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The Terre Haute City Council voted for citizens to fill vacancies on a number of boards and commissions Thursday evening at City Hall. It also announced what boards council members

Positions are open for some Terre Haute boards and commissions, which the city council is looking to fill.

Austin Bonta is battling John Cannon in the Republican mayoral primary in Portage.

Over 100 Portage residents came to Woodland Park’s Sycamore Room to hear John Cannon and Austin Bonta debate issues at Tuesday night’s candidate forum, sponsored by the Porter County League of Women Voters and Lakeshore Public Radio.

Fort Wayne City Council appointed fellow members and citizens to local boards, which is an annual process.

Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters joked during a special meeting last week about where each of the commissioners will be in 10 years. The commi ...

View Comments MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie City Council on Monday overrode Mayor Dan Ridenours veto of an ordinance changing some of the rules governing the Muncie Fire Merit Commission. The veto was the first mayoral veto in a decade.  The merit commission is a city-appointed board that is in charge of hiring, promotion and disciplinary action for the Muncie Fire Department. Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour vetoed the ordinance 7-21, without any indication beforehand that he was going to do ...

The city of Muncies first Mayoral veto in over a decade may be short lived if council upholds the way members voted in May.

View Comments On Thursday, May 13, I vetoed ordinance 7-21, an ordinance to adopt a proposed change to the Fire Merit Commission. Existing rules from Title 19 prohibit anyone who serves on the Fire Merit Commission from serving on another board or commission. This rule, which has been followed in recent history by others, created a situation in January 2021 where an appointee was refused admittance to the Fire Merit Commission because they also serve on the Muncie Redevelopment Commission. Two ...