Local News

Statewide—Before you start lighting those bonfires and roasting marshmallows for s’mores, you might want to check out the IN Burn Ban map.  Though most of southeastern Indiana is no longer under the ban, Dearborn, Ohio, […]

Greensburg, IN—A prisoner being transferred to Decatur County Jail by the Jefferson County Sheriff Office managed to escape custody on Wednesday while in transit to Decatur County.   The prisoner was found within the house and […]

Rising Sun, IN—The Ohio County Convention, Tourism, and Visitors Commission is pleased to announce 2020 Marketing Grant opportunities for non-profit/501 organizations. Grants are being made available to non-profit organizations that produce tourism-related events/projects to generate […]

North Vernon, IN—Authorities in North Vernon, Jennings County have issued a Mandatory Water Conservation Notice for the City. North Vernon Municipal Utilities asks residents not to water plants, wash cars, power wash homes or fill […]

Batesville, IN—The Batesville Police Department is working with the Batesville School Corporation in following up with drivers who disregard school buses with the arm signal device extended. The violation is covered in Indiana Code 9-21-12-1 […]

Lawrenceburg, IN—The Indiana State Police has begun a death investigation after human skeletal remains were found in a wooded area in Dearborn County.  On Sunday, October 13, an individual contacted law enforcement after he observed […]

Batesville, IN— The City of Batesville took a major step in securing a long-term water supply as City Council approved a bond ordinance and rate increase on Monday, October 14. The new rates will be implemented […]

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), the Committee’s Ranking Member, and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of […]

A new Ohio law called Tobacco 21 will be in effect starting tomorrow and will make it illegal to purchase tobacco or vaping related products under the age of 21, in order to reduce youth […]

Batesville, IN—In-person absentee voting begins Monday, October 21 for registered voters in the City of Batesville.  Batesville is the only city in Ripley County having an election this fall. Voting will be in the Ripley […]

Greensburg, IN— Northbound S.R. 3 will close early Saturday in Greensburg for rail crossing resurfacing by Central Railroad of Indiana. The crossing is located on S.R. 3 between S.R. 46 and U.S. 421 in Decatur […]

Aurora, IN—The Indiana Department of Transportation is hosting a statewide hiring fair today, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a number of locations across the state to recruit candidates for over 100 winter seasonal […]