March 2023 – Page 15

Dragnet out for suspect in hit-and-run pickup vs. bicycle collision

March 13, 2023 Tom Snape

Switzerland County, IN — The Switzerland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a bicycle accident over the weekend on State Road 56 near the Switzerland/Ohio County line. […]

Laurel man dies in crash involving trash collection truck

March 13, 2023 Tom Snape

Hamilton County, OH — A Laurel man has been identified as the victim of a crash involving a Rumpke truck near Cincinnati last week. Investigators say 40-year-old Brian Wilkerson was eastbound on I-275 in Colerain […]

Basil Max Peugh, 80, Aurora

March 12, 2023 Filter-Devries-Moore Funeral Home

Basil Max Peugh, 80, of Aurora, IN, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at his home. He was born in Washington County, IN, on September 2, 1942 to Harold and Fay (Moody) Peugh. Basil graduated […]

Local Sports

Jayden Comer wins State Championship for Jac-Cen-Del Archery

March 12, 2023 Skylar Sigman

At Saturday’s State Archery meet, Jac-Cen-Del’s Jayden Comer won the 2023 State Championship in the Elementary School Girls Division. Jac-Cen-Del also had two top 10 finishers. Nolan Harmeyer finished in the top 10 in the […]

North Decatur’s season concludes at Regional against #1-ranked Linton-Stockton

March 12, 2023 Skylar Sigman

North Decatur boys basketball’s state tournament dreams came to a halt Saturday night, falling to the #1-ranked Linton-Stockton Miners 62-33 in a 2A Regional Championship game at Memorial Gym in Huntingburg. The Chargers kept it […]

Jac-Cen-Del upsets Bethesda Christian to win 2nd straight Regional Title

March 12, 2023 Skylar Sigman

History was made Saturday afternoon as the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles boys basketball team qualified for Semi-State for the 2nd straight season, upsetting 6th-ranked Bethesda Christian at the 1A Martinsville Regional 61-59. The Eagles battled back from […]

Greensburg’s season ends in dramatic fashion at Regional against Scottsburg

March 12, 2023 Skylar Sigman

Greensburg fell just one bucket shy of making Semi-State, falling to Scottsburg 48-46 in a 3A Regional Championship at Washington Saturday afternoon. The Pirates trailed by 6 after the first quarter, but would keep the […]

Mrs. Mary Gladys (Burnett) Peelman

March 11, 2023 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mrs. Mary Gladys (Burnett) Peelman, age 91, of Freeburg, Illinois, formerly of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on October 2, 1931 in Henry County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late, Marshall J. and […]

State lawmakers considering teaching scholarship bill

March 11, 2023 Tom Snape

Statehouse — Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide scholarships to Hoosiers transitioning into teaching from other careers. House Bill 1528 unanimously passed the House and is now being considered by a Senate […]

Alyce Laker

March 10, 2023 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Alyce Yvonne Laker, 85, was born in Petersburg, KY on August 31, 1937, one of 12 children of the late Eva Marie Craft and Charles Jacob Nixon. Alyce graduated from Lawrenceburg High School in 1957 […]

Mr. Thomas Dean “Tom” Poston

March 10, 2023 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. Thomas Dean “Tom” Poston, age 88, of Mason, Ohio, entered this life on August 23, 1934 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Arthur Raymond and Elvessa (Morrison) Poston. Tom […]

Couple arrested after pursuit

March 10, 2023 Tom Snape

Greensburg, IN — On March 3, 2023, at approximately 11:19 p.m. an officer from the City of Greensburg Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 74 near the 134-mile marker. The vehicle, a red […]