October 2024 – Page 8

ECMS Students Take in Author’s Virtual Visit

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

(St. Leon, IN) – Christie Andres is a sixth grade Language Arts teacher at East Central Middle School. Andres writes, “Having a heart for children at a very young age and a love of learning […]

Emerge Summit Empowers Over 120 Students

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – More than 120 high school students from across Southeastern Indiana gathered at the Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg Riverfront Campus recently for the inaugural Emerge: Young Innovators Summit. Genesis: Pathways to Success […]

Batesville School Board Ratifies Teachers Contract

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community School Board and the corporation’s teachers have shaken hands on a one-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which was ratified by the board Monday night. “The longest a contract can […]

Secretary of State Says Early Voting Turnout Strong

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

(Statewide) – The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office says more than half a million Hoosiers have already cast their ballots, which indicates strong early voter turnout across the state. Pre-Election Day voter turnout has been […]

Crews Battle Large Field Fire

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

(Decatur County, IN) – Firefighters from Letts and the City of Greensburg battled a large field fire in the area of 4309 South 220 Southwest Wednesday afternoon. Units arriving at the scene around 1:45 p.m. […]

Man Arrested for Battery on Deputy Resulting in Injury

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

(Franklin County, IN) – A man was arrested in Franklin County Tuesday evening following an incident with a deputy that landed both men in the hospital. 18-year-old Gregory Hacker III is charged with felony Battery […]

Police Blotter 10/23/24

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

Sports Daily Digest October 24, 2024

October 24, 2024 Tom Snape

The Pacers opened the NBA regular season last night by rallying from 12 points down to knock off the Pistons 115-109 in Detroit. Five Pacers were in double figures, led by Myles Turner who had […]

Purney “Marie” Corbin, 88

October 23, 2024 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Purney “Marie” Corbin, 88, of Clarksburg, went to be with Jesus on October 16, 2024. She was born on August 10, 1936 in Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky, the daughter of James L. and Flossie […]

Mary Lou Prichard, age 94, Cincinnati, formerly of West Harrison

October 23, 2024 Jackman Hensley Funeral Home

Mary Lou Prichard, age 94, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. She was born on February 26, 1930, the daughter of Edward and Lucille (Rousch) Andres in Cincinnati, Ohio. […]

2025 IMS Event Tickets On Sale Now

October 23, 2024 Tom Snape

Tickets for marquee events in 2025 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – including the 109th Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 – are on sale online at IMS.com and at the IMS Ticket Office. The […]

NWS Aims to Simplify Weather Messaging

October 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Wilmington, OH/Silver Spring, MD) – The National Weather Service has changed its weather messaging system. The aim of the agency’s Hazardous Simplification initiative is to improve and evolve the alerting system. Wind chill watches and […]