Decatur and Ripley Counties—INDOT contractors have chip seal operations planned on U.S. 421 from just north of S.R. 229 in Napoleon to just south of S.R. 46 in Greensburg at the Sand Creek bridge. Work […]

Greensburg, IN— Update: Friday, May 29– After a second meeting held on Thursday evening, the Decatur County Fair Board unanimously voted to cancel the 2020 fair.  The group seriously considered all information presented to them […]

Greensburg, IN—According to an update on Tuesday from Decatur County Memorial Hospital President and CEO Rex McKinney, the hospital has treated over 80 patients since May 5 for COVID-19 like symptoms though in that time […]

Osgood, IN—The Ripley County 4-H Corporation Board met on Monday to make some decisions. As the current plan stands, if the county reaches Stage 5 of reopening by July 4th, Ripley County intends on holding […]

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 646 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 Tuesday.  A total of 33,068 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.  To date, 242,287 tests have […]

Batesville, IN —Two murals created by a Batesville High School student that honors front line workers of the COVID-19 crisis was unveiled in downtown Batesville on Wednesday, May 27. Olive Cerniglia, 16, designed the murals […]

Greensburg, IN – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced in March that the City of Greensburg was awarded a $250,000 grant through Indiana’s new COVID-19 Response Program. Applications for small businesses are now available for […]

Milan, IN— INDOT contractor Force Construction plans to close the S.R. 101 bridge over South Hogan Creek in Ripley County on or after Monday, June 1, for a deck replacement project. The road will close […]

Osgood, IN—Saturday, The Upper Room Café in Osgood will be giving the cow away. OK, maybe not, but they are giving anyone that stops by 2 gallons of milk for free per family as they […]

Ripley County, IN— The Ripley County Community Foundation granted $70,375 in scholarships to 65 recipients for 2020.  Of those recipients, 14 scholarships were awarded to graduates from Batesville High School, 1 from East Central High […]

Statewide— The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued an order Wednesday initiating an investigation into the impact of COVID-19 on Hoosier ratepayers and utilities. Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-02 on March 6, 2020, declaring […]

Rising Sun, IN—The Rising Sun Regional Foundation announced that it has awarded a total of $41,000 in scholarship grants to 41 graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora, […]