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Hagerstown loses first game in Little League World Series, but still alive<\/strong>
Hagerstown, Indiana’s state Little League Champs, suffered a loss in the Little League World Series for the first time, falling 5-2 in extra innings to Nolensville, Tennessee. Hagerstown still has a shot at winning the Little League World Series, although the road is much more challenging with the loss, now entering the elimination bracket. Tennessee tied the game in the last inning, and rallied in extra innings to solidify the 5-2 victory. Tennessee is one win away from a seat in the Championship game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INDY FOP votes No Confidence in Marion County Prosecutor and Court System
<\/strong>The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #86 announced the FOP membership has voted a Vote of Confidence in the Marion County Prosecutor and the Marion County Court System. This move comes on the heels of the murder of a Central Indiana police officer. The suspect arrested has a lengthy criminal history as a habitual serious violent offender who had been previously convicted of shooting at police in Indianapolis, but was released following a lenient modified sentence from a Marion County Judge.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This vote also follows several other incidents of failures to act by the Marion County Prosecutor in which several officers and civilians have been critically injured or killed. Examples include an IMPD Officer who was shot in the throat allegedly by a serious violent offender who was released back onto the streets in violation of his parole and is alleged to have subsequently shot the officer. Additionally, thirteen (13) people shot with eight (8) civilians killed in the FedEx massacre in which it was later found the Prosecutor did not previously submit a filing on the murderer to the courts under the Officer Jake Laird Red Flag law. Indy FOP President, Rick Snyder, shared that rank-and-file members unanimously directed the FOP Executive Board to hold the vote during the month of August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FOP membership is made up of officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Indiana State Police, Beech Grove, Speedway, Cumberland, Airport, Southport, IUPUI, University of Indianapolis, Butler, IPS and Township School Police and several other local departments and law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ivy Tech Community College Announces Start of Fall Semester<\/strong>
Ivy Tech Community College kicked off its fall semester yesterday with the first 8-week course term. The College is offering free textbooks for this academic year and offers over 70 programs in-person and online. Students who wish to enroll in Ivy Tech are able to do so every eight weeks. The next eight-week term begins October 24 and students are encouraged to enroll today for the second eight-week term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State of Indiana provides free tuition at Ivy Tech for a number of programs through the\u00a0Next Level Jobs<\/a>\u00a0program. Through this program, students can enroll in high-demand fields including IT, healthcare, building and construction, advanced manufacturing, business, and transportation and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enroll at Ivy Tech today by visiting www.ivytech.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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City of Bloomington Awards 2022 Digital Equity Grants Funds to Eleven Area Nonprofits<\/strong>\u00a0
The City of Bloomington Information & Technology Services Department (ITS) announces the 2022 Digital Equity Grants awards to support Bloomington-based nonprofit organization efforts to bridge the digital divide and increase digital resources for residents. Now in its third year, this grant program began as part of Mayor John Hamilton\u2019s Recover Forward initiative to help Bloomington recover from the pandemic and economic collapse, and advance racial, economic, and climate justice. Starting in 2022 these grants are funded from the ITS Department\u2019s regular annual budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBridging the digital divide is an imperative toward greater equity in our community,\u201c said Mayor John Hamilton. \u201cPartnering with these creative and effective nonprofits is an important step across that divide. We are happy to take that step together.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Digital Equity Grants program awarded eleven area nonprofits a total of $50,000 in 2022, an increase from nine nonprofits in 2021. This year\u2019s recipients, programs supported, and grant amounts follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n