Obituaries
Kenneth Puente
Kenneth Joseph Puente, 79, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 at St. Andrews Health Campus. He was born in Batesville, Indiana to Joseph and Mabel (Baker) Puente on April 4, 1943. […]
Month: March 2023
Obituaries
Judith Carolyn Cooper, 83
Judith Carolyn Cooper, 83, of Greensburg, IN, wife of Paul E. Cooper, died March 5, 2023. Born October 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Herbert H. and Gertrude (Conn) Royse. She was […]
Obituaries
Isabel Richmond, 96, Versailles
Isabel Richmond, 96, of Versailles passed away at 6:05pm, Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Morning Breeze in Greensburg. She was born near Cross Plains on July 5, 1926, the daughter of Dr. Lora and Edith […]
Local News
Brookville Library to host formal dress giveaway later this month
Brookville, IN — The Franklin County Public Library District is teaming up with The Princess Project Pop-Up Shop and New Mercies to bring a formal dress giveaway to the Brookville Library on March 18 from […]
Local News
Inflation, benefit cuts spur demand at Indiana food banks
Statewide — The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will reduce benefits by almost $90 per person at the end of March, but the change does not apply to Indiana, which is causing some confusion. […]
Local News
Ripley County Sheriff: Residents to see fewer deputies on patrol
Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Sheriff says residents can expect to see fewer deputies on patrol and says county leaders have failed to address salary issues. Rob Bradley says his office is facing […]
Local Sports
Batesville Middle School Wrestling ends season at EIAC Meet
Batesville Middle School wrestlers competed in their final meet of the 2023 season against the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference competition in the Franklin County Middle School Invitational on Saturday. Carson Weiler and Adam Brewer were […]
Local Sports
Milan Middle School Wrestling wins the Southern Indiana Wrestling Classic Championship
The Milan Middle School Wrestlers traveled to Corydon on Saturday and returned home as Southern Indiana Wrestling Classic (SIWC) 2023 champions! The team had a phenomenal year and will look to carry their successes over […]
Obituaries
Marcella “Sally” Miller
Sally Miller, age 92, died February 28, 2023 at home in Seminole, Florida. She has lived in Florida since 1995. One of seven children, her mother and father were Stella and Joseph Wettering of Batesville. […]
Obituaries
Thomas A. Greive
Thomas A. Greive, 71, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He was born August 4, 1951, in Batesville, IN, son of the late Victor “Vic” Greive Jr.and Joan (Willen) […]
Obituaries
Larry Hooper
Larry D. Hooper, 85, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023. He was born March 21, 1937, in Aurora, IN, son of the late Walter Dale Hooper and Kathryn (Knippenberg) Hooper. He worked […]
Local News
Local sorority presents Dr. Seuss books to families of newborns
Batesville, IN — Beta Sigma Phi sorority’s Batesville chapter continued the tradition of presenting a set of Dr. Seuss books to any family whose baby was born at Margaret Mary Health on March 2. The […]