September 2021 – Page 7

Batesville wins freshman EIAC volleyball tournament

September 27, 2021 Annie Nunley

The EIAC freshman volleyball tournament was held Saturday at Franklin County. Batesville beat the host Wildcats in the final match to earn the title. “The BHS freshman team had a very productive weekend,” said Batesville […]

Sr. Myra Peine OSF

September 27, 2021 Weigel Funeral Home

Sr. Myra Peine, age 91 of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, Indiana, died on September 24, 2021 at the convent. Born on August 13, 1930, in Brookville, Indiana, to Anna (Nee: Meyer) and […]

Helen Simone Hildebrand, 82, Batesville

September 27, 2021 Meyers Funeral Home

Helen Simone Hildebrand, 82, of Batesville, passed away on September 21, 2021. She was born on April 18, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Otis Lathrem and Wilma (Clark) Lathrem Hemsath. Simone loved being active in […]

Richard “Dick” Wayne Kunz, 64

September 27, 2021 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Richard “Dick” Wayne Kunz, 64, was born December 14, 1956 in Greensburg, Indiana to the late Herschel Lee and Leona Irene (Miller) Kunz. Dick passed away on September 25, 2021 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis, […]

Mrs. Shirley Jean (Scott) White

September 27, 2021 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mrs. Shirley Jean (Scott) White, age 79, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on January 27, 1942 in Switzerland County, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Raymond Everett and Blanch (Reed) Scott. […]

Charlotte E. Daugherty

September 27, 2021 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Charlotte E. (Morehead) Daugherty, 78, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, in Edgewood, Kentucky. She was born May 30, 1943, in Milan, IN, daughter of the late Earl Morehead and Garnet (Ashcraft) […]

Greensburg reopens City Hall after months of renovation

September 27, 2021 Tom Snape

GREENSBURG, IN — The City of Greensburg celebrated the Grand Reopening of City Hall with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday. The building at 314 Washington Street underwent months of remodeling and upgrades. In addition to the […]

Mitchell Avenue project underway, expected to last two weeks

September 27, 2021 Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — The Mitchell Avenue road project is underway. The work starts around the big curve and goes about 100 yards to the north-northeast. Crews are tearing up the road and putting in a […]

Wounded local Marine could be moved to rehab center this week

September 27, 2021 Tom Snape

BETHESDA, MD — Local Marine Kelsee Lainhart has been accepted into a rehab facility in Chicago. The 2019 East Central High School graduate has been at Walter Reed Hospital near Washington, D.C. since she arrived […]

Ribbon-cutting held for Clock Tower public art installation

September 27, 2021 Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the latest in a series of downtown Batesville art projects on Friday. Local artists Chaz Kaiser and Andrea Grimsley finished work earlier this month on the […]

Batesville Chamber Golf Outing moved to next Thursday

September 27, 2021 Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Last week’s rainy weather forced the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce to postpone its 22nd annual Golf Outing. The event has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 7 at Hillcrest Golf & Country […]

Local News

RSRF awards $272,177 in new grants

September 27, 2021 Tom Snape

RISING SUN, IN — The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $272,177 in 16 new grants in the third quarter of 2021. These grants included: $18,530 to Rising Sun Ohio County Community […]