director of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Bennett, who was defeated in his bid for a fifth […]

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City Council

Columbus City Council holds redistricting public meeting Monday night | #citycouncil

Courtesy-City of Columbus COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus City Council will hold a public meeting on Monday, September 12, to present and discuss the proposed redistricting plan. The public will get to see the proposed council district maps and compare them to current maps. The meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Cal […]

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City Council

Columbus City Council votes to become second class city | #citycouncil

Courtesy-City of Columbus COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus City Council voted to become a second-class city Tuesday night, a move that will restructure parts of the city government. The council approved the second reading of an ordinance to become a second-class city in a 5-to-1 vote. The first reading was approved 6-to-1 on June 21. […]

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