Benton County, Ind. Benton County has received notification of two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. The Benton County Health Department is working closely with the two individuals that have a confirmed positive test. All appropriate quarantine measures are being taken per State and CDC pro…
Officials at Danville Area Community College have notified students that Commencement exercises have been postponed, for now, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, the College has stated its intention to hold a complete ceremony later in the summer, whenever health officials deem large g…
Indiana’s schools will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Schools in Indiana have been closed for the remainder of the school year.
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The following athletes were recently selected to the Wabash River Conference All-Conferences Teams:
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Attica hosted 1A Sectional 54 and the Red Ramblers drew North Vermillion in the bottom of the bracket meaning the two teams would meet as the second game of the opening night.
Covington had faced Lafayette Central Catholic in boys’ basketball twice in the last 27 years and both of those contests were losses.
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Covington captured their fifth sectional in a row on Saturday by defeating Clinton Central 68-39 after reaching the finals with a 67-33 over Faith Christian.
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There are 1,920 seconds in a boys’ basketball game, yet it is amazing how sometimes less than 100 of them can determine the outcome.
Dear Editor,
Recently I had the honor and pleasure of being invited to attend the Sept. 13 Hoosier State Press Association Summit to address the preservation of publication of public notices in newspapers.
I am an interested possible beneficiary of the Jordan Creek Wind Project (JCWP). I live out of state and nowhere near Jordan Creek. I have very little, if any, control of whether the property involving me will lend their land to the project. However, I have spent my youth working on the farm…
On behalf of the Bud Hershberger Family and Veedersburg Masonic Lodge 491 F. and A.M. We would like to thank those who donated money in his memory to our lodge. It will be used wisely, as we are very grateful. Bud was a fifty year member.
The Lord may indeed move in mysterious ways, especially this Lent.
A holy season that opened with an Episcopal church in Valparaiso offering drive-through ashes and prayers on Ash Wednesday neared its conclusion Saturday with the blessing of Easter baskets, but from afar.
State budget leaders are warning of grim financial days ahead for Indiana after the state's anticipated March tax collections fell short by $70 million, or 6%.
As Illinois golfers flock to Indiana courses amid a coronavirus shutdown in their own state, some Hoosiers are concerned the players could be contributing to the disease's spread.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today it has entered into an agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study baricitinib as an arm in NIAID's Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial. The study will investigate the efficacy and safety of baricitinib as a potential treatment for hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19, beginning this month in the U.S. with a planned expansion to additional sites including Europe and Asia. Results are expected within the next two months.
State and city officials have said they hope the convention center will not be needed.
Did your kids get a taste of the real world and decide that living off Mom and Dad was not so bad after all? Cheer up… you may still be able to claim them as dependents on your taxes.
In the past, dependents could save money on your taxes in two ways: through individual exemptions and the potential eligibility for certain tax credits. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) removed the personal exemption from tax year 2018, but expanded the Child Tax Credit and kept the Dependent Care Credit in place, despite early talks of doing away with it. "The Dependent Care Credit can be very valuable. It was actually on the potential chopping block as far as the recent tax reform, but it survived," reports Betterment Head of Tax Eric Bronnenkant. "Let's say you have two kids, and let's say your employer offers a dependent care account, you're able to contribute up to $5,000 tax-free through your employ...
Top 7 Tax Benefits Of Parenthood
Wouldn't it be nice if you could deduct your credit card debt from your taxes? For most Americans, that's just a dream that will never come true. However, some circumstances allow you to deduct some credit card debt – all related to using your card for business purposes.
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raised the standard deduction and eliminated or reduced certain itemized deductions as part of a tax simplification effort. It's critical for those who still itemize to take advantage of all possible deductions. Self-employed taxpayers and small business owners who rely heavily on credit cards may be able to save by taking advantage of credit-related deductions.
Credit card debt on personal purchases is not tax-deductible, thanks to the 1986 Tax Reform Act. However, three varieties of business-related credit card debt may be deductible.
Interest on credit ca...
Top 7 Tax Deductions And Credits That People Forget
Tax preparation software has improved significantly over the past several years, and more and more people are using it to file their own taxes. If you are debating whether doing your own taxes is right for you, consider the following factors:
- Simplicity of your Tax Situation – If you have relatively few deductions, few sources of income, and limited investments, tax preparation software should be able to handle your taxes with relative ease. If you have a complex tax situation with business interests, rental properties, multiple investments, or estate issues, it's probably best to use a CPA or licensed tax preparer.
- Familiarity with Taxes – The less familiar you are with taxes, the more questions a CPA will have to ask about your situation to help you find applicable deductions. Most of the tax software programs have information prompts...
Comparing Tax Preparation Software
As much fun as it is to hold your tax refund check in your hands as you rub them together with glee, direct deposit is a simpler and faster method of receiving your refund. It may be safer as well. Not only will you be spared the possibility of someone stealing your check out of the mail, you will also be less tempted to spend it.
However, there is an even better way to avoid spending your refund. You can have it directly deposited into an individual retirement account (IRA) or purchase U.S. savings bonds with it. Some institutions may allow you to directly deposit your refund into other types of accounts such as 529 College Savings Plans or mutual funds.
IRS Form 8888, "Allocation of Refund," allows you to split your refund into a...
Your Roth IRA 60 Day Withdrawal Window
Caring for an elderly relative can be rewarding, but incredibly difficult – as well as expensive. However, it may be possible to recoup some of the costs through income tax savings.
There are two general approaches to tax savings on elder care costs – taking medical deductions that can be itemized and claiming a dependent care credit that can be subtracted directly from the taxes you owe.
First, you must determine if your elderly relative qualifies as a dependent. Full details are listed in IRS Publication 501, "Dependents, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information," but the primary criteria are that they must be a relative, you must be providing over half of their support, and their gross 2019 income must be less than $4,200.
The definition of relatives includes stepparents and in-laws. They do not...
Top 7 Tax Deductions And Credits That People Forget
There are plenty of cliches and puns about vision, including “the eyes are the window to the soul,” “a sight for sore eyes” and even “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But eyesight is certainly no laughing matter.
Millions of Americans live with diabetes every day. According to the American Diabetes Association, in 2018, 34.2 million Americans, or 10.5 percent of the population, had diabetes. Among new cases, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. In 2015, 88 million Americans ages 18 and older had prediabetes. Check out our tips on how to best prevent diabetes naturally and how to spot the signs early on.
At some point in your life, you’ve likely experienced feelings of loneliness. It could be from missing a family member or the company of a favorite pet. Or it may stem from being the new person at work and not knowing your way around the office. It might even originate from an overextension of “me time.” Loneliness may be more present these days during the novel coronavirus outbreak and associated societal response.
Like peanut butter and jelly, relationships and boundaries go hand in hand. Having boundaries is a key part of almost any and every kind of relationship, whether it’s with a friend, family member, co-worker or yourself.
Small business owners, sole proprietors, independent contractors and the self-employed are eligible for financial assistance through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which will extend as much as $349 billion in forgivable loans to enable some businesses to pay employees during the coronavirus crisis.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thanked staff at a London hospital for taking care of him while he recovers from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. "I can't thank them enough. I owe them my life," Johnson said in a brief statement issued late Saturday. The 55-year-old conservative politician, who was hospitalized last Sunday running a high ...
In a wide-ranging conversation, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh shared his thoughts on the coronavirus outbreak. During a podcast hosted by National Review senior editor Jay Nordlinger, Harbaugh discussed his playing career and the art of coaching, among other subjects. To close the podcast, Harbaugh spoke of the generation of players he currently coaches, and touched upon how he sees the ...
The prize was Sidney Crosby, one of the greatest prospects anyone had seen since Wayne Gretzky. And the method to determine who got him, as best as then-Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Doug MacLean can recall, was hashed out over a few meetings as the NHL negotiated a new labor agreement to end the 2004-05 lockout. MacLean's Blue Jackets had the fourth-worst record the year before the ...
Another 103 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus. In total, 550 people on the aircraft carrier docked near Guam have been infected with COVID-19, according to a post on the Navy's website. As of Saturday, 92% of the ship's nearly 4,600-person crew had been tested. The Theodore Roosevelt was thrust into the spotlight March 31 after U.S. Navy Capt. Brett ...
