Obituaries
Tammy Fletcher, 56
Tammy Lin Fletcher, 56, relocated to Heaven on May 4, 2023. She was born on October 13, 1966 in Greensburg the daughter of Jerry L. and Dorothy Stuart Motz. Tammy met the love of her […]
Month: May 2023
Local Sports
Batesville boys varsity golf defeats Greensburg and Franklin County at Hillcrest
The Batesville, Franklin County, and Greensburg boys varsity golf teams faced off in a 3-way match at Hillcrest on Thursday night, with Batesville winning with a score of 179. Greensburg finished in 2nd with a […]
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North Decatur girls varsity track defeats Waldron and Edinburgh
North Decatur girls varsity track competed in a three-way meet with Waldron and Edinburgh on Thursday. The Lady Chargers won the meet with 68 points, outscoring second-place Waldron (41 points) and third-place Edinburgh (20 points). […]
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Sunday is Free Fishing Day
(Statewide) – Indiana DNR is offering free admission to state parks, recreation areas, forests, and reservoirs on Sunday (May 7), which is also a Free Fishing Day. On Free Fishing Days, Indiana residents do not […]
Local Sports
Jac-Cen-Del varsity softball routs South Ripley
Jac-Cen-Del varsity softball had a great night of offense in their 13-3 win over South Ripley Thursday night Regan Richter, Abbie Schmidt, and Bailey Groth each finished with 2 RBI for the Eagles. Savanah Steele […]
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Four local entities receive Duke Energy grants supporting economic development
(Plainfield, IN) – Duke Energy is awarding more than $125,000 in grants to 26 local and regional economic development organizations to spur new jobs and investment in Indiana communities. Locally, the City of Batesville, the […]
Local Sports
Batesville freshman baseball defeats East Central in high scoring game
Despite allowing five runs in the sixth inning, Batesville freshman baseball defeated East Central 10-6 on Thursday. The base paths were crowded in this high-scoring game. Batesville collected nine hits, and East Central had seventeen. […]
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Batesville girls track wins Ripley County Championship
Batesville hosted the Ripley County meet on Thursday evening. As a team, the Lady Bulldogs were crowned the County Champions scoring an impressive 134 points to South Ripley’s 70. Milan finished 3rd with 18 and […]
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Batesville observes National Day of Prayer
(Batesville, IN) – National Day of Prayer was observed across the country Thursday. Locally, the 19th Annual Batesville Community Prayer Breakfast was held at the Knights of St John. After Batesville Kiwanis President Ed Krause […]
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Veteran lawmaker reviews, answers questions at legislative recap event
(Batesville, IN) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) gave an overview of the just concluded Indiana General Assembly session during the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Lunch and Learn Thursday at Ivy Tech Community […]
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Dispatcher arrested on Official Misconduct and related charges
(Greensburg, IN) – A Decatur County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher was arrested Wednesday on two felony charges for allegedly accessing an internal law enforcement system and releasing case-sensitive information to the public. Indiana State Police say […]
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Flames destroy home near Versailles
(Ripley County, IN) – Several departments battled a house fire early Thursday morning on the 1900 block of U.S. 50 west of Versailles. Crews arriving on the scene just after 4:30 am found a fully […]