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Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available to Hoosier farmers

January 2, 2024 Tom Snape

  (Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for […]

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Local Catholics celebrate Bicentennial

January 2, 2024 Tom Snape

(Dearborn County, IN) – 2024 marks an important milestone in Dearborn County when St. John the Baptist Church, one of the four campuses of All Saints Parish, celebrates its bicentennial. This anniversary commemorates the birth […]

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Happier New Year? Post-holiday blues may linger for Hoosiers

January 2, 2024 Tom Snape

(Statewide) – As festive as the holidays can be, isolation and loneliness peak at this time of year for some Hoosiers. A 2022 survey found 55% of Americans experience increased loneliness and sadness around the […]

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Car slams into Versailles home early in the New Year

January 2, 2024 Tom Snape

(Versailles, IN) – It wasn’t long into the New Year before Versailles Fire Rescue was called out. A car slammed into a home on the 800 block of Fern Drive around 12:40 am Monday. There’s […]

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Local firefighter passes away unexpectedly

January 2, 2024 Tom Snape

(Milan, IN) – The local firefighting community is mourning the passing of one of its own. Jarred Meinders died unexpectedly at his home in Milan on Saturday. Meinders was president of the Delaware Fire Department […]

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Batesville city officials sworn in at NYE ceremony

January 1, 2024 Abby Brinson

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville city officials were sworn in during a ceremony at noon on New Year’s Eve. John Irrgang was sworn in as the new mayor of Batesville. He was sworn in by former […]

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BCEF receives grants from Hillenbrand foundations

January 1, 2024 Abby Brinson

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) has recently received grants totaling $130,000 from two Hillenbrand foundations toward the construction of an outdoor learning complex at Batesville Primary School (BPS). The additional funding […]

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FCCF announces intent to apply for grant

January 1, 2024 Abby Brinson

(Franklin County, IN) – Franklin County Community Foundation announced its intent to apply for a $750,000 Matching Fund Grant through the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII). This […]

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Indiana DCS releases fatality report

January 1, 2024 Abby Brinson

 (Indianapolis) – The Indiana Department of Child Services investigated 308 child deaths in 2022 and determined 61 were a result of abuse or neglect. The Annual Report of Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities in Indiana […]

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Fundraiser set to raise money for community member battling cancer

December 30, 2023 Abby Brinson

(Batesville, IN) – A fundraiser for Albert Meyer, a member of the local community battling cancer, will take place January 6 at Back Roads Bar and Grill in Batesville.  Meyer was diagnosed with kidney cancer. […]

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Area counties under “moderate drought”

December 29, 2023 Abby Brinson

(Southeastern Indiana) – Decatur, Franklin, and Ripley Counties are in “moderate drought” conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA released its weekly US Drought Monitor Map Thursday. Large portions of area […]

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Officials raise concern over space heaters

December 29, 2023 Abby Brinson

(Statewide) – Fire departments across Indiana are warning consumers about the dangers of space heaters. This comes after the Bargersville Community Fire Department had to respond to two space heater fires within 9 days of […]

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  • “A Celtic Christmas” Coming to Metamora
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    November 11, 2025
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