Honoring the Hoosier Poet
City officials gathered before the statue of James Whitcomb Riley at the Hancock County Courthouse this morning to lay a wreath in honor of...
City buys extra protective gear for police officers
GREENFIELD -- Greenfield Police Department officers will soon carry additional bullet-proof vests in their cars after department leaders expressed a desire to increase officer...
Liberty Guard created to protect life on home front
The Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library received a donation of a framed photo of the Fortville Liberty Guard from 1918 this past week. Jo Apple...
Show challenges actors to ‘Bee’ ready
FORTVILLE -- On opening night of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Ten West Center for the Arts, it's a sure thing...
Indy firm eyes new location in county
HANCOCK COUNTY — An Indianapolis-based manufacturer is considering moving its operations to Hancock County, which would make it the third large-scale development local officials...
Police: Burglars targeted homes left unattended after owners’ deaths
GREENFIELD — Two burglars caught breaking into a Hancock County home Wednesday are suspected of targeting area houses left unattended after homeowners’ deaths, police...
Police: Mushrooms, pot found during traffic stop
HANCOCK COUNTY -- A traffic stop Wednesday on Interstate 70 in Hancock County led Indiana State Police officers to arrest three people from New Mexico after...
Police: Mother arrested after young children found in street naked
GREENFIELD -- A Greenfield mother faces neglect charges after her 1-year-old and 3-year-old were twice found alone outside with no clothes on, according to court records.
Jennifer...
Police: Burglars targeted homes of the recently deceased
Two people were arrested Wednesday night amid allegations they broke into the home of a woman who recently died.
Police say Christopher Ward and Shalagene...
100 years later: City remembers death of Hoosier Poet
GREENFIELD -- A wreath-laying ceremony will be held 9 a.m. Friday at the James Whitcomb Riley statue, located in front of the Hancock County...