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Statewide—DNR properties remain open for day-use outdoor recreation, including hiking, biking on paved trails, boating, fishing, birding, and geocaching. Entrance-gate admission at properties that normally charge gate admission remains temporarily waived. New restrictions on camping […]

Greensburg, IN – The City of Greensburg issued a press release that after receiving both positive and negative feedback on the event, the Easter Bunny ‘Parade’ on Saturday, April 11 has been canceled. According to […]

Southeastern, IN—Today’s number shows another significant increase for Decatur County ( up 11 from yesterday and 28 total since Wednesday). The County’s per capita rate for positive COVID-19 tests is now .44% meaning that for […]

Ripley and Dearborn Counties, IN— Patching work is scheduled to begin Monday, April 13, on I-74 between S.R. 101 and the Ohio state line in Ripley and Dearborn Counties.  Daytime lane closures are scheduled as […]

Statewide —The Indiana State Department of Health announced that 568 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 for a total of 6,907 Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus. A total of 300 Hoosiers […]

Statewide—Governor Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, issued guidance for places of worship in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the Thursday press briefing. “During this time […]

Lawrenceburg, IN– Ivy Tech Community College State Board of Trustees member, Marianne Glick, and her spouse, Mike Woods, have committed $500,000 in matching funds across the state for Ivy Tech’s newly established COVID-19 Relief Fund […]

Batesville, IN—The City of Batesville was awarded a $217,091 grant in state matching funds for local road projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative on Tuesday, April 7. The City will utilize the […]

Southeastern, IN—Southeastern Indiana REMC  says that The number of outages is down to 684 as we wrap up the restoration efforts for the day. The crews were required to head home last night for a […]

Statewide— According to the Better Business Bureau, home improvement scams can start with a knock on the door, a flyer, or a phone call. The contractor may offer a low price for a short timeframe. […]

Statewide—Attorney General Curtis Hill announced that his office has partnered with Amazon and Facebook to fight price gouging within the companies’ respective sites and marketplaces. Attorney General Hill said his office can send price-gouging complaints […]

Greensburg, IN—INDOT contractor Paul H. Rohe Company plans to begin work next week on a $148,000 box culvert maintenance and repair project on U.S. 421 in Decatur County. Beginning on or after Wednesday (April 15), […]