Local News

Cross Plains, In. — Indiana State Police say a 16-year-old Switzerland County youth was killed in a crash near Cross Plains just after midnight Thursday. The report says Delbert Miller drove off the right side of State […]

Batesville, In. — A Batesville Fire Department ambulance was heavily damaged and four people were injured by a fire early Friday morning at the fire station. Just after midnight the emergency vehicle caught fire in the garage […]

Lawrenceburg, In. — St. Lawrence School students, parents, teachers, and staff worked hard to achieve an A grade for the 2016-2017 school year. The Indiana Department of Education released its school accountability grades in October. St. Lawrence […]

Batesville, In. — A pair of refinery problems in Illinois are the reason gas prices are spiking right before the holiday travel period. Senior Petroleum analyst from Indianagasprices.com, Patrick Dehaan says the Exxon-Mobile refinery in Joliet and […]

Ripley County, In. — The Ripley County Community Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that Toria Tucker has been named Ripley County’s 2018 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar.  Toria will receive full tuition to the Indiana College or […]

Batesville, In. — Big CONGRATULATIONS go out to our Christmas in Dixie Grand Prize Winners, Wednesday! Rob Parkison – Winner of $500 cash from The Friendship State Bank(registered at O’Mara Foods) Nola Dwenger – Winner of trip to Memphis, […]

Versailles, In. — We are pleased to announce that South Ripley Community School Corporation has recently been awarded a Title IV, Part A Grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Indiana Department of Education. This was […]

Versailles, In. — AAA is predicting more than 107 million Americans, the most on record, will be traveling over this Christmas and New Year’s Holiday period, with the majority traveling by automobile. What this means for Hoosiers […]

Batesville, In. – A Michigan-based produce company is recalling four kinds of apples because they may be contaminated with listeria. Jack Brown Produce of Sparta says the apples processed and shipped by one of their suppliers, […]

Batesville, In. — Ivy Tech Community College has partnered with Bruns-Gutzwiller to provide scholarships to Ripley County high school students participating in the Ivy Manufacturing dual-enrollment program at the College’s Batesville site. Bruns-Gutzwiller has pledged $15,000 over […]

Batesville, In. — Margaret Mary Health is proud to announce it will now offer the Baby & Me Tobacco Free Program, in partnership with the Ripley County Health Department and Stayin’ Alive of Franklin County. Studies show […]