Local News

Milan, IN— INDOT contractor Force Construction plans to close the S.R. 101 bridge over South Hogan Creek in Ripley County on or after Monday, June 1, for a deck replacement project. The road will close […]

Osgood, IN—Saturday, The Upper Room Café in Osgood will be giving the cow away. OK, maybe not, but they are giving anyone that stops by 2 gallons of milk for free per family as they […]

Ripley County, IN— The Ripley County Community Foundation granted $70,375 in scholarships to 65 recipients for 2020.  Of those recipients, 14 scholarships were awarded to graduates from Batesville High School, 1 from East Central High […]

Statewide— The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued an order Wednesday initiating an investigation into the impact of COVID-19 on Hoosier ratepayers and utilities. Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-02 on March 6, 2020, declaring […]

Rising Sun, IN—The Rising Sun Regional Foundation announced that it has awarded a total of $41,000 in scholarship grants to 41 graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora, […]

Batesville, IN—Registration begins June 1 for the Batesville Memorial Public Library’s annual six-week-long Summer Reading Program.  The overall program will be organized in a slightly different way this year due to COVID-19.  For the first […]

Statewide—Versailles State Park pool along with all the pools at Indiana State Parks will remain closed for the 2020 summer season due to limitations in the ability for social distancing on enclosed pool decks. While […]

You see your friends sharing coupons daily on Facebook that say share and get $100 off your next purchase.  Sometimes coupons are just a way for a site to generate extra hits online, but their […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 370 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 Tuesday.  A total of 32,437 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.  To date, 235,333 tests have […]

Statewide— Indiana’s largest body of public officials is undergoing a number of changes to longstanding regulations. One major change introduced this year was the debut of remote notarization, which took effect on March 31, 2020. In […]

Brookville, IN —Indiana State Department of Health will host drive-thru testing clinics from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday of this week at the Franklin County 4-H Fairgrounds, located at 7178 Blue Creek […]

Batesville, IN— Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. will close part of S.R. 46 just west of Batesville High School on or after Monday, June 1, weather permitting, to begin structure replacement […]