Obituaries
Kelly Ann Hooten
Infant Kelly Ann Hooten passed away on December 26, 2023. She was born on November 15, 2023 to her parents Jacob and Alyssa (Westerfeld) Hooten in Batesville. She is survived by her parents; siblings, Damion […]
Year: 2024
Local News
Gov. Holcomb to deliver his eighth State of the State address
(Statehouse) – Governor Eric Holcomb will deliver his 2024 State of the State address on Tuesday, January 9, to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly in the House of Representatives chamber. The address […]
Local Sports
St. Louis 7th Grade Boys Lose to Greendale
The St. Louis 7th Grade Boys Basketball team lost to Greendale. The Cardinals were led in scoring by Cam Anderson with 7 points. Hunter Young and Luke Richardson had 4 points apiece, Jaxson Watson and […]
Local Sports
South Ripley Swim Team
Tonight the Raider swimmers went to Switz and competed against them, Providence, Henryville and Christian Academy of So IN. The guys placed second with Providence taking 1st. Some top placements included 200 Medley Relay placing […]
Local Sports
South Ripley in the Boys Ripley County Tournament
Boys Basketball – opening round of the Boys’ Ripley County Tournament on 1/3/24 South Ripley 63 Milan 39 South Ripley was led by Cole Henry with 19 points. Ethan Johnson had 17. Blaine Ward had […]
Obituaries
Barbara J. Simmons
Barbara J. Simmons, 68, succumbed to brain cancer and passed on 23 December 2023 at St. Andrew’s Health Campus in Batesville, surrounded by family. Barbara was born on 26 November 1955 in Vincennes, Indiana, to […]
Obituaries
Clark D. Shera-69 of Westport
Clark D. Shera, 69, of Westport, passed away at 11:19 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at Decatur County Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 8, 1954 in Franklin, Indiana the son of Dwight […]
Election - General
This year’s political season kicks off next week
(Southeastern IN) – The 2024 political season kicks off next week. Wednesday, January 10 is the first day someone can file a declaration of candidacy for local office and have their name placed on the […]
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Local News
Former Decatur County highway garage, property sold
(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Commissioners voted to sell the former highway department garage and property for more than $600,000. K-Fab Investments submitted the winning bid. Commissioners last month turned down a $530,000 bid for […]
Local News
City of Batesville regular meetings amended for this month
(Batesville, IN) – The meeting date for this month’s City of Batesville Board of Works and Common Council meetings has been changed. Instead of next Monday (January 8), the meetings are set for January 15 […]
Local News
South Decatur bomb scare under investigation
(Westport, IN) – Several agencies responded to a bomb scare at a local school on Wednesday. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contacted local law enforcement about a bomb […]