Obituaries
Adam Dean Shump, 65, Batesville
Adam Dean Shump, 65, of Batesville, IN, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. He was born on May 30, 1960 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Thomas and Norma (Dubois) Shump. He was an […]
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Hillenbrand Commits $50K to RCCF as Part of Lilly Endowment’s GIFT Program
(Batesville, IN) – Hillenbrand has announced it has redirected a $50,000 donation to the Ripley County Community Foundation’s Hillenbrand, Inc. Community Granting Fund from the Partner With Possibility Fund. This move enables the funds to […]
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SIEOC’s Bev Henry Fund Supported by Giving Tuesday Initiative
(Indianapolis, IN) – IFBI Community, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance’s corporate volunteering and giving program, is concluding 2025 with Giving Tuesday donations and a record number of employee volunteer hours reported. To celebrate Giving Tuesday, which […]
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Sen. Leising Files Two Bills for 2026 Legislative Session
(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) recently filed two bills for the 2026 legislative session. Leising stated that it is time to shift the focus toward the start of the upcoming session in January. […]
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Local Intersection Now Four-Way Stop
(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville reminds drivers and pedestrians that the intersection of Delaware Road and Pohlman Street is now a four-way stop after the Street Department installed additional stop signs this week. […]
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Deputy’s Action Saves Couple From Scam
(Decatur County, IN) – An alert Decatur County Sheriff’s deputy is being credited with saving a couple from being scammed. It was around 5:30 Tuesday evening, when Corporal Logan Wilder stopped at a local gas […]
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Police Blotter 12/3/25
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Sports Daily Digest December 4, 2025
Class 3A #3 Jennings County nipped 4A #9 East Central 55-53 in girls basketball last night in North Vernon. It’s the Trojans first loss of the year. They’re now 7-1…And it was Switzerland County over […]
Obituaries
Sr. Noreen McLaughlin OSF
Sister Noreen McLaughlin, age 97, of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, Indiana, died on December 1, 2025, at the Motherhouse in Oldenburg, Indiana. Born Mary Patricia McLaughlin on October 18, 1928, in New […]
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Doris Mae Maudlin, 88, Greensburg
Doris Mae Maudlin, 88, of Greensburg, Indiana, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2025, at Decatur County Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 27, 1937, in Dearborn, Michigan, the daughter of Luis and Gertrude […]
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Mrs. Evelyn Ruth (Bowman) Smith
Mrs. Evelyn Ruth (Bowman) Smith, age 83, of Patriot, Indiana, entered this life on May 3, 1942 in Muncie, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Lillian Seralda (King) Bowman. She was […]
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Eddie Ray Johnson Sr., 77, Osgood
Eddie Ray Johnson, Sr. vanished into the mystic on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Eddie was born at home in a cabin in Pippa Passes, Kentucky on August 14, 1948, the fourth child of Clifton “Dock” […]