Local News

Osgood, IN — The Ripley County Highway Department reports that County Road 800 North from Spades Road to State Route 48 will be closed until 5 pm today for repairs.  

Greensburg, IN — Dr. Arthur Alunday, Decatur County Medical Officer has ordered the closure of all K-12 schools in Decatur County thru November 30th. The closure does not, however, forbid extra-curricular activities, such as the […]

Brookville, IN — The public is invited to cut up and remove certain downed trees at Brookville Lake and Whitewater Memorial State Park. Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of natural causes or have […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 4,213 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday. A total of 214,509 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Columbus, IN — The Bartholomew County COVID-19 Community Task Force met Friday morning to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in their community.  After monitoring the trends in the schools and health systems according to a […]

Greensburg, IN — The Decatur County Clerk’s Office will be closed to the public due to a shortage of staff today through November 13th. Staff members are currently being quarantined at this time and Clerk […]

Batesville, IN — Batesville Main Street is hosting a downtown decorating contest as part of the Christmas in the Whitewater Valley contest. To enter the contest you just have to decorate your storefront for the […]

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is alerting Hoosiers of a tax scam reported by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This scam is sent through text message and is trying to trick individuals […]

Honda announced plans on Friday to combine all of its automobile manufacturing facilities in the U.S. related to frame, engine, transmission, and related engineering and purchasing operations into one new company, to be named Honda […]

Napoleon, IN —Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fall from a tree stand that occurred early Sunday evening. At approximately 5:30 pm, responders were dispatched to West County Road 600 North near Osgood and the […]

Osgood, IN — The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce is offering Free CPR Training in November and December thanks in part to a grant from Southeastern Indiana Operation Roundup. Each class can hold up to […]

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled the 2017 model year X-Stand Climbing Treestand Silent Adrenaline XSCT334 and Apache XSCT355. The cable assemblies on the treestand can separate due to corrosion, posing a fall […]