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Batesville, IN — The City of Batesville will be hosting the annual Tree Lighting ceremony on Friday, November 27 this year, but it will be different than in the past. Due to the pandemic, there […]

Statewide – Indiana’s unemployment rate dropped to 5% for October, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). That is down from 5.8% for September. The national rate is 6.9% for October. Indiana’s labor […]

Brookville, IN – Franklin County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Lisa Hollars reminds farmers and ranchers the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. […]

Statewide — A growing number of scammers are filing claims for unemployment benefits using other people’s names and identities, according to Attorney General Curtis Hill. Over the course of 2020, he stated the Office of […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 5,606 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday. A total of 300,913 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Batesville, IN — The Indiana Department of Health and the Ripley County Health Department are partnering to hold a free clinic for COVID-19 testing in Batesville. The clinic will be held from 9 am to […]

Greensburg, IN — Decatur County Community School Corporation has announced that it will also reopen to students and staff on Monday, November 30 for the normal school schedule. Masks and social distancing will be required. […]

Greensburg, IN — Greensburg Community School Corporation has announced that it will reopen to students and staff on Monday, November 30 for the normal school schedule. Masks and social distancing will be required. Parents are […]

Aurora, IN – Kaiser Pickles, a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated pickle and pepper processing company, announced plans today to expand its Aurora operations, creating up to 20 new jobs by the end of 2022. The […]

Batesville, IN – The City of Batesville, per the recommendation made by local, state, and federal agencies, has implemented the following policies that began on Friday, and will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks. • […]

Osgood, IN — Machaela Cobler, a student at Jac-Cen-Del High School, was recently competed in the 2020 America’s Miss Agribusiness pageant and was named the 2020 Miss Agribusiness National Agvocate. Cobler stated that her goal […]

Batesville, IN — On Monday, November 16, the Beta Sigma Phi sorority ladies had their annual raffle ticket drawing. This event was much different from past years, due to the pandemic, since the Holiday Bazaar […]