Obituaries
Marion S. Angelo
Marion S. Angelo, formerly of Endwell and Johnson City, New York, passed away on September 3, 2017, at St. Andrew’s Nursing Home in Batesville, Indiana. Marion was born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 30, […]
Year: 2017
Obituaries
Lois F. Schilling
Lois F. Schilling, 89 of Moores Hill, passed away Thursday September 7 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. Lois was born Saturday April 28, 1928 in Manchester Twp, the daughter of Roy and Inez (Borgman) LaFollette. […]
Obituaries
Martin “Marty” Farrell
Martin “Marty” E. Farrell, 53, of Rising Sun, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in Rising Sun, Indiana. He was born July 11, 1964 in Aurora, IN, son of Cecilia […]
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Romona J. Thrasher
Romona J. Thrasher, 88 passed away Tuesday September 5 at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville. She was a resident of Moores Hill but spent the last 8 years living at Manderly Health Care in Osgood. […]
Local News
Oldenburg Harvey relief effort gaining steam
Oldenburg, In. — Organizers from the Oldenburg-based Harvey relief effort say they’ll accept donations until 4 p.m. Friday, September 8. Community members have generously donated food, pillows, cleaning supplies, cash, pet products and personal hygiene items. The […]
Local Sports
Lady Cats Victorious Over Lady Tribe
The Franklin County Lady Wildcats defeated The Milan Lady Indians 16-25, 25-19, 25-20, 16-25, 15-12. It was a hard fought battle for the Lady Wildcats tonight but they were able to pull out the win. […]
Local Sports
Twisters Whitewash Raiders
OA stays unbeaten on the year defeating South Ripley 2-0. It was a defensive battle at the graveyard on Tuesday night even though OA had 31 shots on the game. We got our third shutout […]
Local News
Ohio reports first West Nile death of 2017
Defiance County, Oh. — The Ohio Department of Health has confirmed the first death of the year related to West Nile virus. The 74-year-old man was from Defiance County on Indiana’s border. Ohio has reported 10 human […]
Local News
Biergarten ribbon cutting announced in Batesville
Batesville, In. — The Biergarten at the historic Sherman, formerly the Sherman House will officially open Friday, September 8. The Biergarten opens at 3 p.m., ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. Entertainment provided by Derek Foster from 6 […]
Obituaries
Paul Francis Heckler
Paul Francis Heckler, 92, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, September 4, 2017 in Dillsboro, Indiana. He was born May 1, 1925 in Celina, OH, son of the […]
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Sue Margaret Lynn
Sue Margaret Lynn, formerly of Metamora, was born on February 4, 1940 in Jackson County, Kentucky, the daughter of Aaron and Cleona Johnson Parrett. She graduated from Laurel High School and later married Lee Lynn […]
Local Sports
Lady Bulldogs Win Thriller Over Lady Tigers
When the ISCA polls came out on Monday, the Batesville Lady Bulldogs found themselves sitting at #1 in the Class 2A poll. With a target on their backs, the Batesville Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-0 […]