January 2023 – Page 29

Dorothy Purkey (nee Kunkel) age 90 of California

January 2, 2023 Cook-Rosenberger Funeral Home

Dorothy Purkey, nee Kunkel, 90, of Camino, California died peacefully at home, Sunday, November 6, 2022, surrounded by family. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be missed dearly […]

Ramey appointed to Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

Decatur County, IN — Decatur County Democratic Party Chair Chris Ramey has been appointed by Republican Eric Holcomb to the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities. Ramey is a recruiter for PROMAN Staffing in Greensburg, which […]

South Ripley 7th Grade Boys Basketball

January 2, 2023 Annie Nunley

South Ripley 7th Grade boys get 2nd in the St. Louis Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 28th. Game 1: South Ripley defeated Connersville 36-25. The stats for the team were: Eli Gilpin 17 points, 9 […]

Leising to reintroduce cursive writing bill during upcoming legislative session

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

Statehouse — State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) has requested 13 bills to go before the Indiana General Assembly during the 2023 session, including one that has garnered a lot of attention in the past. Leising […]

New statewide policy on vehicle pursuits now in effect in Indiana

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

Statewide — A new statewide policy on minimum standards for vehicle pursuits went into effect on New Year’s Day Sunday. It was in November that the Law Enforcement Training Board (LETB) established the Uniform Statewide […]

Mildred “Millie” J Adkins, age 79

January 2, 2023 Neals Funeral Home

Mildred “Millie” J Adkins, age 79 of Osgood passed away at Manderley Health Care on December 23, 2022. She was born in Eubank, Kentucky on July 24, 1943 the daughter of the late Ira and […]

Deborah “Debbie” Ann (Forwalt) Brown, age 67

January 2, 2023 Neals Funeral Home

Deborah “Debbie” Ann (Forwalt) Brown, age 67, of Osgood was reunited with several family members in heaven early Saturday morning. Debbie passed away at her home surrounded by family. She was born on September 13, 1955 […]

Several departments battle New Year’s Day pole barn fire

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

St. Peters, IN — Crews from several area departments battled a pole barn fire on Breezewood Lane near St. Peter’s Road Sunday afternoon. Firefighters from Cedar Grove and New Trenton were joined at the scene […]

State reaches $20-M settlement with Google

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — Google will pay the State of Indiana $20 million as part of a settlement. Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office says the settlement stems from allegations that the company conducted deceptive location tracking […]

Report: 60 Indiana kids died from abuse or neglect in 2022

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — Child abuse and neglect claimed the lives of 60 kids in Indiana in 2022. That’s according to a report from the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS), which indicates 38 were caused […]

Local historical society to host “Faces of the Civil War” exhibit

January 2, 2023 Tom Snape

Greensburg, IN — The Historical Society of Decatur County Museum on North Franklin Street in Greensburg will host “Faces of the Civil War” – an Indiana Historical Society traveling exhibit from January 5 through February […]