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Former Governor passes away at 74

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Statewide—Indiana is mourning the loss of former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan. The Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics after has died at age 74. In 1996, Frank O’Bannon and Joe Kernan were elected to […]

Accident has all lanes closed on I-74 EB

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Dearborn County, IN —The Indiana State Police and INDOT Southeast are reporting that all lanes of I-74 Eastbound are closed at mile marker 169 (US 52 exit) in Dearborn County due to a crash with […]

SEI REMC planned outage today near Elrod

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Elrod, IN —Beginning today at 8:30 a.m, Southeastern Indiana REMC will be taking the power down to change out a pole. This outage will affect members in the Elrod area (625 East, 200 North, and […]

Chip seal work on US 421 in Ripley County now set for tomorrow

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Ripley County, IN —The road closure on U.S. 421 between U.S. 50 and C.R. 300 N. in Ripley County is planned on Wednesday for chip seal operations. The closure is weather dependent and will be […]

OCRA announces partnership with Indiana University to help manage COVID-19 in two counties

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Decatur County –The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced a collaboration with the IU Center for Rural Engagement and the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington to leverage community networks in Decatur County to […]

Several area school board positions up for election

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Versailles, IN—Ripley County Clerk Ginger J. Bradford has announced that forms are available in the Clerk’s office for those wishing to declare candidacy for school board member candidates. Batesville Community School Corporation has two positions […]

Indiana Grown reaches milestone, expands membership

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Statewide— Indiana Grown celebrates its five-year anniversary this month as it continues to attract more members and expand services, according to State Rep. Cindy Ziemke. The program is available thanks to a 2014 law supported […]

Harrison might have area’s first DORA within a month

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Harrison, OH—The Harrison City Council has moved forward with plans to establish a designated outdoor refreshment area, or DORA, in Harrison’s historic downtown district. A DORA allows people to enjoy alcoholic beverages while walking between […]

Last free Thursday lunch food service in Sunman

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Sunman, IN —Thursday is the last Food Truck day for the season at the Sunman Community Park. the event has been held every Thursday since June 11 thanks to the Church on Fire ministry. Stop […]

571 new cases reported on Monday statewide

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 561 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Monday. A total of 62,907 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 707,791 […]

Construction worker hit on SR 3

July 27, 2020 Annie Nunley

Letts, IN —Saturday morning the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office responded to a construction site accident involving a semi-truck driver and construction site worker on State Route 3 and 700 South. When responders arrived on the […]

Dearborn County Health Department reports breakdown of new cases

July 27, 2020 Annie Nunley

Lawrenceburg, IN —The Dearborn County Health Department has reported that between July 17 and July 23, they have reported 68 positive COVID-19 test results. One person tested positive twice for a total of 69 tests. […]