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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Town of Oldenburg has been awarded a $414,870 grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) for pipe lining work. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and OCRA have announced […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Joe McGuinness has notified Governor Eric  Holcomb that he is stepping down from his role as the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) after five years. Governor Holcomb has named […]

STATEWIDE — College Goal Sunday will take place February 27 for college-bound students at Indiana schools. Experts in filing the Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be on hand at locations around the state, […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Ivy Tech Community College Sue Ellspermann announced at this week’s State Board of Trustees meeting an extension of the Ivy+ Textbooks program. Ivy+ will continue to cover the cost of required textbooks […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Greensburg Police K-9 Echo has been medically retired because of a series of leg issues, including a partially torn ACL. The German Shepherd was born on March 30, 2017, and became a […]

STATEWIDE — The State of Indiana has reached a couple of COVID-19 related milestones. Recent figures released by the Indiana Department of Health show that another 3,000-plus cases have pushed the COVID-19 total for the […]

GREENSBURG, IN — District 1 Greensburg City Councilman Kevin Fleetwood this week addressed an issue with fire truck standards. He told his council colleagues that the City of Greensburg Fire Department has been using two […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — Decatur County has dropped the Yellow travel advisory, which was put in place during last week’s storm. Ripley and Dearborn counties previously returned to normal travel status. As of Thursday morning, Franklin […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Rumpke has now decided to collect large items, along with regular trash, on Friday, February 11, and Tuesday, February 15 during Batesville residents’ regularly scheduled pickup days. This will replace the large […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Greensburg City Council and the Board of Works on Tuesday night both gave a vote of confidence to move ahead with the construction of a new fire station. Fire Chief Nathan Stoermer […]

BATESVILLE, IN — February is American Heart Month, and with recently published research indicating blood pressure control has worsened in both men and women since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southeastern Indiana YMCA […]