BMV aims to close WL license branch

Mayor vows to fight back on BMV plan. Plus, this week’s edition of Tim’s Picks, with five choice ideas for your weekend. What Wabash River rail bridge inspection report looks like after derailment.

Thanks to today’s sponsors, including:

• Stuart & Branigin, with ongoing support that helps make the Based in Lafayette reporting project possible.

• West Lafayette Public Library, which will host the second in a Saturday series on homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The event this week features Bob Score, of Harboe Architects out of Chicago, who will discuss his experiences in historic restoration work over the years, with a focus on Harboe’s most recent work with SAMARA, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in West Lafayette. The free lecture and Q&A begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the library, 208 W. Columbia St. It’s sponsored by the Cornelius O'Brien Lecture Series, the Indiana University Committee on Historic Preservation, Indiana Landmarks and the John E. Christian Family Memorial Trust. If you can’t make it, the event will be livestreamed on the West Lafayette Public Library’s Facebook page.

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BMV PROPOSES CLOSING WEST SIDE LICENSE BRANCH

The BMV branch in West Lafayette could be on the chopping block, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced Wednesday.

West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis says the BMV is in for a fight.