April 2022 – Page 13

OA students win Archdiocese of Indianapolis essay contest

April 20, 2022 Tom Snape

OLDENBURG, IN — Oldenburg Academy freshman Josie Wolfe and sophomore Lilly Schebler were winners in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Serra Club of Indianapolis 2022 John D. Kelley Vocations Essay Contest. The prompt for the 2022 […]

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Boy found dead in Southern Indiana was in a suitcase

April 20, 2022 Tom Snape

SELLERSBURG, IN — Indiana State Police released more details on Tuesday about the little boy whose body was found last weekend in a wooded area in Washington County. Investigators say the child’s remains were found […]

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Local counties see mixed unemployment results in March

April 20, 2022 Tom Snape

SOUTHEASTERN IN — It was a mixed bag on the local unemployment front last month. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Decatur County had the lowest unemployment rate in the area in March […]

Indiana State Capitol Police concludes Statehouse vandalism investigation

April 20, 2022 Tom Snape

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana State Capitol Police has concluded its investigation into the vandalism which occurred inside the Indiana Statehouse on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in which four (4) juveniles were identified as the alleged […]

Donna Jean Wingate

April 19, 2022 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Donna Jean Wingate, 63, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022. She was born December 12, 1958, in Cleves, Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph Jackson and Marlene (Lynch) Jackson. Donna was on […]

‘Bea’ Beulah Marie Wessel

April 19, 2022 Meyers Funeral Home

Beulah Marie Wessel, beloved wife of the late Howard Wessel. Bea, as she liked to be called, was born April 27, 1929 to Walter and Gladys (Forman) Clark. She passed away December 14, 2021 at […]

Carole Ritzi

April 19, 2022 Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home

Carole Ritzi, 78 years old, of St. Leon, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022. Carole grew up on a farm, helped with the chores and her younger siblings. She married Maurice Ritzi on May […]

Mrs. Janet Lee (Finkbiner) Cleaver

April 19, 2022 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mrs. Janet Lee (Finkbiner) Cleaver, age 87, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on September 21, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Chester Leroy “Chet” and Kathleen H. “Katie” […]

H.S. softball recaps from Monday, April 18

April 19, 2022 Annie Nunley

The following are high school softball recaps from Monday, April 18. All games are varsity unless noted otherwise. There may be updates, so please check back. East Central defeated Franklin County 3-1 with a walk-off, […]

Vicki L. Thompson

April 19, 2022 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Vicki L. Thompson, 75, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022. She was born October 2, 1946, in Milan, IN, daughter of the late Lawrence Damon Huffner and Joann (Matthews) Huffner. Vicki worked […]

H.S. baseball recaps from Monday, April 18

April 19, 2022 Annie Nunley

The following are high school baseball recaps from Monday, April 18. All games are varsity unless noted otherwise. There may be updates, so please check back. East Central scored 11 times in the fourth inning […]

H.S. girls tennis recaps from Monday, April 18

April 19, 2022 Annie Nunley

The following are high school girls tennis recaps from Monday, April 18. There may be updates, so please check back. Lawrenceburg bested South Dearborn 5-0. Tiger single victories came from Elle McMullen, Sarah McAndrew and […]