Month: November 2023
Ivy Tech offers free Uber rides to campus; Lawrenceburg only area participant
(Indianapolis, IN) – Ivy Tech Community College is offering Uber vouchers for round-trip rides (up to $100) to and from Ivy Tech campuses on Tuesdays. In this area, only the Lawrenceburg campus (pictured) is participating […]
Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83
(Bloomington, IN) – Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight passed away yesterday in Bloomington at the age of 83. Knight coached at Indiana University from 1971 to 2000, where he won 11 Big Ten Championships […]
Jean Drewes, age 90, of Brookville
Jean Marie Drewes, 90, of Brookville, IN passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Jean was born in Brookville on September 12,1933 to Ohmer J. and Verena Schwegman […]
BHS National Honor Society chapter inducts new members
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville High School National Honor Society (NHS) chapter held its annual induction ceremony on October 17. Twenty-seven new junior and senior members were inducted and joined 15 senior members. The new […]
State approves funding for Metamora, other SE IN historic sites projects
(Statehouse) – Several Southeastern Indiana historic sites will undergo renovation and repair projects with the help of newly approved state funding, according to area lawmakers. State Reps. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) voted in support of the […]
Dillsboro Police mourn passing of department’s first K-9 officer
(Dillsboro, IN) – The Dillsboro Police Department’s first K-9 officer has passed away. Chevy worked as a road officer and assisted with school searches in Dearborn, Ripley, Decatur, and Ohio counties during his time on […]
Bright Fire & Rescue co-founder passes away at age 93
(Bright, IN) – One of the founding members of Bright Fire & Rescue has passed away. Julius Huffman helped establish the fire department in 1948 and served for more than 60 years. He was a […]
Franklin County Sheriff releases Rx drug take-back event results
(Franklin County, IN) – Franklin County Sheriff Pete Cates says 109.6 pounds of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications were collected for safe and proper disposal at the four remote drug take-back events held throughout […]
ISP releases name of semi driver killed west of Batesville
(Batesville, IN) – Indiana State Police have released the name of the semi-driver who was killed in a crash that happened on Westbound I-74 near Batesville Tuesday morning. 55-year-old Osei Boateng died in the single-vehicle […]
Patricia Lee Bess
Patricia Lee Bess peacefully passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at home in Batesville, Indiana. She was 67 years old. The daughter of Jack and Mary (Ante) Bridges was born on March 11, 1956 […]