Local News

(Laurel, IN) – Crews from several departments in Franklin and Fayette counties were called last night to battle a barn fire on Kokomo Hill Road in Laurel. The first call went out shortly after 8:30, […]

(Batesville, IN) – Ivy Tech Community College Batesville will host a Spring Registration Night for local home school families on Thursday, January 4 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. At the event, homeschooled students and their […]

(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $436,660 in new grants in the fourth quarter of 2023. These grants included: $100,000 to the Ripley County Community Foundation for […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Matt Weber, PharmD, recently received the Patient & Family Experience Award from the Indiana State Office of Rural Health. Annually, the Indiana Department of Health’s […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville McDonald’s at Cross County Plaza reopened Tuesday, and the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting (pictured). The fast food restaurant closed in August for a […]

(Statewide) – Indiana State Police is proud to partner again in 2024 with the U.S. Department of Justice in promoting the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25th […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Fifteen applicants received a total of $541,245 from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM) Community Recycling Grant Program. Locally, the Dearborn County Solid Waste Management District was awarded $68,667. The grants […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Hospital Foundation of Decatur County presented a check for $256,932.82 to the Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) after a yearlong Capital Campaign. The Foundation will continue to transfer funds to the […]

(Statehouse) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has announced that Terre Haute Mayor Duke A. Bennett will become the new Executive Director of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Bennett will begin in his […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Two local seventh graders have been honored by Indiana Electric Cooperatives with Youth Hope and Power awards for making a difference in their communities. Chloe Kramer from North Decatur Jr./Sr. High School […]

(Statewide) – Chilly temperatures in Indiana mean turning up the thermostat at home, which can pose challenges for families on a tight budget. Indiana’s Energy Assistance Program provides a one-time annual amount to approved households […]