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Statehouse – Governor Eric Holcomb recently signed State Rep. Randy Frye’s (R-Greensburg) legislation into law to help alleviate local jail overcrowding issues in Hoosier communities. Rep. Frye stated that counties can now establish a local […]

Statewide – Versiti Blood Center of Indiana is issuing an emergency appeal for blood donations as communities throughout the state face a potential crisis with blood supplies dropping to critically low levels. In Indiana, the […]

Southeastern, IN — Legal Aid is holding a Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of their eight-county district on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and […]

Batesville, IN — Yiqing Tan is the third-grade Chinese teacher for the Dual Language Immersion program (DLI) at Batesville Intermediate School. She received her B.S. in China and is finishing her M.A. in Education. She […]

Statewide — The Indiana School Boards Association is asking lawmakers to invest in and support K-12 public education after Thursday morning’s state revenue forecast showed the state will collect nearly $2 billion more in tax revenue […]

Statewide — As a reminder, today is not federal or state Tax Day in Indiana. Be sure to file your individual income taxes by the extended due date of May 17, 2021. If you make […]

Batesville, IN — The first volunteer workday at Brum Woods will be held this Saturday, April 17th from 8 am to noon. Meet at the gravel parking lot next to the storage shed. Everyone is […]

In their commitment to delivering financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers who have been impacted by Covis-19 market disruptions, the USDA, in part with the Farm Service Agency, has reopened the signup period […]

Batesville, IN – The further integration of technology into the classrooms at the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) seemed to be the theme of the grants chosen for funding by the board of directors of […]

Brookville, IN — Franklin County Soil And Water Conservation District will be holding their 10th Annual Tree Giveaway and Canned Food Drive on Friday, April 30. Over 700 tree seedlings will be available on a […]

Southeastern, IN — Ripley Franklin, Decatur, and Dearborn Counties are all in blue on the State’s Covid-19 metric this week. Decatur and Franklin Counties will join Ripley and Dearborn Counties in the Blue advisory status […]

North Vernon, IN — A North Vernon woman was arrested Tuesday evening after Deputies responded to the report of an unconscious female in the middle of the roadway. LAte Tuesday evening, Deputies with the Jennings […]