Breanna Courter named 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient by Martin County Community Foundation

LOOGOOTEE – Breanna Courter, a senior at Loogootee High School, has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, awarded by…

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Washington man arrested after stabbing incident on Hillcrest Avenue

WASHINGTON – Officers from the Washington Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at 400 Hillcrest Avenue on Wednesday, December 11, at approximately 2:53 p.m….

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Ripley County teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

VERSAILLES  â€“ The Indiana Department of Education and the Milken Family Foundation today surprised Katie Lanter, a seventh and eighth-grade reading and English/language arts teacher at South Ripley Junior…

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Mitchell Community School Board of Trustees will meet in special session on Monday, Dec. 16

MITCHELL – The Mitchell Community Schools Board of Trustees will meet in a special meeting on Monday, December 16, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting is…

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Master Gardener Basic Training Course coming to Lawrence County in 2025

BEDFORD – Gardening enthusiasts, mark your calendars – The Lawrence County Extension Office is excited to announce the Master Gardener Basic Training Course for 2025,…

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Local Lions Clubs set record for wheelchair ramp construction in 2024

BEDFORD — Local Lions Clubs marked a milestone year in community service, constructing a record 25 wheelchair ramps across Lawrence County in 2024, bringing their…

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Robocall Reckoner returns: Attorney General Todd Rokita sends blunt warning to phone companies 

INDIANA – Attorney General Todd Rokita took new action this week against illegal robocallers trying to scam Hoosiers. He warned four voice service providers that they have been transmitting suspected illicit traffic robocalls on their networks on…

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Stars seeking to make time stand still when they start HHC chase at Columbus East

By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Time of possession is a simple statistic to track in football, and it’s usually an indicator of which team…

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Bloomington woman sentenced to six years for Anti-Asian hate crime

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington woman was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison for a racially motivated attack on an Indiana University student aboard…

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DNR launches new system for licenses, harvests, and gift certificates

INDIANA – A new system that will enhance online customers’ ease of business with the Division of Fish & Wildlife launched on Wednesday, Dec. 11….

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