Obituaries
Robert Smith, 91, Versailles
Robert E. Smith, 91, of Versailles passed away at 5am, Monday, August 22, 2022 at his home. He was born in Anderson on March 29, 1931 the son of Edward and Jessie Gray Smith. He […]
Year: 2022
Local News
Decatur County TSP participating in ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign
Decatur County, IN — Drive sober or get pulled over. That’s the warning coming from the Decatur County Traffic Safety Partnership (TSP) as it gears up to participate in an end-of-summer impaired driving enforcement campaign. […]
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Batesville man charged in Florida following bar incident
Lake County, FL — A Batesville man is facing charges in Florida after he allegedly got into a fight after being asked to leave a bar where several customers said he put his hands on […]
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Report: State facing school nurse shortage
Indianapolis, IN — A new report from the Governor’s Public Health Commission says Indiana has a school nurse shortage. Currently, schools in the state are required to have at least one school nurse on staff. […]
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Unemployment up slightly in all four area counties in July
Indianapolis, IN — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says unemployment rates in all four area counties were up slightly in July. Decatur County had the lowest jobless rate in July at 2.8%, which was […]
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Local groups benefit from DCREMC’s Operation Roundup
Southeastern Indiana — Ten local organizations have been awarded a total of $14,800 in grants from the Decatur County REMC (DCREMC) Community Trust, as part of the electric cooperative’s Operation Roundup program. Organizations receiving awards […]
Obituaries
Mr. Ronald Edwin Christman
Mr. Ronald Edwin Christman, age 79, of Bennington, Indiana, entered this life on March 11, 1943 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Basil William and Agnes Maude (Herring) Christman. […]
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Sr. Mary Claire Hausfeld OSF
Sr. Mary Claire Hausfeld, age 73 of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died August 19, 2022 at the Convent. Born July 22, 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the second of eight children […]
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Hoeing makes big league debut
Los Angeles, CA — A dream came true Saturday night when Batesville native Bryan Hoeing made his big league debut for the Miami Marlins. The right-hander wearing #93 was the starting pitcher for the Marlins […]
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Greensburg cuts ribbon, hosts open house for Water Plant
Greensburg, IN — The City of Greensburg cut the ribbon Saturday on its new water treatment plant. The water plant went online in March 2021 but a formal ribbon cutting and open house were put […]
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U.S. 421 railroad crossing in Osgood to close for repairs next week
Osgood, IN — CSX Railroad plans to close the U.S. 421 rail crossing in Osgood for repairs starting the morning of Monday, August 29. The crossing is expected to reopen on the afternoon of Wednesday, […]
Local Sports
St. Louis 8th grade volleyball notches first win of the season
St. Louis’ Lady Cardinals went 1-1 in the OA Classic 8th Grade Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. St. Nicholas took Game 1 in two sets, 25-20 and 25-16. Campbell Miles led the way serving for St. […]