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(Ripley County, IN) – Genesis: Pathways to Success opened its second month of A Summer of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) programming last week with The Science Behind Cooking Camp. 30 students […]

(Southeastern IN) – Much of Southeastern Indiana is now classified as being in a drought. A new map from the U.S. Drought Monitor (pictured) indicates all of Ripley and Dearborn counties and most of Franklin […]

(Metamora, IN) – Several area communities held fireworks displays Friday and Saturday night – most of which went off without a hitch. However, there were a series of malfunctions at the display in Metamora Saturday […]

(Seattle, WA) – The 2024 FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) took place in Seattle, WA, from June 29-July 3, drawing more than 8,000 students, educators, and guests from across the nation. This gathering provided a […]

(Ripley/Decatur Counties, IN) – At least one person was reportedly injured in what’s being called a serious fireworks accident near the Ripley-Decatur County line on the Fourth of July. It happened on private property off […]

(Moores Hill, IN) – The investigation continues into an armed holdup at a Moores Hill restaurant Friday night. The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office says a man walked into the back of Alejandra’s Mexican Restaurant on […]

(Decatur County, IN) – An anonymous caller contacted 9-1-1 around 12: 30 p.m. on July 4 to report that an American Bald Eagle had been struck on I-74 around the 139-mile-marker. Indiana State Police Trooper […]

(Franklin County, IN) – One of two Franklin County residents reported missing three weeks ago has been located. 15-year-old Alysha Warren was found safe in Kentucky. She had been missing since June 19 after reportedly […]

(Washington, D.C.) – “Breakfast Time,” a photograph by the late Carson Hughes, is the winner of the 2024 Ninth Congressional District Art Competition. Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) hosted his parents, Jason and Mandy Hughes of […]

(Bartholomew County, IN) – A Greensburg woman was killed and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision in Bartholomew County this week. It happened at the intersection of County Roads East 100 South […]

(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $248,853 in new grants in the second quarter of this year. These grants included: ● $15,000 to South Ripley Community School […]