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Commissioners willing to contribute funds to improve Merkel Road.

Ripley County Commissioners are willing to assist Batesville with improvements to Merkel Road.

Batesville Mayor Rick Fledderman, along with members of the Batesville Economic Board […]

An Indiana National Guardsman has died while serving in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Randall R. Lane, 43, of Indianapolis, died Friday of a non-combat related illness at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. […]

Caroline Storms (Image Courtesy: Margaret Mary Health Foundation)

15-year-old Caroline Storms is gearing up for quite a swim. […]

Fear Factory, located at the RomWeber Marketplace in Batesville, Indiana will provide 6 weekends of terror beginning Friday the 13th of September. […]

BEDC President Andy Saner gave a presentation on the proposed shell building on Thursday evening.

Progress continues on the possibility of a shell building in Batesville.

The Batesville Economic Development Commission (BEDC) held a […]

A benefit will be held on Saturday for Johnathon Baas.

Ripley County resident Johnathon Baas, 12, suffered a tragic accident in May when his foot was nearly amputated by a riding mower. […]

Another scam has recently surfaced in Southeastern Indiana. Though not a new scam, it has been successful for the scammers in other areas of the United States. […]

These DVD’s were among items confiscated by police on Wednesday after a month-long investigation. […]

Four voting precincts in the Batesville area are being consolidated. […]

Four local high school seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists.

The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. […]

Former coroner Ron Buchanan resigned on Aug 31 which led to the Republican Party holding a caucus with the precinct central committee to vote in a new coroner.

There were two candidates, Lauren Thielking and […]

 Sheriff Ken Murphy released a monthly report of activity in August for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies responded to 891 calls for service which is a 2% increase from August of 2012.

191 […]