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Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 6,687 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the weekend. A total of 626,682 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To […]

Batesville, IN — Applications, both first-year and renewal, for the Nora E. Wonning Scholarship Fund are now available online for Batesville students or Oldenburg Academy students. If you cannot access the scholarships, please contact Batesville […]

Ripley, Franklin, Decatur, and several other counties are under a travel advisory from the snow system that has moved into the region. Avoid traveling if possible. Roads are being treated by crews but the heaviest […]

Greensburg, IN — Can you hear me now? Not well. Several Verizon customers in the Greensburg area are reporting issues with being able to make calls. To confirm there is an outage, visit the Device […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Saturday evening through Monday morning for most of the State. Heavy wet snow is possible with total snow accumulations of 5 to […]

Statehouse — The House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety voted unanimously Thursday in support of State Rep. Randy Frye’s legislation that would help increase the number of Safe Haven Baby Boxes across the […]

Columbus, IN — Columbus Police Department (CPD) officers arrested a man after he reportedly stabbed a woman multiple times during an argument earlier this morning. Shortly before 3 am, CPD officers responded to a residence […]

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released December 2020 county-wide unemployment numbers this week. Across the state, numbers are once again dropping, and here in Southeastern Indiana, all four regional counties are well […]

Columbus, IN — After a three-month investigation By the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, an arrest warrant for child molestation was issued for Joseph B. Tucker, 52, of Columbus, late Tuesday afternoon. On October 30, 2020, […]

Statehouse – The Indiana House of Representatives voted Tuesday in support of legislation to fully fund all K-12 public school students for the 2020-21 school year, regardless of whether students attended classes in-person or virtually […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 2,890 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday. A total of 619,995 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Osgood, IN — Ripley County Fairground’s Optum Site for Covid-19 testing will be closing at 6 pm this evening due to the possibility of bad road conditions this evening.