Police Blotter
Year: 2024
Obituaries
Mary Ann Graue, 74
Mary Ann Graue was born in Greensburg, IN on November 18, 1949. Delivered by her grandfather Dr. E.A. Porter to her parents Charles Ross and Gene Stratton (Porter) Faulkner at the Greensburg Hospital. Mary Ann, […]
Local News
Meyer Named Laurel Elementary Principal
(Brookville, IN) – Andrew Meyer has been tapped by the Franklin County School Board to serve as Laurel Elementary’s principal. He replaces Shannon New, who was promoted earlier this month to the school corporation’s assistant […]
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Batesville Water Utility Tackles New and “Dastardly” Enemy
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Water Utility is waging war on “fatbergs.” It’s a relatively new and unpleasant phenomenon that city officials say is an expensive issue for sewage management and wastewater departments everywhere. A fatberg […]
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South Ripley Notches SE Indiana’s Top ILEARN Scores
(Versailles, IN) – The Indiana Department of Education released results of the Spring 2024 ILEARN statewide assessment last week that showed South Ripley with the highest passing rates of all school districts in Southeastern Indiana. […]
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Convicted Meth Dealer Sentenced
(Greensburg, IN) – A Greensburg man has been sentenced in Decatur Superior Court to 20 years in prison on one count of Dealing in Methamphetamine (Level 3 felony). 41-year-old Chay Lecher also received a habitual […]
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Boil Water Advisory in Effect for Batesville Subdivision
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Water Utility has issued a Boil Advisory following a water main break in the Quail Meadows subdivision. The advisory is in effect until further notice for Whippoorwill Drive, Meadowlark Lane […]
4-H Ripley
Ripley County Fair Report – Thursday, July 25th
Coming up at the Ripley County Fair on Thursday, July 25th at 9 AM is the 4-H Dairy Goat Show, at 1 is the meat goat show immediately followed by the pygmy goat show. On […]
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Jim’s Journal, July 25th, 2024
As our colleague Rob Lafary writes in this week’s Versailles Republican, fall sports practices are gearing up pretty quickly. July’s winding down, and August begins a week from today. The day after that, next […]
Obituaries
Aaron Paul Snyder
Aaron Paul Snyder, 41, of Rising Sun, IN, passed away on Sunday, July 21st, 2024. Aaron was born in Cincinnati, OH on February 6, 1983, a son of Paul David Snyder, of Rising Sun, IN, […]
Obituaries
Bertha L. (Bishop) Morris, 89, Moores Hill
Bertha L. (Bishop) Morris, 89, of Moores Hill passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at her home with her loving family by her side. Bertha was born on Saturday, January 19, 1935, in Kentucky; daughter […]
Obituaries
Faye Harsh, age 80 of Brookville – UPDATE SERVICE ADDED
Faye Irene Harsh, of Brookville, was born on June 14, 1944, in Batesville, a daughter to George and Alma Anna Wolber Bauer. She graduated from Brookville High School in 1962 and then married Phillip “Phil” […]