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 […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Greensburg City Council on Tuesday night approved the Pirate Park Build-Operate Agreement. Council accepted a $966 thousand bid submitted last July by GM Development of Springport, Indiana. The firm’s managing partner, Greg […]

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana House on Tuesday voted in favor of legislation authored by State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) to help address jail overcrowding and boost local resources to fight crime. Frye, who is chair […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Three people were injured in a two-vehicle, head-on collision on the 12,000 block of State Road 121 in western Franklin County Saturday evening. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Brandi […]