News Headlines for Ambia, Indiana

Rule could spur more trips to Indiana casinos (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
INDIANAPOLIS - State gaming regulators have approved a rule change that could bring more high-rollers to Indiana casinos on group trips that often include free meals or rooms for gamblers.

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High prices mean more oil exploration in Indiana (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Record oil prices are spurring some companies to look for oil in Indiana.

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Explosives found at home in Indiana, Pa. (Centre Daily Times)
Emergency personnel in Indiana, Pa., have evacuated residents within a 900-foot radius of a home as a precaution after the discovery of explosives in a home.

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Indiana hopes low-interest loans will help farmers (The Times and Democrat)
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana will use $50 million in state funds to help farmers get low-interest loans — money they can use along with federal funds to restore their flood-damaged fields.

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Explosives found at Indiana County garage (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Indiana County Hazmat Team is assisting the Allegheny County Bomb Squad with explosives found at 9:19 p.m. in a garage at 1524 Philadelphia St. in the borough of Indiana.

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Blackford County cited as a "successful Indiana community" (The Star Press)
HARTFORD CITY -- Thanks to local revitalization efforts, Blackford County is cited as a 'successful Indiana community' in a recent book.

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Indiana helmet law revisited as motorcycle fatalities rise (South Bend Tribune)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fatal motorcycle accidents have become more common over the last decade as the vehicles become more popular -- leading some to question whether it's time for Indiana to consider a mandatory helmet law.

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High prices mean more oil exploration in Indiana (News On 6 Tulsa)
Associated Press - July 5, 2008 6:05 PM ET FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Record oil prices are spurring some companies to look for oil in Indiana

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High prices mean more oil exploration in Indiana (FOX 19 Cincinnati)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Record oil prices are spurring some companies to look for oil in Indiana. Deka Exploration is an Oklahoma-based company that drilled for oil in Steuben County a decade ago before deciding to go elsewhere. But now the company is giving northwest Indiana another look.

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Indiana County Human Services Calendar (The Indiana Gazette)
Information for this column is provided by the Indiana County Department of Human Services.

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