Local News

Cedar Grove, IN—Late Saturday morning, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash.  Deputies arrived to scene on U.S. 52 and 2nd Street in Cedar Grove. Through […]

North Vernon, IN—Legal Aid is hosting a free legal clinic for the Jennings County community members on Tuesday, March 17 from 3 – 5 pm at the Jennings County Public Library.

Caanan, IN—The National Geographic Society named Silas Eaton, a 5th grader at Canaan Community Academy as one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. The contest will be […]

Batesville, IN—The City of Batesville held a swearing-in ceremony on Monday evening between the Batesville Board of Works meeting and the City Council meeting.  The three newest full-time firemen are from left to right Lucas […]

Statewide— State Rep. Randy Frye’s legislation to allow Indiana’s jails to report population data to a new statewide database could soon become state law. According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, 77% of Indiana jails […]

Greensburg, IN —A Greensburg woman was arrested recently on allegations of Possession of Methamphetamine, Obstruction of Justice, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia during a traffic stop.  On February 28, Officers with the Greensburg […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has updated its new COVID-19 online dashboard to reflect two additional presumptive positive cases. The patients reside in Adams and Boone counties. This brings to six the number […]

Versailles, IN—Youth to Yellowstone of Ripley County, Inc. has announced it has recently received its 501 (c) (3) nonprofit status according to Bill Riley, board president of the nonprofit organization. “We’re very excited about this […]

Batesville, IN—The Batesville Area Arts Council has issued a Call For Artists for downtown projects.  Our Town Batesville Public Art is seeking qualified artists to design and create exterior art projects for a series of […]

Attorney General Curtis Hill is defending Hoosier farmers by leading a multistate brief challenging a California law requiring farmers around the country to comply with strict animal-confinement rules or else lose access to the California market. […]

Statewide—The National Weather Service needs your help.  They rely on volunteer weather observers that take precipitation readings in their own backyards.  Maybe observers are needed because precipitation is highly variable.  CoCoRaHS (pronounced KO-ko-rozz) is a […]

Batesville, IN—The City of Batesville recently approved the Park Master Plan at their February meeting of the Batesville Parks and Recreation Board.  The 5-year plan is an important step in guiding the development of the […]