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Ripley County Lilly Endowment finalists announced

October 23, 2018

Batesville, In. — The prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship drew fifty-nine applicants from Ripley County seniors in the class of 2019. The Ripley County Community Foundation review committee narrowed the field to five finalists, representing three area [...]
Former Aurora Mayor, U.S. Air Force vet Paul Alford dies

October 23, 2018

Aurora, In. — Paul O. Alford 88, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Sunday October 21, 2018 at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond, Indiana. He was born April 30, 1930 in St Louis , MO, son of [...]
First quarter St. Louis ‘Honor Roll’ released

October 23, 2018

Batesville, In. — Officials from St. Louis Catholic School have released the “Honor Roll” students for the first quarter of 2018. Grade 4 First Honors: Owen Beiser, Jensen Bright, Owen Hermesch, Ava Hollins, Ella King, Olivia [...]
Duke Energy Foundation supports local agencies

October 23, 2018

Plainfield, In. — Twenty-one Indiana nonprofit organizations are receiving $315,000 in Duke Energy Foundation grants to make a difference in their communities. Their projects range from a holiday food drive for the needy in Howard County to [...]
September unemployment steady in Indiana

October 23, 2018

Indianapolis, In. — Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for September and remains lower than the national rate of 3.7 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below [...]
Ivy Tech, Hoosier Hills Literacy League team for burrito-fueled literacy awareness event

October 23, 2018

Lawrenceburg, In. — Ivy Tech Community College and The Hoosier Hills Literacy League are partnering to bring awareness to the importance of literacy through a special lunchtime event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at [...]
BHS students named Lilly Endowment finalists

October 23, 2018

Batesville, In. — Batesville High School is pleased to announce that three students have qualified as finalists for the 2019 Ripley County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The class of 2019 students to receive this honor include: Trey [...]
Salmonella, listeria concerns lead to nationwide recall

October 23, 2018

Washington D.C. — Envolve Foods, a Corona, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 292,764 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and beef products that contain a vegetable ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food [...]