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Indiana senior senator elected to national post

November 17, 2018 Annie Nunley

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 […]

Widespread power outages persist following ice storm

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

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 […]

Single car crash hurts one in Ripley County

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

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 […]

Postal Service projects 2018 holiday demand

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

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 […]

Lawrenceburg celebrates the holidays

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Lawrenceburg, In. — The Over the Moon Vintage Holiday Market will be open Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 offering a huge assortment of vintage, re-purposed and salvaged goods at the Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, while the nearby […]

USDA disaster assistance deadlines approaching

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Indianapoolis, In. — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 13, 2018 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Steven Brown reminds Indiana producers who experienced losses from natural disasters during the 2017 and 2018 […]

Ball State entrepreneurship program ranked in the top 25 nationwide

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Muncie, In. — Ball State University’s entrepreneurship program is the 12th best among undergraduates offerings in the nation, according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The Princeton Review’s 13th annual survey names the 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate schools […]

Hoosier mission to help Florida hurricane victims continues

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Indianapolis, In. — A team of emergency responders from Indiana deployed to Florida Tuesday to help with ongoing recovery operations related to Hurricane Michael, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) announced. The seven-person All Hazards Incident […]

Walmart announces ‘The Military Spouse Career Connection’

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Indianapolis, In. — Walmart has announced a new program to give hiring preference to military spouses, now the largest company in the country to make such a commitment. “The Military Spouse Career Connection” will recruit and hire […]

Jennie-O Turkey products recalled nationwide

November 16, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC, a Barron, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 91,388 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be associated with an illness outbreak of Salmonella Reading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food […]

State Road 229 closed due to downed power line

November 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — WRBI News has received reports that State Road 229 is closed near the Crossroads Lutheran Church due to a downed power line.

Ice accumulation leads to power outages

November 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — Power outages are being reported throughout the area. Here is a link to the Duke Energy outage map. Here is a link to the Decatur County REMC outage map. Here is a link to […]