Nearly 60 arrested in connection to largest drug bust in Bartholomew County
Columbus, IN — On Wednesday morning, a media briefing was hosted by Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Childress and Bartholomew County Sheriff Matthew A. Myers. This was in reference to an extensive drug trafficking organization […]
Man wanted for murder captured after almost a year on the run
Madison, IN — Wednesday morning, Travis Bailey, age 25, of Commiskey, was arrested by Indiana State Police Troopers in rural Jefferson County. More information will be forthcoming. The Indiana State Police-Versailles Criminal Patrol Team, along […]
Decatur and Franklin Counties fall back to Yellow advisory this week
Southeastern, IN — Decatur and Franklin Counties are back in Yellow on the State’s Covid-19 metric map. Ripley and Dearborn Counties continue to stay in the Blue 2-week metric score this week on the state’s […]
SIYMCA receives grant for summer camp
Batesville, IN — The United Way of Franklin County awarded $10,000 in COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding to the Southeastern Indiana YMCA. Grants were made possible through a partnership between Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Indiana United […]
9 new cases reported on Wednesday
Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 1,127 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 686,497 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]
Ripley County to host multiple mass vaccination clinics
Osgood, IN — Ripley County Health Department is starting multiple mass Covid-19 vaccine clinics. These clinics will have the Moderna vaccine available. Everybody 18 and older is now eligible to sign up for these clinics. The […]
Update – Found safe – A Statewide AMBER Alert has been declared
Statewide — Update – The Lawrence Police Department has canceled the AMBER Alert. The child was reported to have been found safe. Original Story – The Lawrence Police Department has requested the activation of […]
Hoosiers ages 16 and older are now eligible to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine
Statewide — Hoosiers ages 16 and older are now eligible to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine, the Indiana Department of Health announced today. The expansion makes more than 1.3 million additional individuals eligible […]
Decatur County REMC hosts U.S. Congressman Pence
Greensburg, IN — Decatur County REMC (DCREMC) hosted Congressman Greg Pence Tuesday morning for a discussion about the state of energy and the local electric cooperative. Congressman Pence serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee […]
10th annual building contest to be held at JCD High School
Osgood, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation and Genesis: Pathways to Success are proud to announce that they are hosting the 10th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on Saturday, April 10 at Jac-Cen-Del High […]
DCMH vaccinates over 5,000 people
Greensburg, IN — Since launching its COVID-19 vaccine initiative in early December, Decatur County Memorial Hospital has vaccinated more than 5,000 members of the community to date. To celebrate reaching that number, staff and those […]
