OVFD new engine is home and on duty
The Osgood Volunteer Fire Department is responding to calls with a new piece of apparatus after years of planning. The new engine saw three runs
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Council approves regular and COVID-related funds transfers, additional approriations
As the year 2020 wraps up, Ripley County Council met Monday. Most of their business involved approving fund transfers and additional appropriations. Most of the
Read the story »Police shoot Batesville man following 4-hour standoff
The lives of a family at Batesville are forever changed following a four-hour standoff with police that led to the death of a man who
Read the story »State takes a step back due to COVID
Indiana is among the states that have taken a step backward in the COVID-19 fight. Last Friday, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Executive Order 20-48, which
Read the story »Milan has full agenda, house
Christmas Walk planned for Nov. 21 From approving road closures for the town’s Christmas Walk to looking into a sewage problem for a resident, the
Read the story »Area food bank looking for volunteers as the holiday season approaches
Volunteers are vital to the survival of many charitable organizations. Without people willing to offer their time and expertise free of charge, many nonprofits would
Read the story »Baking led Batesville veteran to a better position in the Korean War
A young boy helping nuns bake at Oldenburg never dreamed that job would come in handy a few years later when he served in the
Read the story »More cases, deaths, closings due to COVID-19
While the official word of upping the color for the COVID-19 situation in the county had not been given at press time, the number of
Read the story »More votes than ever cast in Ripley County
Ripley County experienced the largest number of walk-ins and paper ballots cast in the history of a Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 3. Those numbers
Read the story »Construction Tech class at SCC prepares for project house
As classes are seemingly shifting to a digital workspace, not all area students are seeing screens as their classroom on a daily basis at the
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