FLOYD COUNTY — Kate Caufield, who lives in New Albany, and Phyllis Yeager, a resident of Floyds Knobs, are about as far apart politically as the geographic elevation that separates their Floyd County homes.

SELLERSBURG — Phillip Hartzell just finished reading a book about Dwight Eisenhower, who served two terms as president of the United States, from 1953 to 1961.

President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden are intensifying their efforts to persuade uncommitted voters to pick sides in the closing days of the presidential election campaign.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — One of the signs that leads Shawn Carruthers to believe that President Donald Trump will again carry Floyd County is, well, signs.

INDIANAPOLIS — Another person has died from COVID-19 in Clark County, pushing the total to 62. Floyd County deaths remain at 67, according to the latest data issued Friday by the Indiana Department of Health.

JEFFERSONVILLE — The Ind. 62 corridor continues to boom with new construction.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — County clerks in Southern Indiana have reported record numbers of early voting this election cycle. With less than two weeks until election day, one says the turnout is surpassing even what was previously expected.

NEW ALBANY — Attorney general candidate Jonathan Weinzapfel says “healthcare is probably the biggest issue in this race,” especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — A New Albany business owner is frustrated after he says multiple political signs for his presidential candidate of choice went missing.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health on Thursday announced that 2,880 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. The numbers represent results from 36,552 specimens submitted, the highest number to date.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA — Todd Antz spent many a Sunday during his youth helping his parents clean their business to earn a few bucks for doughnuts.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Starlight Coffee Co. has been serving locally-roasted coffee for 18 years, and the Southern Indiana business is now preparing for its next expansion.

NEW ALBANY — The Floyd County Commissioners approved 2021 insurance packages Tuesday night during a brief meeting.

SELLERSBURG — Investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire that demolished a Sellersburg home early Wednesday. There were no injuries.

INDIANAPOLIS — In Indiana's first virtual gubernatorial debate, the three candidates shared opposing methods for handling the COVID-19 pandemic, mask mandates and closing nonessential businesses.

JEFFERSONVILLE — Nathan Todaro acquired a food truck in May for his American Smokehouse Stadium restaurant.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — For the first time since the record decline in April, Indiana saw a month-over-month drop in its payrolls, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday.

The Center for Lay Ministries honored the Indiana National Guard as the Volunteer of the Year recipient at its recent annual meeting. National Guard soldiers have been working daily at the center’s Food Pantry since May 1, 2020.

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PARKE COUNTY — Writer and News and Tribune contributing columnist Mike Lunsford has written his seventh collection of stories, “This Old World,” set for release by Shade Tree Press in late October. Many of Lunsford’s stories, virtually all published in his newspaper columns, have been re-wor…

NEW ALBANY — The New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. board voted unanimously Monday to adopt a 2021 budget of $134 million, which includes $76 million for the education fund, $13 million for debt services, $35 million for operations, $6 million for the referendum fund and $2 mi…

Tiffany Thomas gave birth to her first child, Oliver, in July 2018. Fourteen months later, in September 2019, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Carcinogenic.”

FLOYD COUNTY — As COVID-19 cases spike locally and across the state, the Floyd County Health Department is extending the county’s mandate requiring masks until the end of the year.

INDIANAPOLIS — Another person has died from COVID-19 in Floyd County, bringing the total number of deaths to 66, according to the Indiana State Department of Health dashboard post Monday. Clark County deaths remain at 57.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Debate Commission will be moving its first gubernatorial debate to a virtual-style event — a first in its history. This means that while candidates will still participate in person at the WFYI studios in Indianapolis, they will be in separate spaces from each other…

LOUISVILLE (WAVE) — A cold front draped across the region will keep rounds of rain in today’s forecast, according to WAVE 3 News meteorologists.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Rental Assistance Portal is accepting applications for a program that provides eligible renters with up to six months in rental assistance to help cover past due and ongoing monthly payments.