Local News

North Vernon, IN—A Jennings County man was arrested on Easter Sunday for holding three teenagers at gunpoint in a Country Squire Lakes residence. Sunday afternoon, Jennings County Deputies took a report from three teenagers that a […]

Statewide— On Monday, Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced Indiana businesses across the state are answering the call to support the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response effort. The state’s manufacturers are using its resources, supply chains, […]

Batesville, IN— The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is conducting a virtual version of its popular Batesville Brilliance/Honor a Staff Member campaign to honor the BCSC staff members who have been working hard to keep […]

Statewide—Instead of working on the frontline at state parks these days, interpretive naturalists are working online. As a result, at-home “park visitors” who are unable to enjoy state park features interpreters normally provide, like in-person nature […]

Statehouse— State Rep. Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) recently welcomed local students to the Statehouse where they served as pages during the 2020 legislative session: Tim Defranne, from Osgood, attends Jac-Cen-Del High School; Corey Gardner, from Laurel, attends […]

Statewide —As of 11:59 pm on April 12, 331 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 bringing the total to 8,236 Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus. A total of 350 Hoosiers have […]

Batesville, IN—Margaret Mary Health Foundation has established a COVID-19 Relief Fund. Gifts to this fund will directly help support a variety of needs throughout our organization, from the purchase of needed supplies to helping support […]

Delaware, IN—Roughly 193 consumers are without power that use Decatur County REMC services.  REMC says that due to high winds, it has several outages across the service territory. Crews are out working now. They report […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Conagra Brands, Inc. is recalling approximately 130,763 pounds of not ready-to-eat chicken bowl products because the product may contain extraneous material, specifically […]

Southeastern, IN—The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind advisory from 5 am until 8 pm today for the area.  Winds coming from the west of 20-30 mph are expected, but some gusts could […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has opened four drive-thru testing clinics for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers who have symptoms of COVID-19 in the state.  Those locations are in Evansville, Fort Wayne, […]

Southeastern, IN—The COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions didn’t stop the Easter Bunny from driving around in Batesville, Oldenburg, Sunman and even in Greensburg after the City announced the event was canceled.  In Batesville and Oldenburg, […]