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Officials say the largest wildfire in Texas history did not grow overnight and is 5% contained. The Texas A&M Forest Service said early Friday that some rain and snow has helped with firefighting efforts on the Texas Panhandle. But the National Weather Service says conditions favorable for wildfires are expected to extend through the weekend in some areas. Crews will continue to focus on the northern edge of the largest fire and areas around structures. The fires have killed two people and left behind a landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned-out homes in the Texas Panhandle.

College basketball fans have it made each March. Each March, scores of college hoops fans anxiously anticipate the tipoff to March Madness, which is a widely used nickname for the wildly popular NCAA Tournament, a single-elimination battle featuring 68 teams competing over seven rounds. Each…

ROCKPORT — Donald F. Denu, age 75, of rural Rockport, Ind. passed away peacefully at home on…

DALE — Carolyn Sue Berger, 77, of Dale, Indiana died at her home March 3, 2024.

GRANDVIEW — Mary Jean Raaf, 93, of Grandview, Ind. died on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Brick…

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed the river otter trapping season today, March 5, after the statewide quota of 750 river otters was reported harvested by licensed trappers. The season was scheduled to run from Nov. 15 – March 15, or until the quota was reached.