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(Statehouse) – A proposal to have several Illinois counties join Indiana has advanced to the Indiana Senate after passing the House on Thursday. The bill would create a commission to discuss the possibility of Indiana […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Former Greensburg High School Principal Gerald Yentes passed away on January 27. Yentes was principal at Greensburg from 1972-1990. He began his career in education as a teacher in Milford, Ohio, before […]

(Madison, IN) – A Ripley County man has been sentenced to 40 years following his conviction on an attempted murder charge in Jefferson County. Forty-four-year-old Mark Swafford was arrested after a violent altercation in January […]

(Batesville, IN) – Drivers had to deal with a Thursday morning commute headache following a series of slide offs on eastbound I-74 near Batesville. Snow and slick conditions plus driver speed are being blamed for […]

(Ripley County, IN) – A head-on crash in eastern Ripley County Wednesday night claimed the life of a Milan man and injured two others. Indiana State Police say a minivan driven by 62-year-old George Frith […]

(Milan, IN) – Registration for Milan Elementary Paid Preschool will open on Thursday, March 6 at 9 a.m. Principal Travis Rohrig says children must be four years old on or before August 1 to enter […]

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) met at the Statehouse recently with Batesville Mayor John Irrgang, Rushville Mayor Mike Pavey, and Connersville Mayor Chad Frank. The purpose of the get together was to discuss […]

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – Financial aid professionals will offer collegebound students and their families free assistance with filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) this Sunday, Feb. 23, at 39 sites across Indiana, including […]

(Statehouse) – State senators have advanced a bill that could end up kicking roughly 300,000 Hoosiers off Medicaid. The bill addresses what has amounted to a Medicaid funding shortfall in Indiana. Recent reports have found […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit alleging that the nonprofit Dillsboro Emergency Ambulance Unit Inc. has shown itself unable to provide services to the community — thereby endangering the lives […]

(Ripley County, IN) – At least one person was killed in a crash on State Road 350 near Milan Wednesday night. Both lanes of 350 were shut down between County Line Road and County Road […]