Indianapolis, In. — More than 83,000 Indiana residents now work in clean energy industries in every county in the state according to a new analysis of energy jobs data from Clean Energy Trust (CET) and the national, nonpartisan business […]

Indianapolis, In. — A major issue facing our aging population today is mistreatment. Nationwide, approximately one in 10 Americans age 60 and over have suffered some form of elder abuse, and only one out of every 14 […]

Batesville, In. — The Batesville Police Department is currently investigating two recent daytime residential burglaries.  The first occurred during the morning hours of Sunday, July 29, 2018, in the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue.  The homeowner reported […]

Batesville, In. — The Indiana Department of Transportation will close westbound Interstate 74 this Friday night between the Sunman/Penntown Exit 156 and the Batesville Exit 149.  This includes the westbound entrance ramp at State Road 101. Starting at […]

Indianapolis, In. —    Indiana Farm Bureau AgELECT, the organization’s nonpartisan political action committee, has endorsed State. Rep. Randy Frye, R-Greensburg, for re-election to represent House Dist. 67. The district includes all or part of Dearborn, Decatur, Jefferson, […]

Indianapolis, In. — Officials with the 2018 Indiana State Fair encourage fairgoers to show off their State Fair/Indiana pride every Friday during the fair (August 3, 10, 17). #FairFashionFridays, a social media campaign, encourages to photograph and […]

Batesville, in. — Recently, I presented two family-owned businesses in Batesville with a Senate Certificate of Congratulations. Schmidt Bakery (pictured left), located at 125 Batesville Shopping Village, has been serving baked goods to community residents for 55 years. […]

Osgood, In. — Osgood Volunteer Fire Department member, Shawn Negangard was recently recognized for 40-years of service. Health problems have forced Negangard to hang up his turnout gear. He received his gold pin from his son Kyle […]

Greensburg, In. — Officials from the Decatur County Emergency Management Agency say County Road 1000 South will be closed between County Roads 280 West and 350 West for bridge repair until the evening of Friday, August 10.

New Trenton, In. — Indiana State police say a Cincinnati man died in a crash Wednesday morning on U.S. 52 just west of New Trenton. Around 5:30 a.m. Jerry D. Esslinger, 54, of Hartford City, was driving […]

Indianapolis, In. — State health officials are urging Indiana residents to take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites amid an increase in West Nile virus activity across the state. As of August 6, one human case […]