Local News

Indianapolis, In. — Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for January and remains lower than the national rate of 4.0 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been […]

Aurora, In. — As students are returning from the Indiana FCCLA State Leadership Conference March 7-9, 2019 in Muncie, Indiana, one student is coming back to Southeastern Indiana with a new role to fill for the next […]

Batesville, In. — Batesville Middle School student, Tristan Shell will compete in the 2019 National Geographic GeoBee Indiana State Competition Friday, March 29. A series a “School GeoBees” are held throughout the state to determine the winner […]

Milhousen, In. — The Milhousen Knights of St. John’s has all-you-can-eat fish fries planned for March 15, 29 and April 12, 19 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Adult dinners are $10, children from 3 to 10-years-old are […]

Batesville, In. — A recent study by WalletHub has ranked the best cities for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Dayton entered the list at 10 and Cleveland hit the list at 12. Here is a link to the […]

Batesville, In. — The next Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer training class will be held March 15 at the Batesville office of Voices for Children from 5:30 to 9:3 p.m. CASA volunteers work with attorneys, mental health […]

Batesville, In. — Margaret Mary Health, in conjunction with Hoxworth Blood Center, is hosting a blood drive on April 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a donor bus outside the hospital. All donors must be […]

Batesville, In. — The Ripley County Community Foundation is encouraging non-profit groups to apply for a Women’s Fund grant that will benefit women or children of Ripley County. Funding is through money raised from the Luncheon for […]

Sunman, In. — St. Nicholas Parish will hold a fish fry at the Sunman American Legion Friday, March 15 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The menu for the freewill offering dinner includes fish sandwiches, salad bar, potatoes, […]

Indianapolis, In. — Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced that his office is providing an online form enabling individuals to more easily report instances involving alleged abuse by clergy. The form may be found at the Attorney General’s homepage.  […]

St. Peter’s, In. — The 3rd Annual Fried Chicken Dinner by the St. Peter’s Ladies Sodality will be held Saturday, March 16 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Twelve dollars for adults, kids 12-years-old and under $6. For […]