Local News

Columbus, IN—Early Wednesday morning Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on N National Road. The driver, identified as Samantha Banks, 44, Columbus, was unable to provide paperwork for the vehicle. It was confirmed […]

Versailles, IN—The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 2019 Business Person, Educator, and Citizen of the Year! Business Person – Mark Comer, Napoleon State Bank Citizen – Shawn Negangard, Osgood Educator […]

Brookville, IN—Starting Monday, Sept. 23, Blue Creek Road will be closed for 30 days for bridge repair the closure is between Neukam Road and Cane Mill Road.  

Greensburg, IN—After three decades, the Waffle House of Greensburg went out of business in the fall of 2018. But soon, the site will be the home of 2 new businesses.  The two restaurant establishments, one […]

Statewide—Check your pantry, because General Mills has voluntarily recalled 5-pound bags of Gold Medal unbleached all-purpose flour for possible E. coli contamination. General Mills announced the recall after the strain E. coli 026 was found during a sampling […]

Versailles, IN—There will be a free car seat and booster seat checks at the Ripley County Annex Building this Saturday from 10 a to 2 pm.  Not only will they check to see that your […]

Brookville, IN–This Friday, September 20, will be a walking tour of The Old Brookville Cemetery and Historical Church located at 10th & John Street in Brookville, Indiana. Hear stories of Brookville’s earliest settlers and the […]

Greensburg, IN—America’s best-selling crossover of the past two decades gets a major boost with the introduction of the 2020 Honda CR-V, sporting freshened styling, new features and upgraded powertrains—including a new CR-V Hybrid to be […]

Batesville, IN— For the third straight year, the Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is donating a sizable sum to the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) to expand its flexible learning spaces (FLS) initiative, according to […]

Statewide—Gas price experts are warning about the likelihood of $3 a gallon at the pump. On the gas buddy app Tuesday morning $2.59 was showing for an average for Cincinnati and $2.48/gallon for Indianapolis. That […]

Statewide—Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 74 Indiana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain and flooding that has occurred since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. […]

Franklin, IN – Detectives from the Indiana State Police are investigating the death of an eight-week-old infant this morning in Franklin.  Preliminary investigation has revealed the infant was dropped off at a babysitter early this […]