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(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) says 88.98% of Indiana students in the Class of 2023 graduated, which is up from 86.52% in 2022. “Earning a high school diploma is essential to […]

(Jefferson County, IN) – Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post arrested a Madison man on felony child molestation and child exploitation charges on New Year’s Eve (Sunday). The investigation began earlier that day when […]

(Statewide) – The Indiana Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the spring 2024 call for projects for the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program. The application window is open now through Wednesday, January 31. Community […]

  (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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

 (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 […]