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The jobless rate in Fayette County rose to 8 percent in May. […]

Samantha Voegele and Kent Hiltz finished first and second at the showdown.

The third time was a charm for a contestant in the Country Showdown.

The 33rd annual event was held at Liberty Park […]

A total of 46 graduating seniors are receiving some financial help from the Rising Sun Regional Foundation. […]

 The study’s release was timed for Monday’s White House Summit on Working Families. […]

A local Indiana Conservation Officer is being promoted.  Bill Beville, who joined the DNR in 1985, was promoted to Lieutenant for District 9, serving southeast Indiana.

Beville has been acting commander of District 9 since […]

The principal of Franklin County High School has resigned after previously admitting to plagiarizing a graduation speech.

A special meeting was held Thursday night and the school board unanimously agreed to accept the resignation of […]

Update (5:00 p.m.)

The Country Showdown will be at the Liberty Park Pavilion beginning at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the John Michael Montgomery concert at the Batesville Ball Plex in September are for […]

Abbas Altemimi, of Greensburg, with Maj. Gen. R. […]

Mark Eckstein was a husband, father, church member and city worker.

As organizers and residents are gearing up for the annual Ripley County Relay For Life this weekend, a local family is remembering a […]

Community members enjoy music from celtic rock band Mother Grove in downtown Batesville Thursday.

Area singers will give it their best shot tonight during the Country Showdown. […]

Health officials are saying there has been a spike in shigellosis in Central Indiana. […]

River Sweep clean-up will be held Saturday in an effort to decrease the amount of trash in and along the Whitewater River.

The clean-up begins at 1 p.m. […]