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Officer involved shooting in Batesville in November. Information on investigation released today. Greensburg Police Officer was one of the officers involved – statement from GPD and Ripley County court documents –

March 24, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

Greensburg, IN- On November 16, 2020 at approximately 08:23 hours, Greensburg officers overheard radio traffic in reference to a barricaded subject in Batesville, Indiana that had fired shots at a Batesville officer and requested assistance […]

Wednesday COVID-19 update

March 24, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 976 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to […]

BMV announced Good Friday hours

March 24, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Friday, April 2 in observance of the Good Friday holiday.Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, April 3.For a complete list of […]

Vaccination age drops to 16 and older next week, state mask mandate to end

March 24, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

Gov. Holcomb Announces Plan for All Hoosiers to be Eligible for the Vaccine March 31 Governor also announces end date for statewide mask mandate, county requirements INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb delivered a statewide […]

Leising recognizes National Agriculture Day at the Statehouse

March 23, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg, podium) recognizes National Agriculture Day from the Senate floor at the Statehouse Tuesday, March 23. Established in 1973, National Agriculture Day is devoted to educating people on where food, fiber and fuel […]

Tuesday COVID-19 update

March 23, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 701 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to […]

Greg Pence Opposes Federal Proposal to change Metropolitan Statistical area designation

March 23, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

Proposal Could Cut Funding for Sixth District Cities – Decatur County is included in the sixth Congressional district. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Greg Pence (R-IN-06) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in opposition […]

Department of Revenue announces individual filing and payment deadline extensions

March 23, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

Governor Eric Holcomb announced the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is extending individual income tax filing and payment deadlines to align with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deadline of May 17, 2021. “Last week, the […]

One year Later

March 23, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

Gov. Holcomb Addresses the State on the Fight Against COVID-19 INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb will address the state on next steps in the fight against COVID-19. The live address will begin at 5:30 […]

Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order To Delay Individual Income Tax Deadline Order also extends temporary health care worker licenses

March 22, 2021 Sandy Biddinger Comments Off

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb has signed Executive Order 21-07 to align the state of Indiana with the federal government and delay state individual income tax filings and payments from April 15 to May […]