Local News

(Statehouse) – The State of Indiana closed fiscal year 2024 with $2.551 billion in state reserves, confirmed State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla alongside Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston and Acting State Budget Director […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Fire Department, Decatur County United Fund and the American Red Cross teamed up Thursday to distribute free smoke detectors to homes in Highland Addition and Vista Village. Eight firefighters, Red […]

(Versailles, IN) – Genesis: Pathways to Success has scheduled the Stargazing with Astronomers experience for next month. The portable planetarium activity will take place on Saturday, August 10 at the Tyson Activity Center in Versailles. […]

(Statewide) – Indiana Senate Republicans are offering paid spring-summer internships during the 2025 General Assembly session. They are looking for candidates to fill spots in the caucus’s communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy […]

(Southeastern IN) – Half of Ripley County and most of Decatur County are abnormally dry, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. That’s quite an improvement from recent results, when most of Southeastern Indiana […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Boil Water Advisory in Batesville’s Quail Meadows subdivision has been lifted. This comes after the Batesville Water Utility received satisfactory sample results. The advisory was issued earlier this week following a […]

(Osgood, IN) – Royalty was crowned at the Ripley County 4-H Fair Wednesday night when Lexi Klump was named “Li’l Miss Ripley County” while River Gast was crowned “Li’l Mr. Ripley County.” In the Li’l […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation is excited to invite you to the Women’s Giving Circle: Sun, Fun, & Philanthropy Social! This special event promises an evening of networking, delicious appetizers, and […]

(Brookville, IN) – Andrew Meyer has been tapped by the Franklin County School Board to serve as Laurel Elementary’s principal. He replaces Shannon New, who was promoted earlier this month to the school corporation’s assistant […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Water Utility is waging war on “fatbergs.” It’s a relatively new and unpleasant phenomenon that city officials say is an expensive issue for sewage management and wastewater departments everywhere. A fatberg […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Indiana Department of Education released results of the Spring 2024 ILEARN statewide assessment last week that showed South Ripley with the highest passing rates of all school districts in Southeastern Indiana. […]