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The National FFA Organization will host the 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo as a virtual experience this fall on multiple outlets. This decision, recommended by National FFA staff and affirmed by the National FFA […]

Statewide— The Natural Resources Commission’s (NRC) Division of Hearings has scheduled two hearings to accept public comments on proposed rule changes. Proposed rule changes include adding ruffed grouse and cisco to the state’s endangered species […]

Southeastern Indiana Basketball Legend and former WRBI Sports Broadcaster Glen Butte has passed away. Glen was a member of the Milan Indians 1954 Indiana State Basketball Championship team which inspired the movie, Hoosiers, and an […]

Batesville, IN —In local celebrity news, Walhill Farm will be featured in a show on Netflix called “Say I do” that premieres on July 1.  The premise of the show, from the makers of Queer […]

Versailles, IN —South Eastern Indiana REMC would like to remind customers that today is a “Beat the Peak” day from 5 to 8 pm.  Beat the Peak is a voluntary program of Southeastern Indiana REMC […]

Richmond, IN — At Indiana University East, outstanding undergraduate academic achievement is recognized by naming students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or […]

Richmond, IN— At Indiana University East, full-time students with outstanding academic achievement are recognized by being named to the Chancellor’s List, the highest semester-based academic achievement that students can attain. The following is the spring 2020 […]

Columbus, IN— INDOT Contractors plans to switch S.R. 46 EB traffic to its new configuration at the railroad overpass in Columbus between 8 a.m. and noon today, weather permitting. At that time eastbound traffic will […]

Three juveniles were taken into custody after two windows were damaged at Columbus East High School and a stolen handgun was reportedly discharged inside a Columbus cemetery early Sunday morning. Around 5:30 am, security camera […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 523 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. A total of 43,655 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 444,252 tests have been […]

Blair, NE – Great Plains Communications (GPC), a growing Midwestern telecommunications provider with an expanding, privately-owned 11,500+ mile fiber network touching 11 states, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire […]