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Statewide— Thursday, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced that an additional 49 rural Hoosier communities will receive more than $8.8 million in federal grant funding through the new COVID-19 […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that 669 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 today.  A total of 17,835 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.  To date, 94,998 tests have […]

Statewide—Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves from tick bites while outdoors as warmer weather increases tick activity. Reported cases of tick-borne disease continue to increase each year in Indiana, with more than 300 […]

Batesville, IN—Armchair Artists is a new 3-week Batesville Area Arts Council series where local musicians will share their talents with you in the comfort of your own home. Since everyone is spending more time than […]

Milan, IN— The Duke Energy Foundation has announced $382,000 in grants to support Indiana K-12 programs focused on summer reading programs, STEM, and experiential learning. Given the COVID-19 crisis, the Foundation has also provided each […]

Greensburg, IN—Decatur County Commissioners have extended the most recent travel ordinance until 7:59 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020. However, Commissioner Rick Nobbe noted that this may change or update dependent upon Governor Eric Holcomb’s decision […]

Brookville, IN—The Franklin County Health Department today announced receiving one new positive case for COVID-19, bringing Franklin County’s total number of positives to 96.  The new patient is an adult.  Health Officials also announced that […]

Statewide—Wednesday, Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the state is partnering with Maximus to centralize contact tracing and investigations for Hoosiers who test positive for COVID-19. This move, in tandem with a previously announced partnership with […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that 605 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 today.  A total of 17,182 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.  To date, 91,550 tests have […]

Statewide— Tuesday, Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced OptumServe Health Services, powered by Logistics Health, Inc., will open sites across Indiana in the next seven days to begin large-scale testing of Hoosiers. In the first 30 […]

Batesville, IN— This year’s Star-Spangled Indianapolis Symphony in Batesville, originally scheduled to take place on June 28, 2020, has been canceled. Organizers made the decision to not move forward with the patriotic performance and fireworks […]

Batesville, IN—The Ripley County Community Foundation has announced the winner of the $2,000 Linda S. Phaneuf Women in Philanthropy Grant.  The National Youth Advocate Program in Versailles is working in collaboration with upcoming South Ripley […]