Obituaries
Donald William Turner
Donald William Turner, 91, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at the Lodge Retirement Community in Cincinnati, OH. Don was born in Covington, KY on August 28, 1929, to the late Thomas and Lucille […]
Year: 2021
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Hanover man arrested on Child Solicitation and Sexual Misconduct charges
Madison, IN — The Indiana State Police arrested a 74-year-old Hanover man on Tuesday after a search warrant was served at his home on Ten Cent Road in rural Jefferson County. The investigation, conducted by […]
Local Sports
Lady Wildcats Tennis Team Whitewashes Lady Lions
The Franklin County Lady Wildcats Tennis team Defeats Rushville 5-0. Singles Allie Routh 6-1, 6-2 Elise Klei 6-0, 6-1 Kacie Williams 6-0, 6-2 Doubles Rae Ertel/Grace Roth 6-3, 6-1 Nicole Mears/Kaylin Knapp 6-0, 6-1 Singles […]
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Ordinance amendment would permanently ban all smoking at parks
Batesville, IN — An ordinance was heard on its first reading Monday to make all the parks in Batesville non-smoking. The City Council heard the request from the Coalition for a Drug-Free Batesville during their […]
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Call for authors for local author fair
Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Reads and Batesville Memorial Public Library will play host to an upcoming local author fair on Saturday, September 11 from 10 am to 2 pm. The Ripley County […]
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Second vehicle fire on I-74 in a week
St. Leon, IN — The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle fire on I-74 westbound near the 161-mile marker on Monday. The area was blocked for approximately 1 hour due to the incident. […]
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Nominate someone now for annual chamber dinner awards
Batesville, IN — The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Chamber Annual Dinner at the Pavillion at Liberty Park this year. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 8th. Invitations will […]
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Milroy man arrested following traffic stop on I-74
Dearborn County, IN — Late Monday morning, a 46-year-old Rush County man was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop on I-74 in northern Dearborn County between the St. Leon and Brookville exits. The […]
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Bill supporting local law enforcement becomes law
Statehouse — With the governor’s signature, a bill co-authored by State Rep. Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) supporting law enforcement, and boosting accountability and transparency in policing is now law. To ensure only the best officers are […]
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Chargers Drop Battle Against Patriots
Tuesday’s game against Union County was a heartbreaker for The North Decatur Chargers Varsity Baseball team as they lost the lead late in a 17-5 defeat. The Patriots were down 3-2 in the top of […]
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Lady Bulldog Netters Fall Short Against Lady Trojans
The Batesville Lady Bulldogs Varsity Tennis team suffered a 4-1 loss at home to East Central. The lone win for Lady Bulldogs came at No. 1 doubles. Kayla Stone and Laney Walsman defeated Michelle Batta […]
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Bulldogs Track Teams Win Home Meet Against Wildcats
The Batesville Bulldogs stayed home tonight for the 2nd meet of the 2021 season and hosted the Franklin County Wildcats. It was a pretty perfect night for a track meet and the Bulldogs definitely took […]