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Planned closure on State Road 62 near Friendship postponed

January 24, 2023 Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — INDOT’s planned closure today (Tuesday) of State Road 62 at the bridge over Laughery Creek near Friendship has been postponed. Crews were scheduled to pour concrete for the new bridge deck […]

Winter Storm Warning from Midnight through 1 pm Wednesday

January 24, 2023 Tom Snape

Southeastern IN — Southeastern Indiana will be under a Winter Storm Warning starting at Midnight and running through 1 pm Wednesday. The National Weather Service says heavy, wet snow is expected with total accumulations of […]

Ripley County deputy receives Life Saving Award

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — A Ripley County deputy has been awarded the Sheriff’s Office’s Life-Saving Medal. Deputy Conrad Reichert responded last year to a call in which an 8-year-old child was not breathing. Deputy Reichert […]

Legal kiosk now available at Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Greensburg, IN — An Indiana Legal Help Kiosk has been installed in the Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library. The kiosk is part of an Indiana Bar Foundation program that gives community members access to indianalegalhelp.org. That […]

IDOH says flu reports have dropped

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) says flu activity has gone down in the Hoosier State. The agency is reporting a drop in reported flu cases. So far, there have been 156 […]

Individual income tax filing opens today

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) will start accepting filings for the 2023 individual income tax season on Monday, January 23, 2023, in concert with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Customers will […]

Senate Republicans propose elimination of the state’s income tax

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Statehouse — Indiana Senate Republicans want to see if the state can ditch its individual income tax, and one influential economic policy group thinks the change couldn’t come sooner. But the biggest challenge may be […]

City, town election filings continue

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Decatur/Ripley Counties, IN — Four Republican candidates have filed for three At-Large seats on Greensburg City Council. Jason Dwenger turned in paperwork last week, joining current District 2 councilmember Vietta McKenzie, Mark Carman, and Daryl […]

Area hit with surprise heavy snowfall

January 23, 2023 Tom Snape

Southeastern IN — Talk about a Sunday morning surprise. The area was hit with several inches of snow early yesterday despite early predictions of 1 to 2. A Winter Storm Warning was issued but was […]

Update: Winter Storm Warning canceled

January 22, 2023 Tom Snape

Southeastern IN — The Winter Storm Warning issued Sunday morning has been canceled. The National Weather Service says temperatures have warmed to near or above freezing across much of the area. Forecasters say little if […]

Local News

RCSO touts Indiana Sheriffs’ Association scholarships

January 21, 2023 Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office says the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again this year award college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in […]

Raatz bill would require schools to alert parents about gender issues

January 21, 2023 Tom Snape

Statehouse — Local State Senator Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond) has authored a bill in the General Assembly that would require schools to inform parents if students request to change their names or pronouns or express questions […]