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Great-great-great-granddaughter takes reins at historic Fowler House
Keeping 19th century mansion Moses Fowler built open was a matter of coming full circle for family. Memories with her grandfather, instigator of the…
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The lost-and-found adventures of Pirate Pete the Pug
How a three-week escape by a one-eyed pug named Pirate Pete brought Battle Ground together and turned a dog into a folk hero
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As Natalia Grace doc looms, prosecutor releases evidence blocked in Barnett case
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After the fire: ‘I feel like he was God sent’
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Next up for Chauncey Hill Mall: 13-story development, plaza proposed near Purdue
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Degas collection, 74 bronzes worth $21M, donated to Purdue Galleries
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A look inside the historic Ball home on Ninth Street Hill
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Tim’s Picks: Summer sounds, (mostly) outside
Your weekly dose of five choice ideas for the weekend and beyond in Lafayette/West Lafayette, for a week starting June 1.
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This and that: The Zach is Back edition
National Player of the Year Zach Edey will be back with Purdue. A Purdue sophomore ready to join West Lafayette City Council. WL’s spelling champ gets…
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$2.5M gift for Wabash Center: ‘Just a huge part of our lives’
Family’s story drives legacy gift, largest of its kind for Wabash Center
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As Natalia Grace doc looms, prosecutor releases evidence blocked in Barnett case
Birth records, DNA evidence, allegations of abuse weren’t allowed in neglect cases against Michael and Kristine Barnett. 'Curious Case of Natalia Grace…
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Where are they now: A marker for Lafayette’s Indy 500 stars
Construction has a roadside tribute to Lafayette’s earliest racing stars in storage, but a marker for Indy 500 winner George Souders and star Roscoe…
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Neighbors steam, but first Airbnb OK’d under new WL regulations
This house on Lincoln Street won’t be West Lafayette’s first short-term rental. But neighbors’ hopes of stopping it with city’s new regulations were in…
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Lafayette shows off $51M Public Safety Center
A look inside the four-story, 70,000-square-foot facility and parking garage at Columbia and Sixth streets that will be the new home of the Lafayette…
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