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Year: 2024
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Jim’s Journal, January 26th, 2024
Lots of girls’ high school hoops wrapped up the regular season last night, before next week’s sectionals. On WRBI, Oldenburg Academy’s Twisters blew through Switzerland County, 58 to 41. Other scores include Greensburg crushing Lawrenceburg 68 […]
Lost and Found Pets
Lost – Dog (Batesville)
A Great Pyrenees named Sadie went missing on the West side of Batesville on Friday, January 19th. She was last seen wearing an orange collar with the owner’s phone number on it. Please call Anita Narwold […]
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Batesville Main Street launches new logo
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Main Street Board of Directors, led by the efforts of Adam Fischmer, Marketing Director, and Amy Pretzer, Executive Director, working closely with Jimmy Rowland, of Rowland Graphics, LLC, is pleased to […]
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Leising co-chairs first Rural Caucus meeting of 2024
(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) co-chaired the first Rural Caucus meeting of 2024 on Wednesday, January 24 at the Statehouse. The caucus discussed the impact of California Proposition 12 on the agriculture industry, […]
Election - General
Houchin files for re-election
(Salem, IN) – Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R) has filed as a candidate for re-election in Indiana’s Ninth District. “Our first year has flown by, but we have been hard at work fighting for the American […]
Obituaries
Geneva Weiland, 94, Versailles
Geneva Faye Weiland, 94, of Versailles passed away at 5 a.m., Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born in Hazard, Kentucky on January 13, 1930, the daughter […]
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Rising Sun Regional Foundation accepting 2024 scholarship applications
(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation’s 2024 Scholarship Program will award scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to graduating seniors for the purpose of post-secondary education in any accredited institution of […]
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Area unemployment drops sharply in December
(Southeastern IN) – All four area counties saw a sharp drop in unemployment in December. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Decatur County was at 2.3 percent, which is down from 2.8 percent in […]
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DNR awards grants to rural and volunteer fire departments
(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded more than $454,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to 101 rural and volunteer fire departments from 58 counties. The awards will be used to […]
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Dense Fog Advisory until early Thursday afternoon
(Southeastern IN) – The area is under a Dense Fog Advisory until 1:00 this afternoon. You can expect visibility to be a quarter of a mile or less, which can cause hazardous driving conditions. If […]
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Ripley County awarded Juvenile Behavioral Health Treatment Grant
(Versailles, IN) – Ripley County Court Services was recently awarded more than $267-thousand in Juvenile Behavioral Health Treatment Grant funds, as part of the recently passed Youth Justice Oversight funding legislation. The grant is part […]