Local News

Statehouse— State Sens. Jean Leising and Chip Perfect presented House Concurrent Resolution 32, which honors The National FFA Organization for its work to advance the quality of agricultural education, at the Statehouse Monday. FFA is a […]

Statewide—Monday, April 6th, 2020 is the last day to register to vote for May 5th, 2020 Primary Elections. You may register within the Clerk’s Office at your local County Courthouse.  In the State of Indiana, […]

Connersville, IN—The Historic Whitewater Valley Railroad’s annual training classes will be held beginning Saturday at the South Connersville Yard Complex located at 300 South Eastern Avenue, Connersville, Indiana. This course is free and is open to […]

Madison, IN—Five people at Madison High School were taken to a hospital yesterday after suddenly falling ill according to a letter from the High School Principal Michael Gasaway. According to the letter, two adults and […]

Sunman, IN—The Sunman Firemen’s Festival has elected to discontinue the event according to their Facebook page.  The fire department noted that several factors contributed to this decision that includes conflicting activities on the same dates […]

Columbus, IN – U.S. Representative Greg Pence announced his team will host Community Office Hours for constituents in Brookville on Thursday from noon until 1:30 pm at the Brookville Branch of the Franklin County Public […]

Batesville, IN— The Batesville Community Education Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2020 recipients have been selected for a sponsorship program that assists Batesville High School students who want to study abroad during high […]

Batesville, IN—2020 was a record-setting year for the Cherry Thing-a-ling.  Schmidt’s Bakery reports that they sold 160,716 Thing-a-lings. That comes to 13,393 dozen of the sweet fritters.

North Vernon, IN–Tuesday morning, Jennings County Deputies responded to a call of a personal injury accident on County Road 200 East near County Road 850 North in Sand Creek Township. Upon arrival, it was determined […]

Brookville, IN—Purdue Extension Franklin County will be hosting a Learn & Go Breakfast for area producers to learn about Grain Bin Safety Awareness. The program will be held on Friday, February 21, at Merrell Grain, […]

Batesville, IN—The Ripley County Community Foundation is hosting the 17th annual Women in Philanthropy Fundraiser Luncheon on Tuesday, April 28th from 11:30 AM to 1 PM.  Doors will open at 11 AM.  The luncheon will […]

Statewide—Women interested in participating in a women’s-only event at Patoka Lake to learn outdoor skills in a relaxed environment on April 24-26 have until April 10 to register. The event will start at the Patoka […]