Obituaries
Gary Lynn Bewley, 68
Gary Lynn Bewley, 68, passed away on January 9, 2022. He was born on October 2, 1953, to Otis and Zelpha Bewley. He was part of the first set of triplets to be born in […]
Year: 2022
Local News
School transportation head asks City Council for safety improvements
BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) Transportation Director Greg Ehrman appeared before Batesville City Council Monday night to call attention to a couple of safety issues. He asked City Council to look into […]
Local News
“Much needed” decline in overall number of admitted COVID patients at MMH
BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) officials say the hospital experienced a much-needed decline in the overall volume of admitted COVID-19 patients at the end of last week. The overall percentage of hospitalized COVID […]
Obituaries
Donald Bischoff
Donald Arthur Bischoff, 62, of Brookville, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2022. He was born May 21, 1959, in Batesville, Indiana. He worked at Owens Corning for 40+ years and thoroughly enjoyed his job […]
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Sunman Council to meet Thursday to address personnel changes
SUNMAN, IN — Sunman Town Council has scheduled an Executive Session at 5 pm Thursday, January 13 followed by a 6 pm Public Meeting at the Town Hall to address personnel changes. This comes after […]
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Legal Aid phone clinic set for MLK Day
COLUMBUS, IN — Legal Aid District 11 will hold a free legal aid phone clinic for residents in its eight-county service area on Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 17. The district includes Decatur, Bartholomew, […]
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Batesville Community Schools and YMCA partner for Kindergarten prep
BATESVILLE, IN — A new partnership between two local community leaders in preschool education will provide an aligned curriculum for early learners, announced Southeastern Indiana YMCA chief executive officer Angie Harmeyer and Batesville Community School […]
Local Sports
EC swimmers sweep EIAC championships
East Central won both EIAC swim titles Saturday. The Lady Trojans beat runner up Connersville 317-282. Batesville was third at 192. The Trojan boys took home the crown with 434.5 points. The Bulldogs were second […]
Local Sports
JCD reserve hoops teams also win Ripley County
Jac-Cen-Del’s boys varsity wasn’t the only Eagle basketball team to win a Ripley County Tournament championship Saturday. The JV Eagle boys and girls also won. The JCD boys reserves edged Batesville 46-45. Leading scorers for […]
Obituaries
Linda Lee (Shoby) Franklin, 65, Milan
Linda Lee (Shoby) Franklin, 65, of Milan passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at her residence in Milan. Linda was born on Monday, April 23, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of William and Dolores […]
Obituaries
William Fliehman
William Fliehman Sr., 77 years old of Lawrenceville, IN passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022. Although his death was unexpected, he died doing what he loved, tooling around in the garage. Will had a heart […]
Obituaries
Thomas Kelly Felts
Thomas Kelly Felts, 70, of Dillsboro, Indiana, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He was born May 30, 1951, in Welch, WV, son of the late James Felts and Alice (Hall) Felts. […]