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After months of delays, ISTEP scores from last spring were released to the public Wednesday.

School administrators are now examining the results and focusing on ways to improve scores for this year. […]

Batesville High School students who took the 2012-13 ACT college entrance exams exceeded both the state and national average.

Dr. […]

Registration forms available in multiple locations around town. […]

Hunters in Indiana can expect another productive deer season in 2013, but probably not as productive as last year’s record setter.

Hoosier deer hunters in 2012 harvested 136,248 deer. […]

Indiana has new requirements for those that receive unemployment insurance.

In accordance with new legislation passed earlier this year, all unemployed individuals who receive jobless benefits will be required to go to a local WorkOne […]

The 2012 Medical Errors Report released by the Indiana State Department of Health shows the number of serious bed sores acquired after admission into the hospital decreased from 41 in 2011 to 30 in 2012. […]

Officer Jermaine Galloway (Image Courtesy: www.tallcopsaysstop.com/)

A community session about drugs and alcohol will be held in Versailles and Lawrenceburg this week.

Dearborn County Citizens Against Substance Abuse, the Ripley County LLC, One Community […]

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 […]