Local News

Brookville, IN—In response to the emerging needs of businesses being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a COVID-19 Emergency Small Business Program Fund was established in the Franklin County Community Foundation. Funding for this has been […]

Batesville, IN—On Monday, April 13, Margaret Mary Health began in-house COVID-19 testing.  The testing is performed on the same analyzer as our Flu A/B and Strep A testing and will allow for results within a […]

Brookville, IN—The Franklin County Health Department announced receiving two new positive cases for COVID-19, bringing Franklin County’s total to 75.  Both new cases are adults.  Health officials also reported that one more patient has been […]

Statewide— Indiana residents who need help feeding their families during the COVID-19 pandemic will have greater access to assistance from food banks and pantries through a Disaster Household Distribution program approved by the USDA Food […]

Versailles, IN– Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel testified virtually on April 14 to a Department of Justice Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice on the issues prosecutors around Indiana and the nation […]

Statewide—As of 11:59 pm on April 14, 440 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 bringing the total to 8,955 Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus. A total of 387 Hoosiers have died […]

Batesville, Indiana— The Batesville Area Resource Center formed One Batesville Task Force with the purpose of addressing the immediate needs of those residing in the Batesville Community School Corporation’s district in times of crisis and […]

Statewide—Indiana seems to fall short on a daily basis of utilizing the capacity of test processing.  In order to know if we are truly flattening the curve, the amount of test processed will need to […]

The Federal Government began issuing the one-time stimulus payments this week. Most adults will see a $1,200 check, while most married couples can expect to get $2,400, and parents will get payments of $500 per […]

Batesville, IN— The Batesville Community Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Batesville High School alumna Ann Vincent has been elected to the BCEF Board of Directors. “BCEF is excited to add her to our organization’s […]

Indianapolis, IN— The Indiana Department of Correction had the first death of an offender at the Westville Correctional Facility, located in Westville, Indiana, late evening on Monday. The offender, a male over the age of […]

Statewide—Attorney General Curtis Hill announced that Indiana will receive $19.5 million under a settlement reached with Equifax following Indiana’s lawsuit against the company over its massive 2017 data breach. Indiana was one of two states […]