Local News

St. Leon, IN—On November 14th, 13 members from the East Central FFA Chapter competed in the Area 1 Forestry Career Development Event at South Ripley High School. Contestants had to use their skills in forestry […]

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products. The […]

Clarksburg, IN—Over the next two weekends, there will be a Christmas light show at Lions Camp Woodsmoke. Camp Woodsmoke is located just two miles east of Clarksburg, Indiana. There will be over 40,000 lights, a […]

Greensburg, IN —At last night’s Greensburg City Council meeting, the Council passed two new ordinances in their first reading.  One ordinance will make shooting certain fireworks illegal with the exception of the week of 4th […]

Nationwide—Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that kicks off the charitable giving season. Coming just after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it was created in part as a response to the commercialism and consumerism of […]

Brookville, IN—The Brookville Town Board has announced that they waived parking meter fees during December to encourage people to shop locally.

Oldenburg, IN—INDOT reports that Stop signs were recently installed on S.R. 229 in Oldenburg at Washington Street to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing the highway. All motorists will now stop at the intersection. Curb […]

Batesville, IN— The City of Batesville presented a $2,800 check to Margaret Mary Health (MMH) on Monday, December 2. The funds were raised during No-Shave November, a month-long initiative that encouraged male City employees to […]

Greensburg, IN—Tomorrow evening the Decatur County Plan Commissioner meeting will be held at 7 pm at the Courthouse.  Zoning for the landfill expansion is on the agenda. 

North Vernon, IN—Friday evening Jennings County Sherriff Deputies responded to a local business after employees located a glass smoking device commonly used to smoke Methamphetamine. The pipe was inside of a box for a cell […]

Columbus, IN—Sunday afternoon Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department responded to a personal injury crash at State Road 46 and County Road 825 E. On arrival, the officer located vehicles driven by Corrine E Busemeyer, 21, Columbus […]

Brookville, IN—In the early morning hours of August 23, officers with the Brookville Police Department responded to 52 Pick-Up Gas Station regarding a report of a suspicious substance found by a customer in the parking […]