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 […]

Cincinnati, Oh. — A study done by U.S. News & World Report has placed Cincinnati Children’s Hospital at the top, or near the top in several categories nationwide. The rankings are determined by surveys from 11,000 pediatric […]

Montgomery, Al. — A report from the Indiana Business Journal says Community Newspapers Holdings Inc. will be sold off by parent company Raycom Media Inc. CNHI owns 100 community newspapers in 22 cities, including the Batesville Herald […]

Brookville, In. — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department has been recognized for participation in the local internship program. A Franklin County High School senior was given the opportunity to “job shadow” dispatchers and deputies. The student was […]

Greensburg, In. — The Tree County Players will present their production of West Side Story this weekend. Director Therese Zins says opening night is Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m. in the Greensburg Junior High School auditorium. […]