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Franklin County implementing vote centers in 2024

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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 […]

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Ripley County Tourney pairings set

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

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 […]

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Robert A. Hoops, 84

December 8, 2023 Porter Oliger Pearson

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 […]

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North Decatur Girls Varsity Basketball

December 8, 2023 Abby Brinson

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 […]

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UPDATE: Driver dies in single-vehicle wreck on State Road 1 in Franklin County

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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

December 8, 2023 Stratton-Karsteter

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 […]

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Leising: Applications open for Indiana Senate Page Program

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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 […]

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BCEF receives $130K in Hillenbrand grants for BPS Outdoor Learning Complex

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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 […]

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Multiple departments called to overnight structure fire in Bright area

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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 […]

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Thursday night wreck closes State Road 1 in Franklin County

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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 […]

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Couple arrested following two-county high-speed interstate chase

December 8, 2023 Tom Snape

(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 […]

Obituaries

Patricia Louise “Patty” (Darby) Baker, 93, Milan, formerly of Mayville, New York

December 7, 2023 Moore Funeral Homes

  Patricia Louise “Patty” (Darby) Baker, 93, of Milan, formerly of Mayville, New York, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Ripley Crossing. Patty was born on Tuesday, April 8, 1930 in Nemacolin, Pennsylvania; daughter […]

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