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Democrat Wells announces run for Indiana Attorney General

November 21, 2023 Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – Attorney and combat veteran Destiny Wells has announced her bid to run for Indiana Attorney General. The Indianapolis Democrat ran for Indiana Secretary of State last year but was defeated by Republican […]

UPDATE: Juvenile injured in tree stand accident

November 21, 2023 Tom Snape

(Friendship, IN) – We have an update on a story we told you about Monday. Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating Saturday’s tree stand accident in Friendship that injured a male juvenile. It happened around 4 […]

GPD looking for runaway juvenile

November 21, 2023 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Shelby Sweet. She’s a 17-year-old white female from Greensburg who was last seen on June 27. Police say Sweet has […]

RCCF participating in GIFT VIII initiative

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation is pleased to announce its intent to apply for a $750,000 Matching Fund Grant through the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for […]

Indiana Hunt for Hunger to feed hungry Hoosiers

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb on Monday joined the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana to let hunters know how they can help hungry Hoosiers (pictured). This […]

Batesville commits 100% of new state funding to teacher compensation

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Teachers in the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) are receiving salary increases across the board as the district committed 100 percent of its recent increase in state funding to compensating its educators […]

Local News

S-D’s Tiger Town Preschool registration open for the ’24-’25 school year

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Sunman, IN) – Registration is now open for Tiger Town Preschool for the 2024-25 school year. This preschool is located at Sunman Elementary School and provides an early education program for children aged 4 years and […]

Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber hands out awards at annual meeting

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – A record crowd of more than 230 people attended the Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Friday night at Heritage Hills Events Center – which is in the former St. Mary’s […]

New urgency to close skills gap between college and employment

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Statewide) – Preparing students to find a job straight out of college is not always easy in Indiana. However, barriers graduates must jump to successfully transition to a career are far from unique to the […]

Rescue crews pull car out of creek

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Ripley County IN) – Water rescue crews were called to the Napoleon area Friday afternoon after a car went into a creek at County Road 700 North and Michigan Road. Additional details about the circumstances, […]

Deer hunter flown to hospital after falling from stand

November 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Friendship, IN) – It was a tough start to the local deer firearm hunting season. A deer hunter was flown to the hospital after falling in the area of County Roads 800 South and 575 […]

Batesville VFW celebrates USMC’s birthday

November 18, 2023 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville VFW #3181 celebrated the United States Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.) 248th birthday on Friday, November 10. Residents of Batesville, Greensburg, Brookville, and other nearby communities attended. Ison’s Family Pizza delivered food for […]