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Wayne Township’s Next Schools Chief, Purdue Researchers’ Earhart Expedition, Beau Bayh To Run For IN Sec. Of State Candidacy, Mental Health/Substance Abuse-Related Crisis Team Expands

Wayne Township’s Next Schools Chief, Purdue Researchers’ Earhart Expedition, Beau Bayh To Run For IN Sec. Of State Candidacy, Mental Health/Substance Abuse-Related Crisis Team Expands

October 08, 2025

Wayne Township has chosen its next schools chief. Longtime district leader Shenia Suggs was approved in a unanimous board vote Monday night/this week. In less than a month, researchers from Purdue University will take part in an expedition to investigate the potential site of the remains of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Beau Bayh, a 29-year-old Marine Corps veteran and Harvard-trained lawyer, announced a run for Indiana Secretary of State as a Democrat on Monday. A team of clinicians who respond to mental health and substance abuse-related crises in Indianapolis now cover about two-thirds of the city.

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