Local News

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released January 2021 county-wide unemployment numbers this week. All four regional counties are well below the state rate of 4.2% but were slightly higher compared with that […]

Greensburg, IN — The Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Legislative Update on Saturday, March 27, beginning at 8:15 am and ending at 9:15 am. This event will be held virtually on […]

Oldenburg, IN — The Sisters of Saint Francis in Oldenburg are having an auction of all of their farm equipment, large and small, from Michaela Farm. The auction will be held on March 27th at […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 568 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday. A total of 673,528 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Statewide — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced Rep. Holli Sullivan will serve as Indiana’s 62nd Secretary of State. Sullivan was sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Loretta Rush. She follows Secretary Connie […]

Southeastern, IN — The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and Central, South Central, Southwest, and West Central Ohio until […]

Batesville, IN — Volunteers are needed this morning at The Plex to help with the new disc golf course being installed around the sports fields. Work will mainly involve dragging of the already cut brush […]

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that Hoosiers age 45 and older are now eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine. This expansion of eligibility makes the vaccine available to an additional […]

Columbus, IN — Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post arrested a Bartholomew County woman on numerous theft charges after a year-long investigation by the Indiana State Police-Special Investigations Section. The investigation began in January […]

Greensburg, IN — The Greensburg Chautauqua is having an Animal Kingdom photography contest. Photos need to include an animal and must be taken in Decatur County. There are two categories to enter: Adult and student. […]

Statewide — According to the Department of Workforce Development, Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 4.2 % for January, and the national rate is 6.3 %. The state was at 4.3% in December of 2020. Indiana’s […]

Batesville, IN — A recent study by AdvisorSmith.com, an online resource for business insurance, has ranked Batesville as the 10th Safest Small City in Indiana. This study included 116 cities within the state of Indiana. […]