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English Hill Road closed for repairs
Brookville, IN—According to the Franklin County Highway Department, English Hill Road will be closed just east of Volk Road all week for repairs.
Month: March 2020
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BCSC using waiver days this week
Batesville, IN—As a reminder to Batesville Community School students and parents, it will be using five waiver days this week which equates to no school for students, teachers, and support staff. Starting April 7, students […]
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RSSC extends offer of free food delivery to seniors
Rising Sun, IN—The Rising Sun- Ohio County School Corporation is asking the community to please be patient for the first food delivery today. On Thursday, the School Corporation opened up its food delivery program from […]
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Hillrom to double production
Batesville, IN—Hillrom announced last week actions it is taking to support customers and caregivers with critical care products necessary to meet COVID-19 patient needs. Hillrom’s business operations continue with no interruption as demand for several […]
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Victims in weekend fire identified
Vevay, IN—A fire on Saturday claimed the lives of six victims in rural Switzerland County. The Switzerland County Coroner has identified all six victims. All six were siblings with ages that range from 25 to […]
Obituaries
Chester Whittamore
Chester Whittamore, 77, of Brookville died on March 28, 2020, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chester was born in Burning Springs, KY, on September 30, 1942 to Virgil and Laura Lunsford Whittamore. He married […]
Local Sports
Four Area Seniors Honored As Regional Academic All-Stars
Forty high school seniors from throughout Indiana have been named 2020 Indiana Academic All-Stars, a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). In addition, 50 other students were recognized as Academic All-Star Regional […]
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DNR continues statewide fish stocking efforts
STATEWIDE – The Indiana DNR recently began spring fish stockings at locations across the state. Biologists from state fisheries will coordinate statewide with city and county parks to gain access for stocking purposes. DNR is […]
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Joe Diffie dies from COVID-19
Nineties country hitmaker Joe Diffie passed away Sunday in Nashville of complications from the COVID-19 coronavirus. He was 61. It was only Friday that his family announced through his publicist that Diffie was sick. So far, they haven’t released any […]
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Decatur County: We have per capita most COVID-cases statewide
GREENSBURG, Ind. – The Decatur County Department of Health says the county has the highest per capita of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state of Indiana, as of March 28.This means Decatur County has more […]
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Tree down causes Peppertown Road closure Sunday
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. – Around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, officials said Peppertown Road and Bower Road near the Franklin and Dearborn County is closed due to a tree with wires down in the area. WRBI will […]
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Six dead in Switzerland County house fire
VEVAY, Ind. – Six people were found dead in an early morning house fire in rural Switzerland County Saturday. First responders were called to the house on Lewis Drive around 3 a.m. and found the […]