May 2021 – Page 29

Mr. Darrin Scott Atwood

May 5, 2021 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. Darrin Scott Atwood, age 49, of Fairland, Indiana, formerly of Switzerland County, Indiana, entered this life on October 14, 1971 in Franklin, Indiana. He was the loving son of Darvin Franklin Atwood, whom preceded […]

Batesville Nutrition Center celebrates Grand Opening

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — Batesville Nutrition Center celebrated its Grand Opening with a ribbon-cutting on May 1. The business is located in the Cross County Plaza, and serves up protein smoothies, teas and other low-calorie, low […]

Minor injuries reported in wreck near Friendship

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Friendship, IN — One person suffered minor injuries in a wreck on County Road 900 South near Friendship. An eastbound vehicle went off the road and crashed into a small grove of trees. The victim […]

ORVC Weekly Report (April 26 – May 1)

May 5, 2021 Annie Nunley

ORVC Weekly Report (April 26 – May 1) Players of the Week. Baseball: Wyatt Nichter-SW and Bryce Franklin-SR Softball: Lily Sparks-SC and Cara Poling-RS Golf: Bryce Wrightsman and Austin Wolf-SC Girls Track: Lanie Nicholson-SR and […]

Lady Wildcats Win Both Games Against Lady Lions

May 5, 2021 Annie Nunley

The Franklin County Varsity Wildcats picked up another EIAC victory on Monday night as they defeated Rushville 7 – 4. On a soggy Monday, a lot of distractions were present and it could’ve been easy […]

Cardinals Tri-Meet Track Results

May 5, 2021 Annie Nunley

St. Louis Girls finished second place with 41 points and only 6 athletes vs. 68 North Decatur, and 11 Southwestern. First-place finishes: Rachel Suttman shot put with a throw of 27′ 1″ Belle Young […]

Cincinnati man hurt in one-vehicle accident

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Drewersburg, IN — A 66-year-old Cincinnati man was hurt in a one-vehicle accident on State Road 252 near Dickson Road. Franklin County Sheriffs’ deputies say Jon Eckerle was eastbound on 252 when he lost control […]

Enochsburg Road over I-74 to close for 60 days starting Sunday

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Decatur/Franklin County, IN —Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Great Lakes Construction Company plans to close Enochsburg Road (County Line Road) over I-74 at the Decatur-Franklin County line beginning Sunday, May 9, for a bridge deck […]

West Harrison teen flown from two-vehicle crash

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Franklin County, IN — A West Harrison teen was taken by Air Care to UC Health in Cincinnati following a two-vehicle crash at State Road 252 and Drewersburg Road. Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies determined that […]

Local News

229/Walnut Street utility relocation starts Monday

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The City of Batesville will begin the State Road 229 Utility Relocation Project on May 10. The infrastructure improvement project takes place in advance of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) S.R. […]

Local News

DCMH achieves Five-Star rating

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Greensburg, IN — Decatur County Memorial Hospital has received the highest overall hospital rating given by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), placing them among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. Hospitals […]

New school board member appointed at Batesville

May 5, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — Sean Townsley, the parent of two children in the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) and a successful marketing practitioner in the community, has been appointed to the BCSC school board, according to […]