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(Laurel, IN) – Voluntary evacuations began in Laurel Wednesday night after flooding forced 14 people to shelter overnight in the town’s community center. The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department said Thursday morning that water on Jackson […]

(Milan, IN) – Milan High School’s agriculture has been awarded a $3,850 Grant for Growing through the National FFA organization. The nationwide Grants for Growing program, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company, provides grant funds to […]

(Drewersburg, IN) – The Drewersburg Volunteer Fire Department (DVFD) in eastern Franklin County is the recipient of a $2,500 Channeling for Good donation that will be used to purchase Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) tanks […]

(Southeastern IN) – Genesis: Pathways is celebrating the successful conclusion of Game On: Esports Camp at Batesville Middle School and Camp Hogwarts at Oldenburg Academy. Organizers say both camps gave students the opportunity to try […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The State of Indiana says 19 rural communities will receive more than $14.2 million in federal grant funding  to expand community facilities and improve drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure. The […]

(Statewide) – Indiana State Police and INDOT are urging drivers to travel safely in areas experiencing flooding and the aftermath of Tuesday’s storms. Over the past 24 hours, locations in the southeast, central and northeast […]

(Southeastern IN) – Ripley and Franklin counties were placed under Yellow Travel Advisories after flash flooding caused road closures throughout both areas. The Whitewater River was expected to crest above the 17-foot flood stage around […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Street Commissioner Mark Klosterkemper gave an update to Greensburg City Council and the Board of Works Tuesday evening on the unofficial detour onto U.S. 421 that stems from INDOT’s I-74 rehabilitation project […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Third-grade literacy in Indiana has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, fueled by a fifth consecutive year of academic gains on the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment. Following a historic jump last year, scores […]

(Southeastern IN) – Thousands of Southeastern Indiana residents were without power early Wednesday following Tuesday’s storms. Southeastern Indiana REMC was reporting 97 outages impacting co-op members in Ripley, Dearborn, Jennings, Jefferson and Switzerland counties. Duke […]