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)  June 16, 2009
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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01  Other Events.

On June 16, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $.021 per common share for the quarter ending June 30, 2009. The dividend is payable July 17, 2009, to shareholders of record on July 3, 2009.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated June 16, 2009

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: June 16, 2009	RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
	By:	/s/ Vickie L. Grimes
		Vickie L. Grimes Vice President of Finance

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Location
99.1	Press Release dated June 16, 2009	Attached

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

River Valley Bancorp Announces Quarterly

Cash Dividend

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Madison, Indiana--River Valley Bancorp ( NASDAQ Capital Market, Symbol “RIVR”), an Indiana corporation (the “Corporation”) and holding company for River Valley Financial Bank, based in Madison, Indiana announced today that it has declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share of its Common Stock for the quarter ending June 30, 2009. The annualized rate of the dividend reflects $0.84 per share.

The dividend record date will be as of July 3, 2009 and will be payable on July 17, 2009. This dividend represents the forty-eighth consecutive dividend paid by the Corporation.

River Valley Bancorp/River Valley Financial Bank is based in Madison, Indiana and has eight locations in the Madison, Hanover, Charlestown, Sellersburg, and Floyds Knobs, Indiana area. A ninth office is located in Carrollton, KY.

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