Bicentennial trust preserves more than 11,000 Indiana acres
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana says more than 11,000 acres have been protected through the efforts of the Bicentennial Nature Trust that started in 2012. The Department...
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Fort Wayne parks install Bicentennial Legacy benches
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Nineteen custom-made benches commemorating Indiana becoming the 19th state in 1816 have been installed at city parks as part of the...
Fort Wayne History Center receives statewide recognition
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The History Center in Fort Wayne is receiving some statewide recognition. The Indiana Historical Society has given the Center the 2016...
Indiana Bicentennial Commission to honor William Polke
FORT WAYNE (Press Release) — A dedication ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, to place a grave marker at the burial...
Ceremony set for start of Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay
CORYDON, Ind. (AP): A celebration marking the start of the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay is set for the small town that was the state’s first...
2016 Indiana State Fair begins
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): The Indiana State Fair kicks off today. For the next 17 days, the Indiana State Fair is the place to dine and...
Indiana bicentennial quilt on display at Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): An Indiana bicentennial quilt will remain on display at the Statehouse through July 11. The quilt made by Gloria Klutzke of Tippecanoe County...
Elkhart County regroups after flap over all-white relay team
ELKHART, Ind. (AP): Elkhart County officials are forming an expanded organizing committee with minorities included for Indiana bicentennial events after the selection of an all-white...
Indiana announces area Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO/Indiana Press Release): Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, Indiana Office of Tourism Development(IOTD) Executive Director Mark Newman, Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance President and CEO Kim...
Stamp honoring Indiana’s bicentennial to debut Tuesday
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The U.S. Postal Service is set to issue a stamp honoring Indiana’s bicentennial that will feature a native Hoosier’s photograph of a brilliant...