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Batesville Area Skatepark Advocacy receives three more large grants

July 6, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Area Skatepark Advocacy group has received three more large grants – $4,000 from Duke Energy; $25,000 from the Rising Sun Regional Foundation, and a $50,000 match from the Indiana Housing […]

Decatur County Fair Schedule

July 6, 2021 Annie Nunley

To view/print the PDF version of the schedule, click here.

Lawrenceburg community mourns passing of 14-year-old LHS football player

July 6, 2021 Tom Snape

Lawrenceburg, IN — The Lawrenceburg community is mourning the passing of Brady Gabbard. The 14-year-old Lawrenceburg High School sophomore football player passed away Friday night, just weeks after he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. The lights […]

Sr. Rosaire Bishop OSF

July 5, 2021 Weigel Funeral Home

S. Rosaire Bishop, age 87 of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, IN died on July 3, 2021 at the Motherhouse in Oldenburg. Born as Mary Margaret on October 7, 1933, in Indianapolis, IN, […]

Mr. Robert H. Farrell

July 5, 2021 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. Robert H. Farrell, age 65, of Canaan, Indiana, entered this life on January 20, 1956 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was raised in Pleasant, Indiana and attended school at Canaan, E. O. Muncie and Ryker’s […]

Mr. Neil Earl Sandrock

July 5, 2021 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. Neil Earl Sandrock, age 76, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on August 16, 1944 in Elyria, Ohio. He was the son of the late Earl and Anita (Gotro) Sandrock. He was raised in […]

Umbrella Sky Project Ribbon-Cutting

July 4, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The official ribbon-cutting for the Umbrella Sky Project of Portugal took place on a sunny day in Batesville Saturday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was conducted by the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce. The […]

Mrs. Patricia Ann “Pat” (O’Connor) Miller

July 3, 2021 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mrs. Patricia Ann “Pat” (O’Connor) Miller, age 76, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on December 21, 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late, James B. and Pauline Josephine (Barkhau) O’Connor. […]

Kent Douglas Markland, 68

July 2, 2021 Porter Oliger Pearson

Kent Douglas “Doug” Markland of Greensburg IN, passed away June 29, 2021 at the age of 68. He was born on March 25, 1953 to parents Jo Ann (Dick) and Robert Owen Markland Sr. He […]

Howard G. Zins, 96, Batesville

July 2, 2021 Philips & Meyers

Howard G. Zins, age 96, of Batesville, Indiana died Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. Born April 12, 1925 in Franklin County, Indiana he was the son of the […]

Star Spangled Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, fireworks “wow” large crowd

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — A large crowd of people, estimated to be in the thousands, turned out Thursday night at Bill Gillespie Soccer Park in Batesville for the Star-Spangled Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) concert. The orchestra, […]

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I-74 Corridor Group takes next step toward READI grant

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

The I 74 Corridor Group – which is comprised of the cities of Batesville, Greensburg, Shelbyville, and Rushville plus the counties of Decatur, Shelby, and Rush – have submitted an application for the Indiana Regional […]