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State jobless rate up slightly in July

August 22, 2022 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — Indiana’s unemployment rate in July went up slightly.  According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the state jobless rate stood at 2.6%, which was up from 2.4% in June. By comparison, […]

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Leising chairs annual Rural Caucus meeting at Indiana State Fairgrounds

August 20, 2022 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) chaired the 2022 Rural Caucus meeting in the Normandy Barn at the Indiana State Fairgrounds this week. The caucus is comprised of state legislators who meet with […]

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Franklin/Ripley County TSP taking part in ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign

August 20, 2022 Tom Snape

Franklin/Ripley Counties, IN — Drive sober or get pulled over. That’s the warning from the Franklin/Ripley County Traffic Safety Partnership (TSP) as it gears up to participate in an end-of-summer impaired driving enforcement campaign. Starting […]

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EC Wins, Batesville Loses Season Opener

August 19, 2022 Brent Lee

Here are scores from around the area for high school football, week one… Indian Creek 37, Batesville 25 East Central 38, Lawrenceburg 3 North Decatur 57, South Decatur 0 Greensburg 35, Shelbyville 21 Rushville 41, […]

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Batesville, Milan football teams look to Turnover Hunger this season

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — The Batesville High School and Milan High School varsity football teams are teaming up for the 2022 season to Turnover Hunger through the Weekend BackSack program. Turnover Hunger is a program […]

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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease confirmed in Franklin County deer

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Franklin County, IN — The presence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), which is not known to infect humans, has been confirmed in Franklin County white-tailed deer after the Indiana DNR sent samples of dead deer […]

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Lane restrictions scheduled for bridge painting on I-74 in Decatur County

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Decatur County, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation Contractor Eagle Painting Company is continuing work on a $1.3 million bridge rehabilitation and painting contract along I-74 in Dearborn and Decatur counties. Crews plan to begin […]

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Facility upgrades continue at Batesville schools

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The Batesville School Board gave Superintendent Paul Ketcham and his team permission this week to advertise and start to share information with the community about bond sales related to improvement projects. The […]

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State, Lilly team up to support early literacy for Hoosier students

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner joined Lilly Endowment Inc. to announce the state’s largest-ever financial investment in literacy, expanding Indiana’s commitment to support literacy development […]

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Johnson sentenced to 40 years on drug dealing, habitual offender counts

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Greensburg, IN — A Columbus woman was sentenced in Decatur Circuit Court Wednesday to a total of 40 years after pleading guilty to Dealing Methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony) and Habitual Offender charges. Jewel Johnson was sentenced […]

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Six area family farms honored for longevity

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — Six Southeastern Indiana family farms were among 106 across the state presented with the Hoosier Homestead Award this week at the Indiana State Fair by Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State […]

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Indiana State Police investigating Connersville man’s death

August 19, 2022 Tom Snape

Connersville, IN — Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a Connersville man Wednesday morning. Detectives from the Pendleton Post were called around 8 am to Dale Cemetery on Gregg Road where they found […]

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