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Police Blotter 5/16/25
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Month: May 2025
Local News
Sports Daily Digest May 19, 2025
Batesville varsity baseball went 1-1 in the Tony Laughman Memorial Tournament in Bloomington on Saturday. The Bulldogs got past Bloomington North 2-1 in the morning game, but fell to Carmel 8-0 in the championship game. […]
Local Sports
Shwartzman Starts P1 at 2025 Indy 500
Indianapolis, IN – First oval race, first Indy 500, and now first P1 for both Robert Shwartzman and the PREMA racing team. With only 5 INDYCAR starts under his belt, Rookie Shwartzman made it to […]
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BHS Golf Defeats Triton Central in 2-Man Scramble Format
Batesville varsity golf defeated Triton Central 145-157 in a two-man scramble format on Friday. The Bulldog duo of Jon Moody and Calvin Padgett earned medalist honors with a 34 (-1). Also scoring for BHS: Zach […]
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Pacers to Face Knicks in Eastern Conference Finals
The Pacers will face the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals after New York crushed Boston 119-81 Friday to win the series 4-2. Game 1 is Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. Here’s […]
Obituaries
Bob Baker, age 75 of Sunman
Robert R. Baker, age 75, of Sunman, Indiana passed away on Friday May 16, 2025, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on January 3, 1950, in Batesville, Indiana, a […]
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Palou Eyes Second Indy 500 Pole after Leading First Day of Qualifying
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 17, 2025) – It took Alex Palou just four laps around Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday to tighten his grip even harder on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES this season and zero in […]
Obituaries
Mrs. Deloris Caroline (Penn) Bovard
Mrs. Deloris Caroline (Penn) Bovard, age 88, of Rising Sun, Indiana, entered this life on October 21st, 1936. Born in Milan, Indiana, she was the loving daughter, and only child, of the late Ernest Eugene […]
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Storm Damages Portions of SE Indiana
(Southeastern IN) – Several tornado watches and warnings were issued when severe storms rumbled through Southeastern Indiana Friday night. There reports of damage caused by the violent weather in northern Ripley County, particularly near Sunman […]
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Sports Daily Digest May 17, 2025
Batesville senior Cade Kaiser has signed a letter of intent to play football at Indiana University. Kaiser missed his senior football season with an injury but put up big numbers as a junior. He holds […]
Obituaries
Vera Fern (Fields) Benning, 86, Dillsboro
Vera Fern (Fields) Benning, 86, of Dillsboro, IN passed away Friday, May 16, 2025, at Ripley Crossing, with her family by her side. Vera was born on January 27, 1939, in Harrison, Ohio. She was […]
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Geraldine Dolores “Gerrie” (Greiner) Driggers, 79, Milan
Geraldine Dolores “Gerrie” (Greiner) Driggers, 79, of Milan passed away Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Christ Hospital with her loving family by her side. Gerrie was born on Tuesday, January 22, 1946, in Cincinnati; daughter […]