Local News

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor C-Tech Corporation plans to begin work on or after Monday, March 21, to replace guardrail and guardrail end treatments at multiple locations along U.S. 50 in […]

COLUMBUS, IN — The office of Congressman Greg Pence (IN-06) is now accepting entries for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) is weighing in on the 2022 Indiana General Assembly session, which concluded last week. Frye said it was a productive session, overall. “We cut taxes and returned […]

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — A Dearborn County man has been convicted of one count of Rape. 30-year-old Eric Streithorst of Bright was convicted on the Level 3 felony count following a four-day trial in Dearborn Superior […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana’s unemployment rate fell from 2.7 percent in December 2021 to 2.4 percent in January 2022, which continues a record low for the state dating back to 1976, when the current method […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — In March 2020, the U.S. Government allowed the State of Indiana to issue “emergency allotments” to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households during the COVID-19 pandemic. This allowed SNAP families to receive […]

STATEWIDE — Several Indiana counties will receive funds to improve their waterways thanks to $1,506,640 in grants awarded by DNR Director Daniel W. Bortner through the Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program. DNR grants totaling […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The City of Greensburg Public Safety Community Cookouts are coming back for 2022. The first of this year’s cookouts is scheduled for Thursday, May 19 from 6-8 pm at Lifeline Wesleyan Church […]

FRIENDSHIP, IN — No one was injured when flames broke out at a home on the 5,000 block of State Road 62 in the Friendship area Saturday evening. Crews sent to the scene by Ripley […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — A consultant informed the Franklin County School Board last week that the school corporation could save nearly $1 million or more by closing one or both elementary buildings that are not […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Decatur County Recycling will hold the first in a series of 2022 electronics recycling and paper shredding events on Saturday (March 19) from 9 until 11 am at the Decatur County […]

STATEHOUSE — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) joined a class from St. Louis Catholic School in Batesville on their recent tour of the Statehouse. The group met Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and visited his office. […]