Indianapolis, In. — October unemployment in Indiana was 3.5 percent, lower than the national rate of 3.7 percent. During October more than 5,000 were added to the Indiana workforce and the labor participation rate was 65.1 percent.

Cininnati, Oh. — First Financial Bank has collected $693,610 through their United Way Annual Giving Campaign for 2018. Archie Brown, Jr., President and CEO, and John Gavigan, Chief Administrative Officer for First Financial led the effort and […]

Floyd County, In. — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a potential Black Bear sighting after a motor vehicle accident involving a large animal on Interstate 64 near mile marker 121 yesterday evening.  The incident occurred at around 8:00 […]

Brookville, In. — Franklin County deputies raided an underage drinking party recently and arrested several people ranging in age from 14 to 24-years-old. Deputies were called to a residence on Rickman Road Saturday, November 10 around 11:30 […]

Indianapolis, In. — Tuesday, Nov. 20, the Indiana General Assembly will convene for Organization Day, the ceremonial start of the 2019 legislative session. During this time, my fellow senators and I will meet in the Senate Chamber, where we […]

Greensburg, In. — The Greensburg Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized community members at their Annual Appreciation Banquet. Mary Lou Davis is the recipient of the “Don Horan Community Leader of the Year” award for her service […]

Indianapolis, In. — The Raise it for Health Coalition rallied at the Statehouse and 14 other events across the state to launch a campaign to improve Indiana’s workforce and Hoosiers’ health by increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00 […]

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. — 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 […]

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 […]