December 2023 – Page 7

Nancy B. Tinch, 96, Brookville

December 21, 2023 Philips & Meyers

Nancy B. Tinch, age 96, of Brookville, Indiana died Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus, Indiana. Born March 12, 1927 in Buckhorn, Kentucky she was the daughter of […]

Several departments battle Laurel area barn fire

December 21, 2023 Tom Snape

(Laurel, IN) – Crews from several departments in Franklin and Fayette counties were called last night to battle a barn fire on Kokomo Hill Road in Laurel. The first call went out shortly after 8:30, […]

Police Blotter 12/20/23

December 21, 2023 Tom Snape

Ciarra Dawn Monroe

December 20, 2023 Meyers Funeral Home

Ciarra Dawn Monroe, 35 of Hamilton, Ohio died on December 13, 2023 at UC Medical Center in West Chester, Ohio. The daughter of David Monroe and Alice (Cole) Cowgill was born on February 5, 1988. […]

Robert “Bob” Rosemeyer, age 85 – of Sunman

December 20, 2023 Cook-Rosenberger Funeral Home

Robert “Bob” Rosemeyer, of Sunman, was born on December 10, 1938, in Sunman, a son to Joseph and Stella Lutz Rosemeyer. He married Karen Suding on August 25, 1962, at St. Peters Catholic Church and […]

Local Sports

Oldenburg Academy Swim Team Has Started Off to a Great Season

December 20, 2023 Annie Nunley

And the records keep falling…..and extending. The Oldenburg Academy swim team has started off to a great season. The dynamic duo of Santiago Schutte and Nash King are bringing a lot of talent to the […]

Lutz’s Late Three-Point Play Gives Greensburg Boys Basketball a Win Over Columbus East

December 20, 2023 Annie Nunley

Senior Bradley Lutz converted a three-point play with six seconds remaining to lead the Greensburg boys basketball team to a 49-48 win over Columbus East 49-48 Tuesday night in Greensburg. Lutz was fouled on a […]

Greensburg Boys Win and Girls Fall to Milan in Swimming Dual Meet

December 20, 2023 Annie Nunley

The Greensburg boys swimming team defeated Milan 83-65 at home Monday night, while the girls were defeated 74-66. On the girls side, Brenley Jameson was a winner in the 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke. Alaina […]

Donna M. Grimes-73 of Greensburg

December 20, 2023 Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Donna M. Grimes, 73, of Greensburg, passed away at 11:28 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Decatur County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. She was born on September 4, 1950 in Greensburg, the daughter of […]

Homeschool Registration Night offered at Ivy Tech Batesville

December 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Ivy Tech Community College Batesville will host a Spring Registration Night for local home school families on Thursday, January 4 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. At the event, homeschooled students and their […]

Local News

Rising Sun Regional Foundation awards nearly $437K in new grants

December 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $436,660 in new grants in the fourth quarter of 2023. These grants included: $100,000 to the Ripley County Community Foundation for […]

DCMH pharmacist receives state award

December 20, 2023 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Matt Weber, PharmD, recently received the Patient & Family Experience Award from the Indiana State Office of Rural Health. Annually, the Indiana Department of Health’s […]