Local News

(Dearborn/Ripley Counties, IN) – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor, Inc. plans to close State Road 48 for two small structure replacement projects between State Road 129 and State Road 148 in Dearborn […]

(Statehouse) – The Drainage Task Force will hold its first meeting of 2023 at the Statehouse on Thursday, September 14, at noon, said State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), co-chair of the task force. Leising authored […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – S&P Global has raised Ivy Tech Community College’s “AA” bond rating to an “AA+” rating signaling confidence in the college. The rating is the highest from S&P in College history. “Ivy Tech’s […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE) have announced that over 40,000 students have been automatically enrolled in the 2027 cohort in the 21st Century Scholars program. Automatic […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Margaret Mary Health Foundation’s first-ever Stop the Stigma 5K suicide prevention and awareness walk will take place on Saturday, September 23 at Liberty Park in Batesville. “The walk will start at […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) has announced he is resigning, effective September 26. Perfect said in a statement that the growing pressures of balancing his legislative duties with business, personal, and family […]

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – Three people were arrested this week in connection with a road rage incident involving shots fired earlier this month on U.S. 50 in Dearborn County. It was on August 7 when Lawrenceburg […]

(Milan, IN) – West Ellis and Warn Street residents in the Town of Milan are under a boil water order until further notice. The order was issued following a water main break that occurred Wednesday […]

(Laurel, IN) – Franklin County will celebrate the second season of community-based gardens next month. The grand opening of the Growing Laurel Food Pantry and the Community Garden Celebration will take place on Saturday, September […]

(Batesville, IN) – McKenzie Laker is this year’s recipient of the Doris A. Brelege Nursing Scholarship. Laker is a 2021 graduate of Batesville High School and is currently pursuing her nursing degree from the Galen […]

(Statewide) – The Farm Bill is federal legislation governing many nutrition, agriculture, and rural development programs, and as the clock ticks down toward its expiration at the end of September, there are rumblings the new […]

(St. Leon, IN) – More than 740 items were donated at last Friday’s Harrison-East Central football game at Trojan Field in St. Leon to the survivors of the Maui wildfires. East Central Student Council spearheaded […]