Milan News

Forty-seven area entertainers make up the cast for the classic musical "Beauty and the Beast," presented by the Rural Alliance for the Arts and Ripley County Community Foundation.

Paul Bloemker of the Dearborn County town of Moores Hill decided to take a lump-sum payment and picked up a check for $1,162,127 at the Hoosier Lottery headquarters on Friday.

Milan, Ind. is a town that knows a little something about long shots. Paul Bloemker of neighboring Moores Hill just beat odds of 1 in more than 12 million to win a $3 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot on a ticket he purchased in Milan.

An Indiana mother has admitted to purposely taking blood from her 9-month-old daughter to gain attention for herself, prosecutors say.

Editor's note: More details to the story will be added as they become available for the Friday, May 22, print edition.

Joyce Springmier and I took advantage of one of those fine spring days last Friday and went to Versailles, the county seat of Ripley County.

The Batesville Beautification League meets the first Friday of the month, including April 3, at noon at the Sherman House.

Ripley County: This afternoon at approximately 2:45 Indiana State Police responded to a report of a serious crash on S.R. 129 near C.R. 950 North.

A severe storm capable of producing tornadoes has been reported entering Boone County, and a tornado warning is in effect for Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties until 7:30 p.m. Earlier, a trained storm spotter ...

The North Decatur 8th grade girls were defeated by the Morristown Lady Yellowjackets Monday 35-26. The Lady Chargers were led by Jenna Meyer with a double double, 16 points and 13 rebounds.

A handsome sign, designed by Metamora resident Paul Baudendistel, features a canal boat and the hills of southeastern Indiana.

Lucky: When Aaron Gutzwiller searched for the prize in the Christmas Cash Contest Wednesday morning, the biggest challenge was 'how cold it was.

Early Sunday, Dec. 7, a fire broke out in Elrod that claimed the lives of two people, according to Sgt.

A Fishers man is dead after a major accident on US-50 in Seymour Friday morning.

State police say a house fire in the southeastern Indiana town of Elrod killed two people.