Local News

Batesville, In. — A wide variety of retailers, business and restaurants are offering deals and freebies for active, reserve and former service members. Here is a link to a comprehensive list, enjoy!

Batesville, In. —Safewise® has released their list of the 20 safest cities in Indiana. The report uses the most recent FBI crime data from 2016 totaling the frequency of violent crime in cities and towns. A […]

Greensburg, In. —  The Greensburg Community High School hosted the evening Chautauqua program in the Goddard Auditorium last night. Among the guests were: Peter Larson, climate change advocate and the paleontologist credited with excavating more T-Rex […]

Lawrenceburg, In. — State officials have announced an agreement to extend the option to purchase land near Lawrenceburg that could be the fourth port in the state. The Ports of Indiana entered into an agreement in Sept. […]

Columbus, In. — Local law enforcement officers arrested nine people, many of whom are members or known associates of the Aryan Brotherhood, after a year-long investigation which began in October 2017 with the arrests of two persons […]

Batesville, In. — The public is invited to a Veteran’s Day Program on Monday, November 12 at the Batesville Middle School. Registration for veterans begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m. Following the […]

Versailles, In. — The Ripley County Sheriff’s Department is hiring jail officers. Applicants must be at least 18-years-old, have a high school diploma or equal and pass a background check. The position pays $29,432 per year. Apply […]

Brookville, In. — This week Franklin County was awarded $599,531 from the Community Crossing Grant Program for the repair of roads and bridges. Officials say the money will be used to fund the overlay, chip-and-seal program and […]

Lawrenceburg, In. — An Ohio man charged with having methamphetamine and a handgun in his vehicle has pled guilty in Dearborn Circuit Court. Dustin Heid, 34, of Addyston, was stopped by Aurora police in March of 2018. […]

Batesville, In. — The Batesville Police Department is investigating two more residential burglaries they say happened Tuesday, November 6(Election Day). Major Brad Wessel says a home Park Place was broken into sometime between 7 a.m. and 1 […]

Batesville, In. — The City of Batesville will host a ceremony to recognize the renaming of South Street Park to “Veterans Park” on Monday, November 12. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and will […]