July 2020 – Page 4

Boil water advisory for Metamora

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Metamora, IN— Due to a water main break in Metamora, Hoosier Hills Water District has issued a voluntary boil advisory for the town of Metamora. The area affected is North of Pence Road to Metamora. […]

Former Governor passes away at 74

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Statewide—Indiana is mourning the loss of former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan. The Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics after has died at age 74. In 1996, Frank O’Bannon and Joe Kernan were elected to […]

Accident has all lanes closed on I-74 EB

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Dearborn County, IN —The Indiana State Police and INDOT Southeast are reporting that all lanes of I-74 Eastbound are closed at mile marker 169 (US 52 exit) in Dearborn County due to a crash with […]

SEI REMC planned outage today near Elrod

July 29, 2020 Annie Nunley

Elrod, IN —Beginning today at 8:30 a.m, Southeastern Indiana REMC will be taking the power down to change out a pole. This outage will affect members in the Elrod area (625 East, 200 North, and […]

Olen “Frosty” Pennington Sr.

July 28, 2020 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Olen Pennington, age 82, died on July 23, 2020 in the Waters of Dillsboro Nursing Home. He was born in Krypton, Kentucky. Life partner of Sallie Dezarn. Preceded in death by parents, Kelly Pennington and […]

Velma Jean Witte

July 28, 2020 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Velma Jean Witte, 89, of Aurora, Indiana passed away Monday, July 27 , 2020 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. She was born March 27, 1931 in Aurora, Indiana to Orris and Tillie (Cofield) Witte and was confirmed […]

Mr. Dennis Wayne Powers

July 28, 2020 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. Dennis Wayne Powers, age 60, of Bloomington, Indiana, formerly of Switzerland County, Indiana, entered this life on October 23, 1959 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Albert Owen “Buster” […]

Chip seal work on US 421 in Ripley County now set for tomorrow

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Ripley County, IN —The road closure on U.S. 421 between U.S. 50 and C.R. 300 N. in Ripley County is planned on Wednesday for chip seal operations. The closure is weather dependent and will be […]

OCRA announces partnership with Indiana University to help manage COVID-19 in two counties

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Decatur County –The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced a collaboration with the IU Center for Rural Engagement and the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington to leverage community networks in Decatur County to […]

Several area school board positions up for election

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Versailles, IN—Ripley County Clerk Ginger J. Bradford has announced that forms are available in the Clerk’s office for those wishing to declare candidacy for school board member candidates. Batesville Community School Corporation has two positions […]

Indiana Grown reaches milestone, expands membership

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Statewide— Indiana Grown celebrates its five-year anniversary this month as it continues to attract more members and expand services, according to State Rep. Cindy Ziemke. The program is available thanks to a 2014 law supported […]

Harrison might have area’s first DORA within a month

July 28, 2020 Annie Nunley

Harrison, OH—The Harrison City Council has moved forward with plans to establish a designated outdoor refreshment area, or DORA, in Harrison’s historic downtown district. A DORA allows people to enjoy alcoholic beverages while walking between […]