UPDATE:  Power had been restored as-of 1:44 p.m. Duke Energy reports 1065 customers in the Batesville/Morris area were being affected by a power outage, starting at around noon today.  They’re estimating to be able to […]

Indianapolis, In. — Republican state representative Randy Frye received the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award from the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter’s Association for his dedication and support of fire services. The Indiana Volunteer Firefighter’s Association is a member-ran […]

Batesville, In.— Together with the Rural Alliance for the Arts (RAA) and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO), Hillenbrand, Inc. has entered into a three-year strategic partnership agreement. The agreement is designed to increase the quality of […]

Indianapolis, In. — Effective July 1, 2018, Indiana House Bill 1248 becomes law and will amend Indiana Code 10-13-5-4.4 to include “missing endangered child”. The amended law defines a ‘missing endangered child’ as a missing child who […]

Lawrenceburg, In. — Boater Adam Hock of Independence, Kentucky, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 9 pounds even to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Buckeye Division tournament on the Ohio River at […]

Indianapolis, In. — Attorney General Curtis Hill today praised the process by which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the first time has approved a cannabis-based drug – Epidiolex. The drug, which contains purified cannabidiol (CBD), […]

Richmond, In. — The Reid Health Community Benefit program recently awarded $155,075 in grants to programs designed to improve mental health and fight substance abuse in the first grant cycle of 2018. Community benefit is the basis […]

Washington D.C. — The United States Department of Agriculture has added an interactive feature to the rural opioid misuse website. The new interactive map is here. The map shares models to combat abuse and roundtable information from […]

Brookville, In. — Oldenburg Academy student, Ingrid Miller has been named the 2018 Franklin County 4-H Fair queen. Grace Moster is Miss Congeniality and First Runner-Up, Clare Weidner is Second Runner-Up and Alexa Brehm was Third Runner-Up. Audrey […]

Greensburg, in. — Due to a culvert failure, Decatur County Road 280 East will be closed between County Roads 100 South and 421 South. The closure is expected to last about one week.

Osgood, In. — he Jac-Cen-Del school board has accepted the resignation of superintendent Tim Taylor and named the elementary school principal as the interim leader of the district. Travis Rohrig will serve as the interim superintendent and […]

Versailles, In. — Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter has promoted Master Trooper Jason Duncan, Versailles District, to the rank of detective. Detective Duncan is a Lawrence County native and a 1991 graduate of Bedford North Lawrence […]