8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   December 27, 2006
River Valley Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana	000-21765	35-1984567
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
430 Clifty Drive, P.O. Box 1590, Madison, Indiana		47250-0590
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(812) 273-4949
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 27, 2006, River Valley Bancorp (the “Company”) announced that Larry C. Fouse, Treasurer of the Company and Vice President of River Valley Financial Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, will retire as of May 1, 2007. The Company also announced that Vickie Grimes, Vice President and Controller of the Company and Internal Auditor of the Bank, would assume Mr. Fouse’s responsibilities commencing with his retirement.

Mrs. Grimes, age 50, has served as Controller since September 2006. Previously, she had served as Internal Auditor from September 2003 to September 2006 and as Account Coordinator from January 2000 to September 2003. More information on Mr. Fouse and Mrs. Grimes is included in the press release issued on December 27, 2006, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated December 27, 2006

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

Date:  December 27, 2006	RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
	By:	/s/ Larry C. Fouse
		Larry C. Fouse Vice President of Finance

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER	EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION	LOCATION
99.1	Press Release, dated December 27, 2006	Attached

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

River Valley Bancorp

Announces Retirement of Senior Accounting Officer

and Names Replacement

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Madison, Indiana - December 27, 2006- River Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ “RIVR”), an Indiana corporation (the “Corporation”) and holding company for River Valley Financial Bank, based in Madison, Indiana announced today the retirement of its senior accounting officer and named his replacement. Larry C. Fouse, Treasurer, and Vice President of River Valley Financial Bank, announced his intentions to retire as of May 1, 2007. At the same time, it was announced that Vickie Grimes, Controller, would assume those responsibilities commencing with Mr. Fouse’s retirement.

Mrs. Grimes has been employed with the Bank since early 2000, has served in a number of capacities within the organization, and more recently as the Internal Auditor. In addition to those responsibilities, she headed and directed the internal development of standards associated with fulfilling Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 guidance. She is a graduate of Indiana University - Southeast with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and concentration in Accounting. As well, she is a graduate of a Cannon advance degree program. Prior to returning to Indiana in 1998, she served as the controller in another bank environment in Pueblo, Colorado.

“We are excited for Larry as he looks forward to retirement”, stated Matthew P. Forrester, president of the Corporation. “We sincerely appreciate his years of service, and his consideration in seeing us through this fiscal year-end and the associated filings. Likewise, we are confident that his responsibilities will be in the very capable hands of Mrs. Grimes. Unlike most institutions, we already had the ideal successor on staff. She is a very bright, energetic individual that has all the skill sets, and abilities to direct our financial operation.”

River Valley Bancorp/River Valley Financial Bank is based in Madison, Indiana and has seven locations in the Madison, Hanover, Charlestown, and Sellersburg, Indiana area. An eighth office is located in Carrollton, KY.

Contact:	Matthew P. Forrester - President, CEO
	River Valley Bancorp
	812-273-4949