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(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Kiwanis Club proudly awarded three scholarships totaling $6,500 during the 66th Annual Kiwanis Scholastic Award Ceremony, held at Batesville High School. The event celebrated the academic accomplishments and character of […]

(Brookville, IN) – Ready, Set, Write! This summer, parents and guardians of budding storytellers ages 8-12 are invited to enter the Katherine Applegate Color Our World Writing Contest. Entries are open from June 1 to […]

(Statehouse) – Gov. Mike Braun recently ceremonially signed three of State Rep. Alex Zimmerman’s (R-North Vernon) bills into law. The new laws authored by Zimmerman and aimed at improving public safety include House Enrolled Act 1014, House […]

(Greensburg, IN) – For Ron Jobst, the past year and a half has been anything but ordinary. “I’ve had three surgeries in about 16 months,” he said. “It’s been long and complicated — but I’m […]

(Dearborn County, IN) – Wages paid by area employers increased by 3.3 percent over the past year, according to the 2025 Southeastern Indiana Regional Wage and Benefits Survey. One Dearborn partnered with Purdue University’s Dauch […]

(New Point, IN) – The Crackaway Daze II Fall Festival in New Point won’t be happening this year on its scheduled dates of September 13 and 14. Organizers say the event at Salt Creek Township […]

(Franklin County, IN) – INDOT closed State Road 252 west of Scipio in eastern Franklin County on Wednesday to complete a box culvert replacement project. The closure is between Dickson and Drewersburg roads. 252 is […]

(Southeastern IN) – Area law enforcement agencies have received calls recently about a scam text. Scammers claim the following in the text: “Indiana Department of Vehicles (DMV) Final Notice: Enforcement Penalties Begin on June 7. […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Sunday, June 1, was a big day for students heading out next month on the annual Youth to Yellowstone of Ripley County trip west. The students, representing all four of the […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Decatur County United Fund (DCUF) is recognizing outgoing South Decatur High School student board member Makayla Somers, who served a two-year term from June 1, 2023 until May 31, 2025. Somers […]

(Statewide) – Students at 63 Indiana schools, including two in our area, will experience the outdoors during the 2025-26 school year thanks in part to a grant program that supports field trips to Indiana State […]