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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 […]

DILLSBORO, IN — INDOT will host a public information meeting for an intersection improvement project along US 50 in Dillsboro Thursday night. Doors will open at the Dillsboro Community Center at 5:30 pm. A presentation […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is sending its Strike Team to Batesville on back-to-back weeks. The stepped-up testing and vaccination effort are on due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. All 92 […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously voted Tuesday in support of legislation authored by State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) to designate the mastodon as the official state fossil of Indiana. “Indiana is one […]

VERSAILLES, IN — February is Library Lover’s Month. To celebrate, Tyson Library will have a weekly drawing for prizes. To enter your name into the drawing, stop in and add a “Love Note” to the […]

STATEWIDE — Indiana’s unemployment rate fell from 3.0 percent in November to 2.7 percent in December – which the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) says is a record low for the state dating back […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan Tuesday recognized National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a civic event encouraging more people to become election workers. “Our nation’s free and fair elections are a model […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Indiana State Police are investigating a fatal accident that happened Tuesday morning on westbound I-74 east of Greensburg. All westbound lanes were closed for much of the morning during the investigation, […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Monday reported 5,965 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. Locally, Dearborn County reported 91 positive cases; Decatur County had 38; Ripley County reported 29 cases, […]

MADISON, IN — A man from western Ripley County is facing drug-related charges following his arrest in Madison shortly before noon Monday. Madison Police say 40-year-old Richard Barnes of Holton (pictured) was a passenger in […]