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More Than $300,000 In Energy Bill Assistance Available For Duke Energy Indiana Customers

More than $300,000 in financial assistance is available to Duke Energy Indiana customers who may...

Mother Hopes ‘Jake’s Law’ Passes This Time

Dear Editor, It’s been 10 years since I handed my healthy, happy, amazing son some...

Braun Ranked Highly By Non-Partisan Group

The non-partisan Center for Effective Lawmaking released their 117th Congress (2021-2022) rankings this week with...

A Transgender Bill Time Out

In March 2022, Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a transgender athletics bill that quite possibly could...

MCEF Celebrates Local Teachers’ Creativity In The Classroom

Thursday morning nearly 100 county educators and students joined the Montgomery County Educational Foundation to...

Linden Depot Season Opens Soon

The Linden Depot Museum will open for the season on Friday, March 31. The museum...

The Lincoln School For Colored Children

EDITOR’S NOTE: In 1881 Crawfordsville School Trustees ordered a school be built at the southwest...

Dear EarthTalk: What Is Former President Jimmy Carter’s Environmental Legacy?

Standing at the presidential lectern, in front of what looked like a series of oversized...

Dear EarthTalk: What’s New With The De-Extinction Movement That’s Trying To Bring Back Extinct Wildlife Species?

De-extinction, the concept of resurrecting extinct species, has long been a topic of debate among...

CenterPoint Energy Encourages Customers To Set Up Billing And Payment Arrangements As Winter Heating Season Ends

CenterPoint Energy would like to remind customers Indiana’s winter regulatory moratorium, which temporarily suspends disconnections...