Local News for Decatur County
Legal Aid is holding a Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of their eight county district on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby […]
Nationally Recognized READI Program Kicks Off in Indiana The initial projects of the transformational, first-of-its-kind $500M initiative have reached agreements, full program expected to result in $9.8B total investment in quality of place, quality of […]
Decatur County Coroner Doug Banks said that 28-year old Aaron Huber died in a mowing accident that occurred at 4935 W County Road 300 North last night. Here is the news release from the Decatur […]
Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to close a section of U.S. 421 (Ireland Street) in Greensburg on or after Tuesday, July 5, to perform deep patching operations.The road will close between Washington Street […]
The Fourth of July is one of America’s most iconic holidays, but it’s also one of the deadliest times of the year to be on the road. Amid a rising number of traffic fatalities, the […]
Many of Indiana’s local jails suffer from overcrowding, which places additional burdens on our hardworking public safety officials, presents safety risks to staff and inmates, and drains local budgets. To help combat overcrowding, a new […]
BBB is warning of an impostor scam targeting local patients. Beware those incoming calls from phone numbers associated with a local doctor’s office may have been spoofed. Scammers like to use technology to modify numbers […]
The Decatur County Council met on Tuesday. Sean Durbin with the Health Department came to the board to request part time rate changes. This is for 3 positions which have been replaced recently. The positions […]
North and south closures to be removed following pavement and bridge replacement DECATUR/RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind.— Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to close U.S. 421 at the bridge over Laughery Creek on […]
Expanding Education Options Starting this school year, families of special needs students will have more options in how they tailor their child’s learning through the newly implemented Education Scholarship Account Program (ESA). Created by the General Assembly, […]
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