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Indianapolis, In. — Republican state senator from Oldenburg Jean Leising met with members of the Batesville Mayor’s Youth Council, an organization that engages youth with local government initiatives, at the Statehouse recently. The group discussed the […]

Indianapolis, In. — After receiving unanimous support in the House and Senate, Republican state representative from Batesville Cindy Ziemke’s legislation allowing more qualified health professionals to work without burdensome oversight could soon become law. According to […]

Batesville, In. —St. Louis School is committed to educating students to be productive adults and contributors to the community. Using grants from the Ripley County Community Foundation and the Rising Sun Regional Foundation 7th & […]

Columbus, In. — Residents of Silver Oaks Health Campus in Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greensburg, Madison and Hanover will travel to Columbus for a performance of the Ladies for Liberty Wednesday, April 17. The special performance is in […]

Batesville, In. — Registration is open now for the 20th Annual Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing. The event will be held on May 16 at the Hillcrest Country Club and to ensure a spot […]

Greensburg, In. — Aspen Place Health Campus will hold the Easter Egg-Stravaganza Thursday, April 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The free event includes a Magic Show presented by Easterling Entertainment, an egg hunt and pictures […]

Greensburg, In. — The Healthy Kids Day and Easter Egg Hunt will be held at the Decatur County Family YMCA Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the multi-purpose gym and soccer field. […]

North Vernon, In. — A Wednesday crash in Jennings County has claimed the lives of two people according to Indiana State Police. Around 1 p.m. police responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Road 3 near […]

Indianapolis, In. — The Indiana Builders Association says data from the U.S. Census Bureau says February building permits were up 8-percent from last month, but down 9-percent from February of 2018. A total of 920 single-family […]

Indianapolis, In. — Applications are now being accepted for matching grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which recently became permanently reauthorized. The LWCF provides up to $250,000 in matching grant assistance for land acquisition […]

Brookville, In. — Registration is open now for the Nugget Eating Contest and People’s Choice Award for the Best Looking Chickens in Brookville. Businesses are encouraged to “spruce up” their concrete chickens for the competition. Competitive […]

Batesville, In. — The National Association of Music Merchants has awarded St. Louis School the 2019 SupportMusic Merit Award. This is part of the Best Communities for Music Education program, and is awarded to schools for […]