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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 […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Applications are being accepted for the Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) Scholarship Program Hospital officials say the scholarship is intended for the education of individuals interested in a healthcare-related field and allows […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Tuesday reported 3,092 new cases of COVID-19 and 95 deaths across the state. Locally, Dearborn County had 30 positive cases; Decatur County reported 15; Ripley County had […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — Former Franklin County Auditor and Town of Brookville Clerk-Treasurer Alberta “Bertie” Sauerland passed away on January 31 at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio at age of 85. Sauerland was appointed county […]

VERSAILLES, IN — The Ripley County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 72nd Annual Meeting is set for Thursday, February 24 at 6:30 pm in the South Ripley Jr./Sr. High School Auditoria. Tickets are $10 per […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville says Rumpke has decided not to collect large items during their regularly scheduled pick up days on Tuesday, February 8 and Friday, February 11. The company previously said […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Rohe Construction is scheduled to close a portion of Boehringer Street between Elm and Walnut streets in downtown Batesville on Tuesday, February 8. The street is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, February […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) continued to see the positivity rate and the overall number of COVID patients decline in the past week, with 38.8 percent of patients (88 in total) testing positive. […]