Local News

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 922 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday. A total of 670,074 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Batesville, IN — Congratulations to Batesville High School FFA member Kaitlyn Sarringhaus who participated and won in the District XII FFA Leadership contest. Kaitlyn will represent Batesville FFA at the State Convention being held from […]

Batesville, IN — On Wednesday, two Batesville Police officers were recognized for saving six lives in the early morning hours of August 31, 2020. The Batesville Police Department received a report of a house fire […]

Bartholomew County, IN — A suspect in a multi-agency pursuit was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon after fleeing and firing on officers during the pursuit. The initial investigation began shortly before noon when Brown County […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Food Pantry is in need of donations of reusable grocery bags. These are especially useful for bagging client choice items outside. Donations of reusable bags can be dropped off at […]

Southeastern, IN — Dearborn County has joined Decatur, Ripley, and Franklin Counties in the Blue 2-week metric score this week on the state’s color-coded Covid-19 metric map. This week there are no counties in Red […]

Statewide — Starting Monday, the Indiana State Department of Health will allow eligibility to educators and support staff statewide. This includes: • Teachers and staff in pre-K through high school, childcare centers, Head Start, and […]

Statehouse — A bill authored by State Senator Jean Leising that would address the enforcement of pesticide violations passed the House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development unanimously this week. Under current law, the state […]

Rushville, IN — The Riverside Park Amphitheatre has announced its 2021 Summer Concert Series.  Free performances from local and national acts will take place this summer for all to enjoy, using the latest Covid-19 protocols.  Click […]

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that 863 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the total to 669,164 as the number of […]

Statewide — The state’s Rental Assistance Portal is now accepting applications for the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) program. IERA can provide eligible renters with up to twelve (12) months of rental assistance. Qualifying applicants […]

Greensburg, IN —Mayors Mike Bettice and Josh Marsh made a friendly wager on the Batesville/Greensburg Sectional game last week: the losing mayor brings donuts to the winning mayor’s office. Well, as all that watched or […]