Local News

Oldenburg, In. — Margaret Mary Health, Oldenburg Police Department, Batesville Police Department and the Coalition for a Drug-Free Batesville will hold a drug take back event Saturday. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. residents can drop off unused, […]

Ripley County, In. — The Ripley County Community Foundation proudly announced George Ritter as Ripley County’s 2019 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. George will receive full tuition for 4 years and a $900 per year book stipend […]

Greensburg, In. — Indiana Department of Transportation officials say a $231,864 small structure pipe lining project will be done on I-74 east of Greensburg in March of 2019. Olco Inc. of Batesville plans to begin operations in […]

Dearborn County, In. — Career criminal, Jeffery Wayne Henderson, 43, has been sentenced to 88-years in prison for 17 counts of burglary in Dearborn County Court. A lengthy investigation by multiple agencies in the fall of 2017 […]

Brookville, In. — Applications are being accepted now for the Franklin County Community Foundation’s 2018-19 grant cycle. Grant applications are available by clicking here. Grants requests of $3,000 or less can be completed on a single sheet […]

Franklin County, In. — The Franklin County Public Library locations in Brookville and Laurel invite the public to “Build a Gingerbread House.” Registration is required and supplies are provided. The event will be held at the Brookville […]

Wasgington D.C.— 3-D Meats, LLC, a Dalton, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 47 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef snack stick products because the products are misbranded and may contain milk, a known allergen, which was not […]

Brookville, In. — The Whitewater Valley REMC recently awarded $900 to Safe Passage, Inc. in order to purchase a commercial grade washer and dryer. The appliances will serve the 30-bed facility for victims of domestic and sexual […]

Indianapolis, in. — Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has launched the Next Level Trails grant program, which will dedicate $90 million to connect communities through more hiking, biking and riding trails. Next Level Trails is part of Gov. […]

Indianapolis, In. — The DNR Division of Forestry will host open houses at many of its locations, December 11 through 13, to share how the division works to protect forests. At each event, division staff will provide […]

New Castle, In. — Recently, Governor Eric Holcomb helped fulfill a bucket list request for Navy veteran and former mayor of New Castle Jim Small. Jim, who has cancer, wanted to visit the 122nd Fighter Wing, a unit […]

Brookville, In. — The Brookville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2014 will honor Myron Gehring. The 96-year-old is the only living Franklin County resident to have been a prisoner of war during World War II or the […]