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Statewide – On Saturday Afternoon, the 80th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy completed its graduation ceremony in the South Atrium of the Indiana Statehouse. Opening remarks were made by Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville High School and Oldenburg Academy Varsity Football Teams raised $15,000 to support the Turnover Hunger Program with the Ripley County Community Foundation during the 2020-2021 Season. This year’s funds will […]

Brookville, IN Update —Authorities with the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office have positively identified the two adult males that died in an early morning mobile home fire on Dec. 9 in Brookville, Ind. The deceased […]

Greensburg, IN — Wreaths Across America (WAA), is a national effort that grew thanks to a simple picture of wreaths laid at soldiers’ graves covered with snow at Arlington National Cemetery. On December 19, wreaths […]

This week committee appointments were made in the State Senate for the 122nd Indiana General Assembly. State Senator Jean Leising will once again serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture. Sen. Leising will […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 17,164 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the weekend. A total of 464,354 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To […]

Batesville, IN — Mother Nature this week decided to not make retirement a smooth transition for Ed Krause, who has retired as the Transportation Director with Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) today after being with […]

Westport, IN — The Indiana Department of Health and the Decatur County Health Department are partnering to hold a free clinic for COVID-19 testing in Westport next week at the Westport Community Building located at […]

Batesville, IN — Phi Beta Psi Sorority is known in the community for its philanthropy towards cancer research.  Each year they hold fundraisers to help raise funds to give locally to cancer patients and nationally […]

Statewide — Effective Jan. 1, 2021, six Indiana county income tax rates will increase, according to the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR).  Local income tax rates are determined by county officials. Counties that will have […]

Lawrenceburg, IN — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced 12 rural Hoosier communities will receive more than $8 million in federal grant funding to improve water infrastructure. […]

Statewide – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced his 2021 Next Level Agenda on Thursday, which is focused on safely navigating out of the pandemic and emerging as a stronger Indiana. The 2021 Next Level Agenda […]