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VERSAILLES, IN — The South Ripley School Corporation was recently awarded a McKinney-Vento Grant. Funds for the grant came through the US Department of Education under the American Rescue Plan. “Elementary Principal Ryan Lauber is […]

OLDENBURG, IN — Oldenburg Academy freshman Josie Wolfe and sophomore Lilly Schebler were winners in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Serra Club of Indianapolis 2022 John D. Kelley Vocations Essay Contest. The prompt for the 2022 […]

SELLERSBURG, IN — Indiana State Police released more details on Tuesday about the little boy whose body was found last weekend in a wooded area in Washington County. Investigators say the child’s remains were found […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — It was a mixed bag on the local unemployment front last month. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Decatur County had the lowest unemployment rate in the area in March […]

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana State Capitol Police has concluded its investigation into the vandalism which occurred inside the Indiana Statehouse on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in which four (4) juveniles were identified as the alleged […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — The Brookville Fire Department will conduct grain bin rescue training Wednesday, April 20 at 6 pm at Sulina Farms. Fire officials say there will be several pieces of the department’s firefighting apparatus […]

MUNCIE, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Commissioner Mike Smith on Tuesday announced 224 Indiana cities, towns, and counties received a combined $107.8 million in state matching funds for local […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — April 20, more commonly known as 4/20, has become synonymous with marijuana use and, in some circles, is considered a marijuana “holiday.” Consequently, there will likely be an increase in marijuana use, […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb has announced $189 million for 154 broadband infrastructure expansion projects across the state in the third round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program. “This record-setting investment in […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Ivy Tech Community College is offering free suicide prevention training to local business leaders and community members Wednesday, April 20 from 3 until 4 pm at the college’s Business Conference Center in […]

DEARBORN/RIPLEY COUNTIES, IN — The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a female (pictured) who is considered a person of interest in an ongoing theft investigation in Dearborn and Ripley counties. Investigators want to […]

FRIENDSHIP, IN — The Friendship Volunteer Fire Department was called early Friday morning to a brush fire in the area of 8800 South State Road 129. Firefighters arriving on the scene found an unattended brush […]