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INDIANAPOLIS- Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed 25 bills and vetoed HB 1211. Click here to view more details on the 2022 Bill Watch webpage. HB1211 Digest – State and local administration. Provides that not later than October […]

STATEHOUSE (March 16, 2022) – North Decatur High School student Mason Smith recently joined State Rep. Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) at the Statehouse where he participated in the Indiana House Page Program. According to Ziemke, Smith toured offices of […]

The Decatur County Council met on Tuesday. Diane Wenning came to to the board to discuss an upcoming transfer of funds for next year. This will need to be advertised although it is not technically […]

INDIANAPOLIS- Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed 20 bills. Click here to view more details on the 2022 Bill Watch webpage.

INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, were pleased with the passage of the Next Level Agenda bills to protect Indiana children from lead exposure and establish consistent […]

Westport Town Council met on Monday. The council signed the funeral deeds, payroll vouchers, adjustments, and monthly bills. There was an update on the Westport Water Projects. The project is close to final wrap up […]

The Decatur County Clerk’s Office would like to announce that in person Absentee Voting will begin onTuesday, April 5, 2022. The Decatur County Election Board has elected to have in person absentee voting on the […]

INDIANAPOLIS(March 14, 2022) – Indiana’s unemployment rate fell from 2.7% in December 2021 to 2.4% in January 2022—continuing a record low for the state dating back to 1976, when the current method of compiling unemployment […]

From Decatur County Prosecutor Nathan Harter Colton Lee Roberts has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years by Judge Matthew Bailey in the Decatur Superior Court for Sexual Misconduct, a Level 5 Felony, and […]

From Decatur County Prosecutor Nathan Harter Jaron Markland has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years by Judge Matthew Bailey in the Decatur Superior Court for Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, a […]