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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 […]

Elrod, IN — Tuesday evening, shortly after 5:30 pm, the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a residence on South County Road 450 East for the report of a barn fire. Upon arrival, the […]

Greensburg, IN — Shortly before 7:30 pm on Monday the Greensburg Police Department was dispatched to the TCC Verizon store on East Freeland Road for a report of an armed robbery that occurred. The Greensburg […]

Elrod, IN — Wheelock Lake Campgrounds, formerly Browning Campgrounds, has a lot to celebrate. Since the announcement of new ownership in October, lots of needed improvements have taken place including a new entrance sign, grounds […]