Jim's Journal
Jim’s Journal, March 4th, 2024
It was a huge late week and weekend of boys’ high school basketball in Indiana, and the field shrank from big to small, very fast. The latest set of games Saturday night saw East Central […]
Month: March 2024
Local Sports
8th Grade Chargers fall to Rushville
North Decatur Lady Chargers 8th grade team traveled to Rushville last Thursday. The Chargers played hard but came up short 28-38. Leading the way in scoring was Brooklyn White with 10 points, followed by Brynlee […]
Obituaries
David D. Merrell, 79, Brookville
David Duane Merrell, age 79, of Brookville, Indiana died Friday, March 1, 2024 at Mercy West Hospital in Green Township, Ohio. Born September 22, 1944 in Mt. Carmel, Indiana he was one of four children […]
Obituaries
Wilbur ‘Pete’ Pennington, 86, Brookville
Wilbur ‘Pete’ Pennington, age 86, of Brookville, Indiana died Friday, March 1, 2024 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born July 17, 1937 in Connersville, Indiana, he was one of twelve children born […]
Obituaries
Virginia Mae Smith, 87
Virginia Mae Smith (Zimmer), 87 of Batesville, Indiana, passed away Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at Aspen Place in Greensburg, IN. She was born on October 17, 1936 to Walter and Mary (Weil) Zimmer. Growing up […]
Obituaries
Theresa J. Kinker
Theresa J. Kinker, age 80 of Greensburg, Indiana, passed away Monday, February 26, 2024, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus in Batesville, Indiana. Born October 9, 1943, in Batesville, she is the daughter of Elmer and […]
Obituaries
Alvin M. Schebler
Alvin M. Schebler, age 80 of Green Valley, Arizona, formerly of Batesville, Indiana, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024, at his home. Born November 8, 1943, in Batesville, he is the son of Millard and […]
Local News
St. Louis Students Visit Mobile Planetarium
(Batesville, IN) – St. Louis School sixth-graders recently learned more about the solar eclipse, the moon, and the rovers that explore it at the Batesville Memorial Public Library. Genesis: Pathways to Success invited the students […]
Local News
RCSO: Scammers Asking Businesses for Employee Info
(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office says a familiar phone scam has popped up again. This time, someone is calling local businesses asking for employees’ personal information. Deputies looked into recent reports […]
Local News
Today Marks 12th Anniversary of Deadly Holton Tornado
(Holton, IN) – Today is the 12th anniversary of the deadly tornado that struck Holton. The EF-3 twister roared down Versailles Street at 3:58 pm on March 2, 2012, killing Ron Pickett, who was a […]
Jim's Journal
Jim’s Journal, March 2nd, 2024
The field in the 2024 boys’ high school basketball tournament across Indiana got a lot smaller Friday night, as the sectionals that had been underway this week made it to their final games. In the […]
Obituaries
Nancy (Haring) Imes
Nancy (Haring) Imes, 80, of Lawrenceburg, IN, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in Cincinnati, OH. She was born June 9, 1943, in Bryn Mawr, PA, daughter of the late Willard Haring and Elizabeth (Bunce) […]