Local News

(Decatur County, IN) – We have yet another scam alert to tell you about. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office has recently received reports of a scam in which residents are being told they owe taxes. […]

(Dearborn County, IN) – Dearborn County Commissioners have issued a burn ban due to a lack of rainfall plus high temperatures and humidity. The order is in place until further notice. It was determined that […]

(Southeastern IN) – Several local law enforcement agencies reported telephone issues late Monday morning which were caused by an A T & T outage. The sheriff’s offices in Franklin and Decatur counties both reported problems […]

(Versailles, IN) – A total of $667,700 was awarded to 11 non-profit organizations in the Versailles area at the 169th birthday celebration for “Uncle Jim” Tyson on Sunday in the Tyson Methodist Church sanctuary. The […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Water and Gas Utility is conducting a gas leak survey in the southwest and downtown areas of the city, starting today (Monday). Two men are walking and using a utility […]

(Oldenburg, IN) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Oldenburg Police Department, and Stayin’ Alive LCC are partnering to host a fall edition of National Night Out and a drug take back event on Tuesday, October […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded $12,000 in grants to combat food insecurity. These grants are in response to the growing need for assistance […]

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – A Moores Hill man could spend more than 50 years in prison after a jury in Dearborn County convicted him of dealing methamphetamine and cocaine. Forty-nine-year-old Jerole Adams was accused of dealing […]

(Friendship, IN) – An electrical short in lighting is being blamed for touching off a vendor booth fire on the 5900 block of Friendship Main Street (State Road 62) that occurred Sunday morning around 2:50. […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Police Department fielded a number of calls late Saturday morning about a strong odor in the city. Callers described it as being similar to rotten eggs, sulfur, manure or chemicals. […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Continued dry conditions have prompted Franklin County Commissioners to issue a countywide burn ban until further notice. Commissioners declared the burn ban based on the recommendations of area fire chiefs as […]