Local News

(Southeastern IN) – The last local Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection day in 2023 for Franklin County and Ripley County will be on Saturday. HHW disposal for Franklin County will be held at the Franklin […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The State Road 46 bridge over Sand Creek in Greensburg is now open after several months of being closed for a deck replacement project. The bridge is situated between Base Road and […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Ripley County Area Plan Commission met to discuss the ordinance for industrial solar farms in the Courthouse Annex in Versailles last night. The area plan commission took public comment and had […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Genesis: Pathways to Success hosted the second sessions of two popular summer camps in the final week of A Summer of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). DIY (Do […]

(Brookville Twp./Franklin County, IN) – The Franklin County Transfer Station located on Landfill Road is closed due to the installation of new equipment. The station was originally scheduled to be closed from Tuesday, August 1 […]

(Southeastern IN) – One Dearborn, Inc. created a survey for area residents, businesses, property owners, and others to provide feedback on the State Road 1 Corridor Plan preliminary recommendations.  If you could not make it […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Ripley County Area Plan Commission will meet tonight in the Ripley County Courthouse Annex at 7 PM. There are two agenda items, one of which is the proposed ordinance amendment for […]

(Decatur County, IN) – Next week, INDOT contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. will begin a bridge deck overlay project on State Road 46 between Greensburg and Hartsville in Decatur County. On or after Monday, August […]

(Southeastern IN) – The storm that rolled in Saturday morning caused damage and downed power lines in Ripley and Franklin Counties. County Road 900 South in Ripley County between Dewberry and Cross Plains was closed […]

(Versailles, IN) – Versailles State Park and the Southeast Indiana Mountain Bike Association (SIMBA) conducted a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a new mountain biking trail on Saturday. The “Potato Peeler” trail can […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Indiana Conservation Officers rescued two stranded kayakers on an island in the Whitewater River in Franklin County on Friday. Initial investigation determined that the kayakers stopped overnight at an island. Friday […]

(Franklin County, IN) – A man is dead and a woman is missing after a cabin was swept into Wolf Creek in Franklin County, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Friday at […]