Obituaries
LuAnn White, 71
LuAnn White, 71, of Rising Sun, IN, passed away Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 at The Waters of Rising Sun. LuAnn was born in Cincinnati, OH on August 25, 1953, a daughter of the late Ernest […]
Month: April 2025
Local News
Legislature Passes Budget, Adjourns
(Statehouse) – Indiana lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 session after midnight Friday, approving a two-year state budget worth $45 billion. The budget, House Enrolled Act 1001, remains about the same size as the last one, […]
Local News
Utterback Named Top DUI Enforcer
(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana State Police Trooper Payton Utterback was honored this week by Superintendent Anthony Scott as the top 2024 DUI Enforcement Trooper in the Versailles District. He received the award at the annual […]
Local Sports
ORVC Report for April 14-19
Congratulations to Milan High School athletes Kynadee Bode and Gabe Riehle. Bode was named Softball Player of the Week, while Riehle earned Boys Track and Field Performer of the Week in the latest ORVC Report. […]
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 4/24/25
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Sports Daily Digest April 25, 2025
A familiar face will patrol the sidelines as Jac-Cen-Del boys basketball coach next year. The JCD school board this week approved the hiring of Scott Smith to lead the Eagles. Smith spent 23 highly successful […]
Obituaries
Paul D. Paris, 64
Paul Douglas Paris, 64 of Batesville, passed away on Wednesay, April 23, 2025 at The Waters of Batesville. The son of Paul and Sarah (McGregor) Paris was born on July 22, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana. […]
Local Sports
Bulldogs Rally Past Wildcats for 8–4 JV Win
The Batesville JV Bulldogs defeated the Franklin County JV Wildcats 8–4 on Thursday. William Huber got Batesville on the board with an inside-the-park home run in the top of the first. Franklin County responded in […]
Local Sports
Dixon Impresses at Open Testing
Scott Dixon was the fastest overall in Indy 500 open testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The speeds don’t mean a lot in the grand scheme of things, as drivers get dialed in in race […]
Local Sports
Draft Day for Indianapolis
It’s Draft Day for the Indianapolis Colts. They will be picking 14th overall in the first round this year. Many are expecting them to take a tight end with that pick, but general manager Chris […]
Obituaries
Clarence ‘Ted’ Harrison, 77, Brookville
Clarence A. ‘Ted’ Harrison, age 77, of Dothan, Alabama and formerly of Brookville, Indiana died early Wednesday morning April 23, 2025 at his residence in Dothan. Born December 12, 1947 in Brookville, Indiana he was […]
Obituaries
Hazel Mae Roberts, 65, Morris
Hazel Mae Roberts, age 65, of Morris, Indiana and formerly of Brookville, died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville, Indiana Born November 27, 1959 in Connersville, Indiana she was the […]