Local News

Batesville, IN—The Food and Growers Association (FGA) has partnered with Indiana University and Purdue University to establish Indiana Farm Connect, a program to increase local food purchasing. This work is supported by a $516,000 Local […]

Batesville, IN— This year, the Ripley County Community Foundation awarded a brand-new scholarship, the Integrity Machine Tool Technology Scholarship, to Elias Spurlock. This scholarship was established in 2019 by Integrity Tool to support local students […]

Milan, IN—  As the 2019-20 school year begins, the teachers in the high school/middle school building should feel more secure this year.  Over the summer, new locks were installed on all classroom doors in the […]

Columbus, IN—Sunday afternoon, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 7000 block of West Paddock Lane in reference to the report of a possible drowning. Several children were swimming in a residential pool when […]

Butlerville, IN—Firefighters from Columbus Township, Letts Volunteer Fire Department, Crothersville Fire Department, Columbus Fire Department, Rushville Fire Department, Westport Volunteer Fire Department, Versailles Fire Rescue, and Aurora Fire Rescue participated at the Muscatatuck Urban Training […]

Greensburg, IN—Nominations for three awards from the Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce are currently being accepted until  4 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Those awards include the Entrepreneur of the Year, the Chamber’s Small […]

Indianapolis, IN— The 2019 Music for All Indiana State Fair Band Day presented by Music Travel Consultants has concluded after a hard-fought battle between the bands previously announced as the “Sweet 16.” This was the […]

Patriot, IN—Brittany Hammond, a mother of 5, left home on December 12, 2018, telling her mother she would only be away about an hour, but she never came back. Eight months later, her family is […]

Lawrenceburg, IN—Billy Joe Conn, Jr., 35, of Harrison, Ohio was sentenced Thursday after being convicted by a Dearborn County jury on July 3rd. Conn Jr.’s charges stemmed from his vehicle being stopped on I-74 with […]

COLUMBUS,IN—Indiana Secretary of Career Connections and Talent Blair Milo and Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) President Elaine Bedel joined southeast Indiana officials on Friday to announce the EcO Network of Southeast Indiana as the state’s second 21st […]

Statewide—The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day and is forecasting high ozone levels for Monday, August 5, 2019, in the following areas: Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, […]

North Vernon, IN—Over the weekend, the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office took two separate reports of stolen UTV’s. The UTV’s have been stolen in the northeastern part of the county. Please keep an eye out for […]