Local News

Batesville, In. — Forty years ago this week southeastern Indiana was in the grip of the Blizzard of 1978. The storm set records that still stand today: The third lowest non-tropical barometric pressure recorded in the United […]

Batesville, In. — The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2018 Annual Awards Dinner on the WalHill Farm Thursday. Community members John Armbruster from the Oldenburg Academy was introduced as the “Educator of the Year”, Jeanne […]

Shelbyville, In. — A report from Giant 96 News in Shelbyville says the local Little Caesars Pizza store has been closed after an investigation into the manager. The former employee, Sasha Fletcher, and her boyfriend, Joshua Parson, […]

Dearborn County, In. — Dearborn County Emergency Management officials, engineering consultants and property managers at Hidden Valley Lake are taking precautionary measures after a slippage of soil on the dam. During the evening of Monday, January 22 […]

Batesville, In. — Mayor Mike Bettice has announced his departure from the Batesville Economic Development Commission. Ginnie Faller from the Southeast Indiana Small Business Development Center has been introduced as his replacement. Faller has a great deal […]

Richmond, In. — Richmond resident Tom Ferkinhoff has filed his candidacy on the Republican ticket for the congressional seat in Indiana’s 6th District. Ferkinhoff joins Greg Pence, Jonathon Lamb and Stephen MacKenzie for the May primary. Ferkinhoff […]

RUSHVILLE, In.  The Riverside Park Organizing Committee has announced the lineup for the 2018 Free Summer Concert Series at Riverside Park Amphitheater in Rushville, Ind. A diverse range of artists will be featured and the […]

Indianapolis, In. — Recently, state senator Jean Leising met with members of the Franklin County Farm Bureau at the Indiana Statehouse. The talked about a wide range of issue agriculture issues important to residents of Franklin County. […]

Batesville, In. — More than 220 students were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2017 semester at the Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg campus and Batesville site. The college names to the Dean’s List any […]

Indianapolis, In. —  Unemployment in the Hoosier state dropped six-tenths of a percent to 3.4 percent for January of 2018. The rate still remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. The Indiana labor force shed 14,195 […]

Indianapolis, In. — Republican state representative Randy Frye from Greensburg is working to help resolve township fire contract disputes more quickly. Frye co-authored legislation that would empower township boards with more fiscal oversight before a township enters […]