{"id":6777,"date":"2023-06-22T13:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2023-06-22T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:43:49","slug":"local-news-headlines-june-22-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=6777","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: June 22, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Governor Holcomb endorses Mike Pence for President in 2024 Primary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has announced his endorsement of Mike Pence for US President in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary. Pence has declared his intentions to run in the crowded field, which includes: Former President Donald Trump, Former SC Governor Nikki Haley, FL Governor Ron DeSantis, Former NJ Governor Chris Christie, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, SC Senator Tim Scott, Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez, and Business Executive Vivek Ramaswamy . . . to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a social media post, former Vice President Pence, who announced his candidacy in early June, said, \u201cKaren and I are truly humbled by Governor Holcomb\u2019s endorsement as we set out to make America stronger and more prosperous,\u201d Pence said. \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Springs Valley High School partners with Ivy Tech to offer Indiana College Core<\/strong>
Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington and Springs Valley Junior-Senior High School have partnered to help students get a head start on college by offering the\u00a0Indiana College Core<\/a>\u00a0in high school. The credential is a 30 credit hour general education core of college credit guaranteed to transfer to Indiana public colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students take high school and Ivy Tech classes at the same time through dual credit or dual enrollment.\u00a0Earning the core provides students the chance to\u00a0Start As a Sophomore<\/a>\u00a0at Ivy Tech or other public universities, having already completed their first year of college credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Springs Valley is the 11th school in Ivy Tech Bloomington\u2019s service area to join early college at Ivy Tech. Other early college high schools include The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship, Bloomfield, Bloomington North, Eastern Greene, Loogootee, Martinsville, Mitchell, Mooresville, Paoli, and West Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit ivytech.edu\/programs\/special-programs-for-students\/high-school-programs\/indiana-college-core-in-high-school\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivy Tech Bloomington offers more than 40 career and four-year transfer programs<\/a>, with courses that start multiple times per year for quick entry and graduation. To get started, apply for free online at ivytech.edu<\/a>, call 812-330-6013, or email askBloomington@ivytech.edu<\/a>. For information on tuition-free programs at Ivy Tech Bloomington, visit ivytech.edu\/bloomington\/NLJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attorney General’s Office warns Hoosiers to double check text messages for scams<\/strong>\u00a0
Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers to avoid text message scams. If you are receiving a lot of scams via text, don\u2019t worry\u00a0\u2013\u00a0you\u2019re not alone.\u00a0Scammers know people\u00a0are\u00a0busy raising families, working, and enjoying their hobbies. They are always hoping that you’re not paying attention to that text or tweet that may look like\u00a0it’s\u00a0from a family member\u00a0or colleague, but it is\u00a0actually from\u00a0a\u00a0fraudster.\u00a0With the increased use of artificial intelligence or \u201cAI\u201d, the communications and methods being used are becoming increasingly harder to detect.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So,\u00a0how do you make sure you are\u00a0avoiding being scammed?\u00a0The Office of the Indiana Attorney General offers these few tips:\u00a0If you think a text might be\u00a0a scam, contact the company using a phone number or website you know is real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n