Indianapolis, In. — According to Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving market basket survey, Hoosier shoppers should expect slightly more affordable grocery store prices on traditional Thanksgiving food items this year. The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner […]

Oldenburg, In. — Michael Cambron, Batesville, will present a brief history and current information about electric vehicles and how they could contribute to keeping global warming from increasing in the next ten years.  Cambron has an engineering […]

Indianapolis, In. — Over the weekend, the Indiana Association of School Principals recognized Destiny Rutzel, Principal at South Ripley Junior High School in Versailles, IN, as the 2018 Indiana Middle School Principal of the Year.  Earlier this […]

Batesville, In. — Local communities recently received more than $2.1 million in state matching grants to improve roads and bridges, according to Republican state representative from Batesville Cindy Ziemke. Established in 2016, the Community Crossings Matching Grant […]

Indianapolis, In. — Applications for the 2019 Innovate WithIN™ pitch competition, a statewide initiative hosted by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), Indiana Department of Education (DOE) and Ball State University, are now open to high school students across […]

Batesville, In. — Genesis: Pathways to Success, an initiative of the Ripley County Community Foundation that develops career pathways and supports STEM programs in Ripley County, is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the […]

Batesville, In. — In October, the Ripley County Community Foundation’s Board approved $45,000 in grants to be paid to eleven non-profits serving Ripley County.  The purpose of these grants is to assist local groups with their quests […]

Plainfield, In. — Ten Indiana nonprofit environmental organizations will receive $154,577 in grants from the Duke Energy Foundation to enhance and improve Indiana’s environment. “We understand the importance of maintaining a commitment to environmental responsibility in our communities,” said Melody Birmingham-Byrd, Duke Energy Indiana […]

Washington D.C.— Republican Indiana senator Todd Young has been elected chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Young is charged with leading to maintain and expand Republican control of the U.S. Senate in 2020. Young is […]

Batesville, In. — Twenty-fours after a November ice storm more than 5,000 households remain in the dark, the majority of them are Southeastern Indiana REMC customers. Officials from Duke Energy expect reinforcements from the Carolinas to arrive […]

Ripley County, In. — Deputies from the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department investigated a single vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon around 5 p.m. Reports indicate Sherry Demoss, 47, of Osgood, was eastbound on U.S. 50 near County Road 600 […]

Indianapolis, In. — The U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver nearly 15 billion pieces of mail and 900 million packages, for a total of nearly 16 billion cheerful deliveries this holiday season – the period between Thanksgiving […]