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The Board of Trustees of Madison Consolidated Schools held a public hearing on the superintendent’s contract Tuesday — a requirement by Indiana code — that lays the groundwork for hiring

COVID-19 infection numbers continue to decline in both Indiana and Kentucky with Switzerland and Trimble counties improving enough to move into an “Orange” metric for moderate spread.

Credit Ella Abbott / IPB News The town of St. Joe, Indiana kicked off its 25th annual Pickle Festival on Thursday, beginning the three days of festivities with food, vendors and a pickle derby. Last year, the festival was canceled due to COVID-19, making it the 25th year of the Pickle Festival, but only their 24th celebration. “My phone rang off the hook after they greenlighted everything to start happening again,” said Jeffrey Studebaker, the Pickle Festival president. “‘Hey, you havin...

COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available for teachers in Indiana, a point Madison Consolidated Schools board president Jodi Yancey spoke on at Wednesday’s meeting of the school board. “I am just a little bit disappointed in our state legislation that we are one of the very few states that are not vaccinating our teachers.” Yancey said. “We want to be in school, our teachers want to be in school, the kids want to be in school, and they are not letting our teachers be vaccinate...