Local News – Page 1505

John and Joan Hillenbrand Vision Fund grant promotes ‘Little Green Thumbs’

May 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — A $700 grant from the John and Joan Hillenbrand Vision Fund will be used to improve the garden at St. Louis Catholic School. Fifth-grade students lead by Mrs. Emsweller will build three raised-bed gardens […]

Franklin County location selected for Duke Energy ‘Site Readiness Program’

May 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

St. Leon, In. — Duke Energy has selected six Indiana locations to participate in the company’s 2018 Site Readiness Program, including one in Franklin County. Proposed developments are set to be released later this year. The locations […]

Felony cases up for 2018 in Ripley County

May 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Versailles, In. — Crime trends in Ripley County are getting off to a concerning start for 2018. Data from prosecutor Ric Hertel shows Felony 6 and Felony 5 cases are on pace to set records, while Juvenile […]

Extension offers government finance workshop

May 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Aurora, In. — The Purdue Extension will offer a Local Government Finance Workshop at The Dearborn County Extension Office in Aurora Friday, May 18 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The workshop will help residents understand how the […]

Laurel principal faces health challenge

May 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Laurel, In. — Our news gathering partners at the Franklin County Observer are reporting Laurel School principal, Lisa Baudenstil has been placed on a Kidney Transplant list after suffering from kidney reflux for more than 20-years. For […]

Relay For Life of Decatur County event this weekend

May 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Greensburg, In. — Relay For Life of Decatur County will hold a major event Friday, May 18 at the Greensburg High School Field House. Registration and caregiver/survivor walk begins at 5: p.m., Luminaria Ceremony at 9 p.m. […]

Honda makes major investment, launches new model in Greensburg

May 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Greensburg, In. — On Monday, Honda of Greensburg announced the start of mass production of the all-new 2019 Honda Insight in Indiana, announcing $61.5 million in new capital investment in Indiana and Ohio for production of the […]

Deputies nab drug dealing suspect at Franklin County resort

May 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Franklin County, In. — Acting on a tip, deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department apprehended am armed, known felon Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the Lake Shore Resort. Police stopped Gary Vaughan, 29, of Jamestown, without […]

Applications accepted now for the ‘Doris A. Brelage Nursing Scholarship’

May 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — The Ripley County Community Foundation announces that applications are now being accepted for the Doris A. Brelage Nursing Scholarship. In 2008, the Batesville community lost a dedicated member in the person of Doris A. […]

Pipe work in Ripley County set for July

May 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Seymour, In. — Indiana Department of Transportation officials met with a representative of Temple & Temple Excavating & Paving Inc. at the Seymour District offices to discuss implementation of a $1,095,842 pipe lining project awarded to the […]

Drug issues in Indiana rank 7th in America

May 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — A new study by WalletHub analyzing 20 key areas says Indiana has the seventh worst drug problem in the United States. The study also says Washing D.C. has the worst drug-related issues in the […]

ISP plans Dearborn County Sobriety Checkpoint

May 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Versailles, In. — Troopers from the Indiana State Police Versailles Post will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Dearborn County on May 18th and 19th, 2018. Those drivers passing through the checkpoint area […]