Articles by Rob Lafary

The National Weather Service has now confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down on Monday night in Franklin County. The tornado touched down in Brookville at around 9:44 p.m. Monday and lasted about two minutes […]

Several emergency crews were on-hand after reports of a head-on collision between two off-road vehicles late Wednesday afternoon in Decatur County. The accident took place at the 3000 block east of 820 south in Greensburg. […]

On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at approximately 3:59 PM, Decatur County Communications received a call of a single vehicle crash, with the vehicle on its side in the eastbound leftlane of I-74. It was also […]

A state grant program could aid in bringing a new recreational sportsplex to Brookville. The Franklin County Community Foundation is spearheading the sportsplex project and is partnering up with Indiana’s CreatINg Places Program which is […]

There is still no confirmation of a tornado touching down in Franklin County on Monday night. The National Weather Service out of Wilmington, Ohio was scheduled to send a group down to survey storm damage […]

Join the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and the Brookville Police Department as they host National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This year’s event, held at the upper town […]

Franklin County’s County Council met on July 23 and a variety of topics were discussed including spending nearly $1 million in grant money. The large funding will be used to stabilize the bank on Old […]

Batesville, Indiana – [July 29, 2024] – The Ripley County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the second round of Hillenbrand Partnership with Possibility Grant applications are now being accepted. These grants are funded by […]

A Silver Alert centered around a 28-year-old Batesville woman has been canceled. The alert had been issued by the Batesville Police Department on Tuesday afternoon after Sonya Balsley had gone missing and not been seen […]

Indiana State Representative J.D. Prescott is encouraging families with students who have disabilities to apply for Indiana’s Education Scholarship Account. The program gives monetary scholarships to students with disabilities and that money can be used […]

A semi that caught on fire around 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon forced a brief closure on I-74 in Decatur County. The semi fire was near the eastbound 123 mile marker on I-74 between the […]

A former professional educator at South Decatur High School still awaits a verdict after being charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after being accused of inappropriate behavior with a 15-year-old student. Paige M. Simon […]