Indianapolis, In. —  By: Jerry Raynor, Indiana State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Steven Brown, State Executive Director, Indiana Farm Service Agency Farmers are the backbone of America. They grow food to feed us, fiber […]

Batesville, In. — The Ripley County Community Foundation, Inc. (RCCF), through its Ripley Youth Outreach program, will administer a $10,000 Change Ripley County Grant. Ripley Youth Outreach was established in 2015 by the RCCF Board of Directors […]

Indianapolis, In. — A bill sponsored by Republican state senator from Oldenburg, Jean Leising that would help prevent opioid abuse in Indiana passed the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services unanimously. House Bill 1295 would allow a veterinarian to […]

Batesville, In. — After more than three decades of service to the community, Dr. Charles McGovern has announced his retirement in the spring of 2019. Margaret Mary Health will hold an open house in his honor on […]

Indianapolis, In. — Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger and the delegation continued the economic development trip this week in Brussels, meeting with business leaders and government officials with ties to Belgium and […]

Indianapolis, In. —  The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has released detailed January 2019 unemployment data for counties in southeastern Indiana. Dearborn County January 2019- 4.4 percent January 2018- 4.1 percent Decatur County January 2019- 3.8 […]

Muncie, In. — A Ball State University special education professor has co-authored a comprehensive guide for parents who want their picky children to diversify their diets. Broccoli Boot Camp, a book and accompanying website, presents commonsense methods to […]

Columbus, In. — Two people were arrested on several felony drug-related charges after a traffic stop was conducted by Columbus police officers early Wednesday morning. Narcotics detectives arrested Ryan S. Redmon, 27, of Hope, as well as […]

Whitewater Township, Oh. — A Dillsboro man has been identified as the victim of a Wednesday motorcycle crash in Whitewater Township, Ohio. Deputies from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department say, Robert Cogswell, 56, was passing slow traffic […]

Washington D.C.— Butterball, LLC, a Mount Olive, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 78,164 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Schwarzengrund, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced […]

Washington D.C. — Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC, a Martinsville, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 191,928 pounds of ready-to-eat pork sausage products that may be adulterated due to possible product contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety […]

West College Corner, In. — A Union County property owner on South Brookville Pike is facing multiple charges in connection with an investigation into improperly disposing of a dead animal. The Union County Sheriff’s Department and inspectors […]