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Versailles, In. — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the State Soil Conservation Board awarded more than $900,000 in matching grant funds to Indiana’s 92 Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Each district will receive approximately $10,000, which will be […]

Osgood, In. — The Ripley County Crop Walk 2019 will continue Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Peters UCC (Finks Church). This is the 50th anniversary of the tradition.

 Indianapolis, In. — The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) recently increased the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-certified schools in Indiana to 78. These schools were selected based on their commitment to teaching STEM disciplines, and […]

Washington D.C. —  Vienna Beef Ltd., a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,030 pounds of beef frank links products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety […]

Brookville, In. — The State Soil Conservation Board will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Franklin County Public Library in Brookville. The SSCB administers the Clean Water Indiana Fund, […]

Plainfield, In. — Seventy-one Duke Energy line workers from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky will compete this Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the annual Midwest Lineman’s Rodeo, to be held at […]

Fremont, Oh. — Citing danger to motorcyclists, a northern Ohio city plans to begin ticketing people for blowing grass clippings on city streets. Current city code in Fremont says dumping grass clippings in the roadway is […]

Batesville, In. — Hillenbrand, Inc. is launching a first-of-its-kind workforce initiative designed to attract and retain talented employees on a global scale. In partnership with Coperion, its subsidiary operating company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Hillenbrand is […]

Batesville, In. — Thunderstorms swept across Indiana last night and no serious damage was reported in the tri-state. Duke Energy and Indianapolis Power & Light reported more than 45,000 people without power in central Indiana. The […]

Versailles, In. —Reese Applegate and her mother, Meg, brought cookies to the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office for Law Enforcement Appreciation Week. Thanks to all of our law enforcement professionals.  

Sunman, In. — St. Nicholas School has adopted a new nickname- The St. Nicholas Saints. The school was founded in 1859 in Sunman and principal Sherri Kirschner says, “For many years, we were the Trojans which […]