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Versailles, In. — The Indiana State Police will be using the newly acquired 777 portable breath test devices to curb impaired driving over the holidays. In every state, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol […]

Batesville, In. — The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)® and the Great Winter Weather Prep are offering 21 tips to keep families safe and warm when the power goes out and freezing temperatures arrive. Foam, Dome, & Drip – […]

Batesville, In. — The Red Hat Ladies Card Club will be playing at Cricket Ridge Thursday, January 3 at 11:30 a.m. For more information please call 812-934-3484.

Brookville, In. — A group of Franklin County Middle School students won a national honor and a $200 prize from the National Association of Secondary Principals. Jayden Heffron, Lauren Seibert and Jay Schallick produced the award-winning video […]

Indianapolis, In. — Republican Senate President Pro Tem from Martinsville Rodric Bray appointed Senator Chip Perfect to chair the Senate Committee on Commerce and Technology for the 121st Indiana General Assembly. Perfect said, “I am honored to be named […]

Batesville, In. —  #10. Local College Football teams do great. UC Bearcats capture winning season in 3 years and Purdue Boilermakers bowl eligible for 2nd year in a row. #9. Colts get a winning season with […]

Indianapolis, In. — Hundreds of Hoosier children have now found their forever families thanks to dozens of successful National Adoption Month events across Indiana. 343 kids were adopted in November, a more than 23 percent increase from last year […]

Holton, In. — The Ripley County Community Foundation, Inc. has proactively awarded a $5,000 Sally Morris Impact Grant to the Holton Volunteer Fire Department for the establishment of a sustainability fund.  The Sally Morris Impact Grant Program […]

Switzerland County, In. — Indiana Department of Transportation officials say work on a $1,710,218 small structure project impacting four sites along State Road 156 in Switzerland County will begin in early 2019. Sunesis Construction Company of West […]

Indianapolis, In. — Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined a multistate legal brief supporting plans by the federal government to reinstate a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire. The brief was filed in opposition to a […]

Lynneville, In. — Major upgrades and overhauls are coming to Redbird State Recreation Area, which became the DNR’s first property for off-road vehicle (ORV) nearly 15 years ago. Improvements include new trails, major trail repair and reroutes, […]

Brookville, In. — After a year of variable contract fuel prices, Franklin County Commissioners have locked in prices for 2019. Harvest Land Co-op will supply gasoline for $1.87-per-gallon and $2.51-per-gallon for #2 diesel fuel. For next year […]