JEFFERSONVILLE, IN — Ninth District Congressman Trey Hollingsworth has announced he will not run for re-election this year. In a social media post, Hollingsworth said he made a pledge to limit his terms in office, […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — An increasing number of staff absences, COVID positives, and a high number of students and staff in quarantine forced Franklin County Community Schools to switch to E-Learning Thursday and Friday. Classes will […]

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — Shane McHenry (pictured) has filed to run for re-election as Dearborn County Sheriff. The incumbent Republican said in a statement that although the pandemic has made it tough at times, he […]

WESTPORT, IN — A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday for the South Decatur Jr./Sr. High School Medical Sciences Center. The center has a mission and footprint similar to the Cybersecurity Center that opened at North Decatur […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Primary School will once again have registration for the Mandarin Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program offered to incoming kindergartners for the 2022-2023 school year, according to BPS Principal Brad Stoneking. Kindergartners […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Wednesday reported 15,091 new COVID-19 cases and 125 deaths across the state. The state’s positivity rate has reached 27.8 percent. Locally, Dearborn County reported 142 positive […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A new scholarship in memory of beloved Batesville High School (BHS) administrative assistant Bobbie Brandes will join two existing scholarships to be awarded by the Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) in 2022, […]

NEW POINT, IN — A 74-year-old man is dead following a tree cutting accident Tuesday in the New Point area. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says Alvin Urban Wuestefeld was cutting a tree that had […]

STATEHOUSE — Three bills authored by State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) passed the Senate Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources on Monday, January 10. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources passed […]

INDIANAPOLIS,  IN — Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan announced a record-breaking number of new businesses were registered in Indiana in 2021, with nearly 100,000 new businesses registered. “2021 was an incredible and record-breaking year […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Street Department is conducting curbside Christmas tree collection now through March 2022. This service is limited to those living within the Batesville city limits. Collection schedules will only […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — A local domestic and sexual violence shelter has been awarded a state grant that will be used to enhance its victim services. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) has awarded more than […]