March 2018 – Page 13

Construction crews set to return to Merkel Road in Batesville

March 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — Crews from Cincinnati-based Paul H. Rohe Company return to the Merkel Road project in Batesville next week, weather permitting. Last year, the project was stymied by poor weather conditions, utility conflicts and unforeseen conditions. […]

BCSC, Ziemke blaze new trails in education

March 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Baresville, In. — The Batesville Community School Corporation has been credited as the model for a bill that would create collaborative relationships that meet the needs of all students, a growth mindset set around silos of scalable […]

It’s the week to ‘Know Your Water’

March 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Indianapolis, In. — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has declared the week of March 11-17- National Groundwater Awareness Week. Officials want to remind Hoosiers about the importance of protecting and conserving Indiana’s groundwater resources. In 1999, […]

County unemployment numbers decline

March 15, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — Unemployment in the Hoosier state for January 2018 is 3.3 percent, lower than the national average of 4.1 percent. For more than four years, the Indiana rate has been lower than the national average. […]

Sandra Lee Thayer

March 14, 2018 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Sandra Lee Thayer, 83, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. She was born January 13, 1935 in Ohio County, IN, daughter of the late Lucian McPherson and Dorotha McPherson […]

James A. Dillow, 86

March 14, 2018 Porter Oliger Pearson

James A. Dillow, 86, Greensburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Arbor Grove Village in Greensburg. Born, October 22, 1931 in Shelbyville, Indiana, he was the son of Mearle and Zella (Fox) […]

Anna M. Snyder of St. Peters

March 14, 2018 Cook-Rosenberger Funeral Home

Anna M. Snyder, of Brookville, was born on March 24, 1940 in St. Nicholas, Indiana the daughter of Robert A. and Elizabeth Stolz Riehle. She married Raymond A. Snyder, Jr. on September 14, 1974 […]

Batesville city officials receive long-term water supply project update

March 14, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — President of Curry & Associates, Inc., Lori Young P.E., and principal from H.J. Umbaugh & Associates, Christina Dewitt delivered a presentation regarding the long-term water supply project. The project includes a new well field, […]

Batesville Police Department officer announces retirement

March 14, 2018 Annie Nunley

Batesville, In. — Batesville Police Department Lt. Douglas M Wolfer will retire April 1 after more than 33 years in law enforcement. He started his law enforcement career in 1984 at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in […]

Indiana Secretary of State addresses election security

March 14, 2018 Annie Nunley

Indianapolis, In. — There are real threats to all digital technologies, including those used to run elections. Election officials across the country are working day and night to identify, mitigate, and deter these threats. Our efforts seek to […]

March ‘Business of the Month’ named by Ripley County Chamber of Commerce

March 14, 2018 Annie Nunley

Versailles, In. — Mirrus Corporation was established in April of 1999, by Rusty Stenger of Batesville, Indiana and located on U.S. 421 in Versailles. Mirrus is one of the largest employer’s in the surrounding area, specializing in […]

Lawrenceburg student steps up for ALS awareness

March 14, 2018 Annie Nunley

Lawrenceburg, In. — Logan Lawrence, a Lawrenceburg High School senior in Lawrenceburg, Indiana has a resume that reads of an accomplished, young leader; Academic Team Math Captain, Class President, Varsity Basketball Captain, Dearborn County Lilly Endowment Finalist, […]