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BATESVILLE, IN — The Coalition for a Drug Free Batesville is currently requesting community members’ participation in the 2022 Community Perception Survey. This survey asks community members for their thoughts on a variety of topics […]

BLOOMINGTON, IN — A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The same court previously ruled that IU could require students, faculty, and staff to get vaccinated against coronavirus. […]

SUNMAN, IN — Crews with the Sunman Utility Department spent a long night in freezing temperatures fixing a pair of water main breaks on State Road 101 in town. The repairs were completed early this […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Versailles firefighters have responded to 58 calls this month, including a kitchen fire at Tyson Manor Wednesday evening. One person was transported from the scene to the hospital by Ripley County […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) and fellow state lawmakers welcomed U.S. Representative Greg Pence (IN-06) to the Statehouse Tuesday. Pence joined state legislators for breakfast and coffee to discuss priorities in Washington, […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — The unemployment rate for all four Southeastern Indiana counties dropped to around the 1 percent mark in December. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Franklin County had the lowest jobless rate […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Heath Newcomb has been sentenced to a total of more than 10 years by Judge Tim Day in the Decatur Circuit Court after entering guilty pleas to several charges. Newcomb pleaded […]

LAWRENCEBURG/BATESVILLE, IN — More than 200 students were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at the Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg and Batesville campuses. The college names to the Dean’s List […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for tonight (Wednesday, January 26) at 6:30 pm has been canceled due to the lack of a quorum. The next Redevelopment Commission meeting […]

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors LP plans to close lanes and shift traffic next week at the I-74 bridges over the Whitewater River in Dearborn County. The bridges are […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A wrong-way driver was killed on westbound I-74 in eastern Decatur County Tuesday morning. Indiana State Police say the crash happened around 6 am near the 140-mile marker when 66-year-old Daryl […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A Batesville manufacturer has reached the Sweet 16 of the Indiana Chamber’s inaugural Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament. Wood-Mizer is among companies around the state involved in the online competition. Participants […]