Obituaries
Danny R. Bowman, 77, Sunman
Danny R. Bowman, age 77 of Sunman IN passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on 12/07/2023. He was born March 22, 1946 in Cincinnati Ohio, the son of the late Raymond Bowman and […]
Year: 2023
Election - Franklin
Franklin County implementing vote centers in 2024
(Franklin County, IN) – Franklin County will officially gain status as a vote center county on January 1, 2024. Wayne, Tippecanoe and Cass counties piloted the vote center program in Indiana from 2007-2010. Now, because […]
Local Sports
Ripley County Tourney pairings set
The pairings are set for the 2024 Ripley County Tourney. The girls portion will start Tuesday, Jan. 2 at Jac-Cen-Del with game 1 at 6 featuring Milan vs. South Ripley, followed by the host Eagles […]
Obituaries
Robert A. Hoops, 84
Robert Allan Hoops, 84, a resident of Greensburg, Indiana since 1966, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Robert was born on June 12, 1939, in Erie, PA to Henrietta and […]
Local Sports
North Decatur Girls Varsity Basketball
North Decatur played host to the 6-2 Wildcats of Franklin County on Thursday night and came away with a solid 53-47 victory to improve to 6-4 on the season. The Chargers led from start to […]
Local News
UPDATE: Driver dies in single-vehicle wreck on State Road 1 in Franklin County
(Franklin County, IN) – A Brookville woman is dead following a single vehicle accident on the 12,000 block of State Road 1 Thursday night. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 9:15 pm […]
Obituaries
Delbert Abplanalp, 95, Napoleon
Delbert J. Abplanalp, 95, of Napoleon passed away at 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born in the Happy Hollow community west of Osgood on […]
Local News
Leising: Applications open for Indiana Senate Page Program
(Statehouse) – The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2024 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg). Through the full-day program, students in grades six through 12 tour Indiana’s Statehouse, listen […]
Local News
BCEF receives $130K in Hillenbrand grants for BPS Outdoor Learning Complex
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) has recently received grants totaling $130,000 from two Hillenbrand foundations toward the construction of an outdoor learning complex at Batesville Primary School (BPS). The additional funding […]
Local News
Multiple departments called to overnight structure fire in Bright area
(Bright, IN) – Firefighters from three departments were called to a structure fire on 3100 block of Serenity Ridge Drive in the Bright area just after Midnight. There’s word on a cause, damage estimate or […]
Local News
Thursday night wreck closes State Road 1 in Franklin County
(Franklin County, IN) – Several agencies responded to an accident that shut down the 12,000 block of State Road 1 in Franklin County between Bentley and East Roberts roads Thursday night. State Road 1 was […]
Local News
Couple arrested following two-county high-speed interstate chase
(Decatur/Shelby Counties, IN) – Two people are facing an array of charges following a two-county high speed chase on westbound I-74 this week. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy monitoring traffic on the […]