June 2023 – Page 24

Local News

Franklin County Public Library District celebrating summer with a splash, sizzle

June 6, 2023 Tom Snape

(Franklin County, IN) – The Franklin County Public Library District (FCPLD) is kicking off its Summer Reading Program “All Together Now” on June 16 and 17. Readers of all ages are invited to participate in the […]

Southeastern Indiana “abnormally dry” on drought monitor map

June 6, 2023 Tom Snape

(Southeastern IN) – Meteorological summer began last Thursday, which was also the first U.S. Drought Monitor map release for this year. The June 1 map indicates all of Southeastern Indiana is “Abnormally Dry (pictured).” In […]

Report: Indiana struggles turning around high early death rate

June 6, 2023 Tom Snape

(Statewide) – Indiana ranks closer to the bottom of U.S. states where you will find healthy seniors living than the top, according to a new report. UnitedHealthcare’s 2023 Senior Report provides a portrait of the […]

Vehicles hit westbound I-74 barriers, cause traffic nightmare

June 6, 2023 Tom Snape

(West Harrison, IN) – Perhaps you or someone you know was stuck in it, but a traffic nightmare took place on I-74 near West Harrison during the Monday evening rush hour and beyond. All lanes […]

Jerry Vogt

June 5, 2023 Meyers Funeral Home

On Friday, June 2, 2023 on the farm that he loved, Jerry Vogt passed away. The son of Melvin and Oda (Broughton) Vogt was born on July 27, 1949 in Batesville, Indiana. He was 73 […]

Lawrence E. Rennekamp, 88,Waldron

June 5, 2023 Annie Nunley

Lawrence E. Rennekamp, 88, of Waldron, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at his residence. Born August 8, 1934, in Batesville, he was the son of Lawrence B. Rennekamp and Rose Marie Abplanalp. He married […]

Judith A. “Judy” (Browning) Stewart

June 5, 2023 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Judith A. “Judy” (Browning) Stewart, age 64, of Switzerland County, Indiana entered this life on October 21, 1958 in Vevay, Indiana. She was one of 11 children born to the parents of, William Samuel “Sam” […]

Velma Lucile Murray-76, of Greensburg

June 5, 2023 Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Velma Lucile Murray, 76, of Greensburg, passed away at 6:57 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Decatur County Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 3, 1946, in Greensburg, the daughter of Leon and […]

Betty Rose Springer

June 5, 2023 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Betty Rose Springer, age 97, of West Harrison, Indiana, entered this life on February 27, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and was the daughter of the late, Joseph and Rose […]

Ratcliffe, Pride, Werner named Batesville Kiwanis scholarship recipients

June 5, 2023 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Four Kiwanis scholarships were awarded to Batesville High School seniors at the Scholastic Achievement Awards program on May 10 and at the Senior Awards Night on May 17. These scholarships totaled six […]

OA doubles team of Storm and Wilder win Regional

June 5, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The Oldenburg Academy doubles team of Evelyn Storms and Mimi Wilder had quite the dominant showing at the Girls Tennis Regional at Kokomo on Saturday. In the semi-final match, the duo defeated Molli Runestad and […]

Former Ivy Tech President Lamkin passes away at 86

June 5, 2023 Tom Snape

(Indian Harbor Beach, FL) – Ivy Tech Community College President Emeritus Gerald I. Lamkin has died. He was 86. Lamkin served as the president of both Ivy Tech Community College and the Ivy Tech Foundation […]