(Batesville, IN) – Bernice Essick has been named assistant principal at Batesville Intermediate School (BIS). She’ll join Principal Dana Cassidy’s team for the 2026–27 school year. Essick most recently served as Interim Dean of Students […]

(Ripley/Dearborn Counties, IN) – Several trees were toppled by storms that rolled through southern Ripley and into Dearborn County Tuesday afternoon. Friendship volunteer firefighters were called to the 3600 block of Friendship Road around 3:40 […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Eleven local nonprofit organizations will share $50,000 through the first round of the Ripley County Community Foundation’s 2026 Sally Morris Community Impact Grant program. The grants will support projects involving public […]

Walkers, sponsors and volunteers gather in Milan this fall to help stock local food pantries and fight hunger worldwide. The CROP Hunger Walk marks its 56th year as a nationwide movement to fight hunger at […]

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – The Beta Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg earned the distinguished Five-Star Chapter designation during the Indiana Regional Conference Award Ceremony. This marks the chapter’s […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Businessperson of the Year; Citizen of the Year, and Educator of the Year awards. You’re invited to submit nominations for […]

(Southeastern IN) – SEI READI, Inc. is celebrating a significant investment in Southeastern Indiana’s creative economy after four regional projects were awarded more than $1.6 million through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s (IEDC) READI 2.0 […]

(Statewide) – The state recently announced $84 million in Community Crossings Matching Grants (CCMG) are heading to 147 cities, counties, and towns across Indiana, including several in our area. State Rep. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville), who […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Napoleon State Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for its new banking facility at 105 Aspen Drive in Batesville. “Breaking ground on this new banking facility reflects our deep commitment […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Five Points area of Greensburg along U.S. 421 has reopened. I Meanwhile, INDOT Southeast has started surface repairs on the U.S. 421 South bridge, which is now closed in both directions […]