Local News

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) filed a bill this week to remove excessive requirements for state educators to obtain a literacy endorsement, which is required to maintain a teaching license. She is joined […]

(Franklin County, IN) – A Brookville man who was reported passed out in a central Franklin County intersection Thursday evening was arrested on drug possession charges. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Alex VanWinkle […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Ripley County 911 Dispatch and the Ripley County Health Department are collaborating on an effort to empower citizen responders to provide lifesaving assistance to cardiac arrest victims in public through an […]

(Osgood, IN) – The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting on a windy Thursday for the Osgood Trails expansion. The Town of Osgood received a $400-thousand Indiana Department of Natural Resources grant in […]

(Decatur County, IN) – Chris Ramey is stepping down as Decatur County Democratic Party Chairman, effective December 31. The county Democratic Central Committee is working on scheduling a date, time and place for a caucus […]

(Batesville, IN) – A driver was hospitalized after crashing into the former Health Markets office on Northside Drive in Batesville Thursday afternoon. The unidentified motorist apparently hit the gas instead of the brakes around 1:20 […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Snowy weather and hazardous conditions are apparently to blame for two unrelated accidents on U.S. 52 south of Brookville, which prompted the closing of 52 from Blue Creek Road to State […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Hospital Foundation of Decatur County has successfully completed this year’s Pink Ribbon Fund fundraising activities, which raised over $34,000 in support of Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) providing essential mammogram services […]

(Milan, IN) – Milan High School Guidance Counselor Zarah Hileman has been nominated for the Indiana School Counselor Association’s Trailblazer School Counselor of the Year award. The honor recognizes outstanding professional counselors across the state […]

(Washington, D.C.) – Local Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) has been elected by her colleagues to serve as the House Republican Conference Secretary for the 119th Congress. This makes her the second-highest ranking woman among House […]

(Friendship, IN) – The bodies of two people were found Wednesday in a burned-out home along Cave Hill Road in Friendship. Investigators say the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department received a call about 11:22 a.m. that […]