Obituaries
Ruth A. Meyer
Ruth A. Meyer, age 80 of Oldenburg, died Monday, April 22, 2019 at Margaret Mary Health. Born February 17, 1939 in Batesville, she is the daughter of Opal (Nee Walterman) and Herman Moeller. She married […]
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Sr. Ruth Ann Wirtz O.S.F.
Sr. Ruth Ann Wirtz, age 95 of the Srs. of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the convent. Born October 8, 1923 in Princeton, Indiana, she is the daughter […]
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Paul W. Hartman
Paul W. Hartman, age 80 of Batesville, died Saturday, April 20, 2019. Born August 23, 1938 in Ripley County Indiana, he is the son of Anna (Nee: Kleine) and William Hartman. He married Evelyn Walterman […]
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Donna Jean Webber
Donna Jean Webber, age 66 of Batesville, IN died peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. She was born June 6, 1952 in Oxford, Ohio. The daughter of […]
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Michael Pennington – Brookville
Michael Ray Pennington of Port Orange, FL and formerly of Brookville was born in Batesville, Indiana on February 10, 1957, a son to Ralph Pennington Sr. and Ruby Bishop Pennington. Michael spent his career painting […]
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Bell Choir plans concert in Brookville
Brookville, In. — The Franklin County Arts Council will present the Joyful Sound Bell Choir Saturday, April 27 in the Brookville Public Library at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling 765-309-1473. […]
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March unemployment inches up
Indianapolis, In. — Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.6 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 3.8 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has […]
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GDPL offers ‘Painted Poppy Vase’ craft opportunity
St. Paul, In. — The Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library will conduct the “Painted Poppy Vase” craft at the St. Paul Civic Center on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome.
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Boxwood blight found in Indiana Landscape
Indianapolis, In. — The DNR Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology has discovered boxwood plants in the landscape of central Indiana infected with the boxwood blight fungus. The infected plants had been purchased several years earlier […]
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Registration open for Batesville Youth Football
Batesville, In. — Registration is open now for the 2019 Batesville Youth Football season. The league offers young people the chance to learn the game in a fun and safe environment. Coaches are committed to teaching the […]
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FFA Wildlife Habitat teams score big in regional competition
St. Leon, In. — Eleven members of the East Central High School FFA Chapter competed at the Wildlife Habitat CDE Regional Qualifier at Southeastern Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville. Members identified preserved animals, took a written […]
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Batesville, In. — Child abuse is a serious issue worldwide, and unfortunately occurs in our state. It affects children of every age, gender, race and financial status. As lawmakers, it’s our responsibility to create policies that […]