Greensburg Daily News

12/18/2024

STATEHOUSE – State Reps. Cory Criswell (R-Middletown) and Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) recently received appointments to serve on key House standing committees at the Statehouse.

12/18/2024

The 2024 D.I.C.E. Challenge brought together some of the region’s brightest young minds to compete in an entrepreneurial showcase. Hosted by Genesis: Pathways to Success in partnership with the Batesville

12/18/2024

GREENSBURG – A new grading system may be put in place for Greensburg Community High School’s graduating class of 2029, according to GCHS Principal Mike Myers and GCHS Director of

12/17/2024

“An exceptional educator and teacher leader, Katie Lanter consistently discovers new opportunities to help her students and fellow educators reach their full potential at South Ripley Junior High,” Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education ...

VERSAILLES, IN. – The Indiana Department of Education and the Milken Family Foundation recently surprised Katie Lanter, a seventh and eighth grade reading and English/language arts teacher at South Ripley

12/17/2024

“We are incredibly grateful to Duke Energy for their generous support,” said Therese Copeland, Ivy Tech Columbus Vice Chancellor of Development.

COLUMBUS - Ivy Tech Community College has received a $5,000 grant from Duke Energy to help the College’s Columbus Service Area provide engaging and educational day camps for elementary and

12/17/2024

Ugly Christmas Sweater Day was the brainchild of a couple of guys from Vancouver, Canada, who decided to use the idea of ugly sweaters as an opportunity to raise money for the cancer treatment that a friend needed.

GREENSBURG – Friday, Dec. 20, is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day!

12/17/2024

This year, Wreaths Across Ripley County extended its support to Dearborn County (Greendale and Farmer’s Retreat) and Franklin County (St. John’s UCC – Huntersville, Holy Family, St. Anne’s, and St. Mary of the Rock).

RIPLEY COUNTY – Wreaths Across America Day took place Saturday, Dec. 14, at 4,600 participating locations across the country. Our nation’s heroes were remembered as each name was said aloud

12/17/2024

Somers demonstrates these characteristics through many activities. She is involved in her school’s volleyball, basketball and cheerleading teams. She currently serves as president of SDHS' Student Council and class president, and is on the prom ...

GREENSBURG – The Decatur County Community Foundation has announced that Makayla Somers of South Decatur High School is the recipient of the 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Decatur County.

12/17/2024

Dec. 17
9 a.m.: Decatur County Council meeting, Room 106 of the Decatur County Courthouse.

We welcome news about upcoming Southeastern Indiana events from area not-for-profit organizations. Email them to [email protected]. Questions may be directed to Kevin Green at 812-651-0885.

12/16/2024

Greensburg United Methodist Church is hosting a service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 301 N. Broadway Street, that might provide ways to connect with others while still acknowledging uncomfortable feelings about the holidays.

GREENSBURG – The Christmas season is often associated with joy, love, generosity and unity. But for many people, this time of year can magnify the loneliness, anxiety, grief, and despair

12/16/2024

“Receiving the Indiana Core 30 through Oldenburg Academy gave me an incredible advantage in pursuing higher education. Thanks to the active involvement of my teachers, I was able to draw on their expertise, not only in their respective subjects ...

OLDENBURG - Through the Indiana College Core 30 program, Oldenburg Academy students can earn a full year of college credit while they are still in high school. This structured program

12/16/2024

Hillenbrand has supported the American Heart Association regionally, with a focus on the Association’s work on health equity in the workplace.

BATESVILLE – Hillenbrand, Inc. chose the American Heart Association, the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, to be commemorated at the 101st annual

12/16/2024

Decatur County pended sales had the greatest decrease, with 45.5 percent fewer homes sold compared to November 2023.

November pended home sales increased for a fourth consecutive month, coupled with another increase in available housing inventory, marking an unseasonably active November residential real estate market in central Indiana.

12/15/2024

“Kim goes above and beyond with every patient,” wrote one of her co-workers. “She finds creative ways to meet their needs. Kim is kind, respectful, and always looks out for changes in patients' conditions and notifies nursing accordingly. ...

COLUMBUS – Our Hospice of South Central Indiana has announced that Kim Halcomb received the “Bee Award” for the third quarter of 2024.

12/15/2024

Divided into two separate projects - East Main (beginning in summer of 2026) and West Main (2027) - the project will add an estimated 9 to 20 years of service life to the busy Ind. 46/Main Street corridor.

GREENSBURG – In addition to the renovation of Washington Street from City Hall to the courthouse square that is now underway, there are several street upgrades planned for other parts

12/15/2024

Rushville Elks Hoop Shoot Committee Chair Tom Stumpf thanked three teachers in particular - Caroline Smith at Arlington and Milroy, Eric Harpring at Rushville Elementary, and Tate Martz at Benjamin Rush Middle School - for their help ...

Volunteers from Rushville Elks Lodge 1307 hosted the 2024 Rush County Hoop Shoots contest the morning of Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Boys & Girls Club of Rush County.

12/14/2024

The Big Oaks NWR count will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Volunteers may sign up to count birds for a half-day (until noon, or noon to sunset) or all day.

The Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge calls upon volunteer birders and nature enthusiasts in Indiana to participate in Audubon’s longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count. Volunteer birders of

12/14/2024

Dec. 10
5:05 p.m.: Structure fire at 4910 E 280 N. New Point Fire also dispatched. Tax records indicate this property is owned by Brown Capital Investments LLC of Greensburg.

Clarksburg Fire