August 2024 – Page 18

Local Sports

Chargers Welcome Tri for Pre-Season Scrimmage

August 17, 2024 Jackson Voss

Harkening back to days gone by, the Chargers scrimmaged a familiar foe Friday evening as the visiting Titans of Tri High entered the hallowed halls of Ed Kaelin Field. No score was kept, but two […]

Wilma Jean (Noble) Brewer, 80, Westport

August 17, 2024 Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Wilma Jean (Noble) Brewer, 80, of Westport, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Our Hospice Inpatient Facility in Columbus. She was born on January 31, 1944, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, […]

Sports Daily Digest August 17, 2024

August 17, 2024 Tom Snape

The Kansas City Royals bounced the Reds 7-1 last night at Great American Ball Park. KC held a 3-1 lead heading into the top of the 9th but plated four runs in the frame to […]

UPDATE: Victims Identified in Fatal Dearborn County Crash

August 16, 2024 Tom Snape

(West Harrison, IN) – The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two people killed in a head-on crash on Harrison-Brookville Road in West Harrison Friday morning. The preliminary investigation indicates a […]

South Ripley Girls Golf Competes at Butler Falls

August 16, 2024 Jackson Voss

South Ripley competed in a 5 way meet on Thursday at Butler Falls. Teams were Southwestern Hanover, Milan, South Ripley, New Washington, and Jac-Cen-Del. South Ripley placed 3rd out of 5 teams. Lilly Jones placed […]

North Decatur Girls Golf Earns Win in First Home Match

August 16, 2024 Jackson Voss

The North Decatur girls golf team defended their home course on Thursday, August 15, taking the win in a match against Edinburgh and Hauser. The Chargers won the match, carding a score of 229. Edinburgh […]

James Edwin Bohman

August 16, 2024 Weigel Funeral Home

James Edwin Bohman, age 85 of Greenfield, passed away Monday, August 12, 2024, at home. Born May 12, 1939, in Beech Grove, Indiana, he is the son of Alvina (Nee: Krekeler) and Edward Bohman. He […]

North Decatur Boys 7th Grade Football Falls to Franklin County

August 16, 2024 Jackson Voss

The Chargers travelled to Franklin County on Tuesday for a regular season game. The Chargers were held scoreless, final score 38-0. (Full game summary is below) 1st Quarter – The North Decatur Chargers faced a […]

FC Rolls Over ND in 7th Grade Football

August 16, 2024 Tom Snape

Franklin County Middle School rolled over North Decatur 38-o in 7th grade football Thursday on the Wildcats home field. The Chargers will look to bounce back in their next game on Saturday when they host […]

ND Girls Golf Tops Edinburgh, Hauser

August 16, 2024 Tom Snape

Thursday evening the North Decatur girls golf team faced Edinburgh and Hauser at North Branch on Prairie for the first home match of the season. The Chargers won the match with a team score of […]

SR Girls Golf Finishes 3rd at Butler Falls

August 16, 2024 Tom Snape

South Ripley competed in a 5 way meet on Thursday at Butler Falls. Teams were Southwestern Hanover, Milan, South Ripley, New Washington, and Jac-Cen-Del. South Ripley placed 3rd out of 5 teams. Lilly Jones placed […]

Local Lawmakers React to Area Farms Receiving Hoosier Homestead Awards

August 16, 2024 Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – The State of Indiana honored two Decatur County farms owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years with Hoosier Homestead Awards this week. “Family farms are what have helped […]