Local News

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Batesville Main Street are co-hosting the 11th Annual Community Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade on Friday, December 3 in downtown Batesville. Festivities […]

STATEWIDE — All veterans and active-duty military personnel, and everyone in their vehicle, will be admitted free to DNR state parks, reservoir properties, state forest recreation areas, and state off-road vehicle riding areas on Veterans […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb has directed the Indiana Department of Labor to work with the Attorney General on a lawsuit challenging the federal government over the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publishing an […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health has announced that COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Hoosiers ages 5-11 can now be scheduled by visiting www.ourshot.in.gov or calling 211 or (866) 211-9966. Appointments and pre-registration are strongly […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness have announced 218 Indiana cities, towns, and counties received a combined $101.9 million in state matching funds for local road projects […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — The annual Southeastern Indiana Walk to End Alzheimer’s last Saturday at Liberty Park in Batesville is being called a huge success. The walk raised $42,212, which was well over the goal of […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Several road construction projects in the City of Batesville are winding down. Curb and gutter work will take place next week at the intersection of Mulberry and Catherine, which was closed the […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A plea agreement that resolved three cases resulted in convictions for Donald L. Lockherd Wednesday in Decatur Circuit Court. Lockherd pleaded guilty to Robbery charges stemming from a May 2021 incident; […]

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — The owner of several guitars recovered over a year ago from an undisclosed location in the City of Lawrenceburg has been identified and the instruments have been returned to them. That person […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) has continued to see low COVID-19 patient volumes this week. Both Ripley and Franklin counties experienced a drop in the Covid seven-day positivity rate. The Ripley County status […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Health has announced that Hoosiers ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine following Tuesday’s authorization of the pediatric vaccine by the Centers for […]