Blackford County’s judges have issued an order banning the county clerk from the courthouse. The dispute between the judges and Clerk Derinda Shady apparently stems in part from budget issues.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind. — Family and friends of 74-year-old Jerry "Jake" Michael and five-year-old Jenson Reynolds gathered outside the Blackford County Courthouse Thursday morning, calling for justice to ...

But the conference committee report — approved 83-5 in the House and 45-4 in the Senate — eliminates only one court in Blackford County, one court in Monroe County and one magistrate in ...