Local News

Versailles, IN—Dustin Crabtree, age 32 of Milan, was convicted by a jury of  Level 1 felony Child Molesting on July 31st.  The jury deliberated for three hours following a two day trial in Ripley County.  […]

Statewide— Gov. Eric J. Holcomb ceremonially signed HEA 1010 outside the Indiana Farmers Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair on Monday. HEA 1010 exempts military retirement income or survivor’s benefits from state income tax.

Columbus, IN—Deputies were called to S. Lake Dr. after EOC received a call of a domestic disturbance with one of the parties involved being shot on Sunday. When Deputies arrived they located a female, Hannah […]

Greensburg, IN—Starting Thursday, August 8, there will be no access from North Carver Street to and from the State Road 3 Bypass.  Construction crews will be reconstructing the approaches to and from the bypass.  This […]

Batesville, IN—The Food and Growers Association (FGA) has partnered with Indiana University and Purdue University to establish Indiana Farm Connect, a program to increase local food purchasing. This work is supported by a $516,000 Local […]

Batesville, IN— This year, the Ripley County Community Foundation awarded a brand-new scholarship, the Integrity Machine Tool Technology Scholarship, to Elias Spurlock. This scholarship was established in 2019 by Integrity Tool to support local students […]

Milan, IN—  As the 2019-20 school year begins, the teachers in the high school/middle school building should feel more secure this year.  Over the summer, new locks were installed on all classroom doors in the […]

Columbus, IN—Sunday afternoon, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 7000 block of West Paddock Lane in reference to the report of a possible drowning. Several children were swimming in a residential pool when […]

Butlerville, IN—Firefighters from Columbus Township, Letts Volunteer Fire Department, Crothersville Fire Department, Columbus Fire Department, Rushville Fire Department, Westport Volunteer Fire Department, Versailles Fire Rescue, and Aurora Fire Rescue participated at the Muscatatuck Urban Training […]

Greensburg, IN—Nominations for three awards from the Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce are currently being accepted until  4 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Those awards include the Entrepreneur of the Year, the Chamber’s Small […]

Indianapolis, IN— The 2019 Music for All Indiana State Fair Band Day presented by Music Travel Consultants has concluded after a hard-fought battle between the bands previously announced as the “Sweet 16.” This was the […]

Patriot, IN—Brittany Hammond, a mother of 5, left home on December 12, 2018, telling her mother she would only be away about an hour, but she never came back. Eight months later, her family is […]