Local News

Friendship, In. — John Race, Dillsboro, attended his last Friendship State Bank Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, May 17 when he retired as a director. Race and his wife of 50 years are natives of the […]

Indianapolis, In. — Duke Energy’s 800,000 Indiana customers could see their electric bills drop by an average of 5.6 percent this year. Indiana’s largest electric utility says the cut is related to federal tax changes, which reduced […]

Fayette County, In. — Monday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. the driver of a propane truck received serious injuries after he drove off the roadway to avoid a head-on collision with a red SUV that was passing another […]

Brookville, In. — The Brookville Farmers Market is now located in the grassy area near the waterworks on U S 52. The market is open every Friday from 3:30 to 7:00 p. m. There is no charge to […]

Osgood, In. — Officials from Southeastern Indiana REMC say a transmission interruption from their supplier, Hoosier Energy caused an outage Monday for more than 16,000 customers in Dearborn, Ripley, Franklin, Ohio and Switzerland Counties. Most power was […]

Indianapolis, In. — Celebrations are happening all over the tri-state area and officials urge caution when using fireworks. Officials encourage residents to leave the fireworks displays to the professionals. If your celebration includes fireworks please consider to […]

Indianapolis, In. — The Indiana Gaming Commission has approved deals that allow ownership changes at four casinos. Caesars Entertainment’s $1.7 billion purchase of Indianapolis-based Centaur Gaming and its Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand horse racing casinos were approved Thursday. […]

Brookville, In. —There will be a dedication ceremony for the new Franklin County Public Library in Brookville on Sunday, September 16 at 2 p.m. The public is welcome.

Greensburg, In. — Long-time Greensburg Rotarian Bill Robbins has been named the recipient of the 2017-18 Jack Hurst Award. Bill has served for 50 years and has planned the 50th and 75th anniversary celebrations, and is now […]

Cininnati, Oh. — Congratulations to Batesville-based The Herbert Brothers. Their film, “The Passenger” won in nine categories in the Cincinnati 48-Hour Film Project. The film won in the following categories: Best Poster Best Use of the Line […]

Indianpolis, In. — State health officials are urging Indiana residents to take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the state begins to see West Nile virus activity in mosquitoes. As of June 27, mosquitoes in […]

Cross Plains, In. — A report from the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department says two people were seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident Sunday. Around 3:40 p.m. first responders found two victims on State Road 129 just north […]