January 2021 – Page 10

Mr. Jeffrey Allen “Jeff” Brown

January 20, 2021 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. Jeffrey Allen “Jeff” Brown, age 59, of Quercus Grove, Indiana, entered this life on October 23, 1961 in Seattle, Washington. He was raised in Gurnee, Illinois and attended Warren High School. Jeff was inducted […]

Judy A. Phillips

January 20, 2021 Weigel Funeral Home

Judy Ann (Inman) Phillips, of Peppertown, passed away January 19, 2021 battling a variety of non-COVID health issues over the last several years. She was 74 years old. Born May 31, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]

Linda Watkins Apmadoc

January 20, 2021 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Linda (Watkins) Apmadoc, 64, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Thursday January 14, 2021 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. She was born February 12, 1956 in Jackson, KY, daughter of Delores (Finley) Watkins and the late John Watkins. […]

Senator Leising releases statement following Gov. Holcomb State of the State address

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Statehouse — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) made the following statement Tuesday evening in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2021 State of the State address: “Tonight Gov. Eric Holcomb outlined a number of priorities and […]

Debra A. Wagner

January 20, 2021 Weigel Funeral Home

Debbie Wagner passed away Friday evening, January 15th at St. Andrew’s Healthcare in Batesville, where she had been a resident for the past several years. Born on Dec. 3, 1958, Debbie had just turned 62 […]

Lady Bulldogs Victorious Over Lady Spartans

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Congratulations to the JV Girls Batesville Bulldogs as they defeated Connersville last night, playing a very solid game with everyone contributing to the 42-21 victory. The high scorer was Ava Hanson with 10. Ava also […]

Gov. Holcomb’s 5th State of the State invests in education, economic growth

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Statewide — Governor Eric J. Holcomb addressed the Indiana General Assembly on Tuesday as he virtually delivered his 2021 State of the State. The Governor focused on how to seize the challenges presented by the pandemic […]

Fire truck involved in rollover accident

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Osgood, IN — On Tuesday morning around 6:15 am, Ripley County Communications received a report of a vehicle rollover crash involving a fire truck. The crash occurred on Brownstown Road west of the intersection with […]

Shed and barn fire causes havoc for local fire departments

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Osgood, IN — The Millhousen Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by Decatur County Communications to a report of a shed fire around 3 am Tuesday morning on Brownstown Road. Due to the location, the Napoleon […]

Indiana ranks 2nd for Best State to Drive in

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

With U.S. traffic congestion costing U.S. drivers $88 billion in 2019 but driving reduced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst States to […]

Indiana Humanities announces grant opportunities and 2021 deadlines

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Statewide — Indiana Humanities will offer more than $215,000 in grants in 2021, continuing to provide opportunities for smaller rapid-response funding and larger grants that support innovative and collaborative public humanities programs. The statewide nonprofit […]

Oldenburg to see increase on upcoming water bill

January 20, 2021 Annie Nunley

Oldenburg, IN — Oldenburg water rates will be increased on January 31 to cover the increase from the Town of Batesville. The Batesville Water and Gas Utility provides water to the Batesville area and natural gas […]