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Off-road vehicles became legal on Franklin County roads on Sep. […]

Congressman Luke Messer and Ball State University announced the creation of the Congressional Leadership Academy for Indiana’s 6th District scholars.

The one day event will connect successful and engaged high school juniors in our area […]

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A local man gave blood earlier this week and received quite a surprise on Friday.

The Hoxworth Blood Center held a blood drive at the Sunman American Legion on Tuesday […]

Kroger is dropping health insurance coverage for the spouses of its Indiana employees.

The company says the plan was overwhelmingly approved by its Indiana unions and employees will get annual pay increases as part of […]

Indiana 6th District Congressman Luke Messer is supportive of a military strike on Syria.

The Republican Congressman serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. […]

A Sunman man was hospitalized after jumping from a moving car on Thursday morning.

Police say 21-year-old Dustin Beasley of Sunman was traveling in a vehicle along with four passengers when an argument broke out. […]

Indiana Governor Mike Pence is leaving for a nine-day trip to Japan on Thursday.

In his first foreign trade mission as governor, Pence will be visiting Tokyo, Nagoya, and Tochigi Prefecture, Indiana’s Japanese sister-state.

The […]

A record-breaking 4,456 students are enrolled for classes this fall at Indiana University East, marking the university’s 17th consecutive term of enrollment growth. […]

The Indiana State Board of Health will soon be checking their air quality on all floors at the Franklin County Courthouse, according to the Franklin County Observer.

Commissioner Scott McDonough said that a complaint originated […]

The City of Batesville has proclaimed September as Youth Soccer Month.

Throughout the month, the city is celebrating the joys and rewards of youth soccer and the positive impact it has on the community.

Batesville’s […]

The Greensburg Police Department received a tip from the community that resulted in police finding an active meth lab.

On Saturday evening, police received information regarding an alleged methampetamine manufacturing operation on West Fourth Street […]

A Moores Hill man lost his life after a single vehicle accident on Labor Day.

Robert Campbell, 69, was driving a 1996 Jeep Cherokee on Chesterville Road on Monday evening around 6:00 p.m. […]