December 2025 – Page 24

Roger Hartman, 70, Osgood

December 9, 2025 Moore Funeral Homes

Roger Hartman (Catman), currently of Osgood, passed away on December 8, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born March 24, 1955, in Batesville, IN to the parents of Marjorie (Brankamp) and Alvadore Hartman. He is survived […]

Ms. Mary Elizabeth (Lucas) Smith

December 9, 2025 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Ms. Mary Elizabeth (Lucas) Smith, age 74, entered this life on September 20, 1951 in Falmouth, Kentucky. She was one of 16 children born to the late Charles Otis and Irene (Stamper) Lucas. Mary was […]

Robert J. ‘Bob’ Siebert, 80, Brookville

December 9, 2025 Philips & Meyers

Robert J. Siebert, age 80, of Brookville, Indiana died Monday, December 8, 2025 at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born November 8, 1945 in Connersville, Indiana he was the son of the late Robert W. […]

Sonny Elston, 80, Cross Plains

December 9, 2025 Stratton-Karsteter

Stanley “Sonny” Elston, 80, of Cross Plains passed away Monday, December 8, 2025 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. He was born at the Whitlatch Clinic in Milan on November 4, 1945, the son […]

Melinda “Minde” Marie Myers, 54

December 9, 2025 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Melinda “Minde” Marie Myers, 54, of Greensburg, passed away on December 7, 2025. She was born on July 10, 1971, in Ripley County to Orlando and Sheryle Starks Fontanez. A 1989 graduate of Greensburg High […]

Herman C. Powell, 80 of Greensburg

December 9, 2025 Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Herman C. Powell, 80, of Greensburg, left this earthly home to be in his heavenly home on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Aspen Place Health Campus. He was born on August 6, 1945, in Black […]

Robert “Bret” Smith, 63

December 9, 2025 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Robert “Bret” Smith, 63, of Greensburg, passed away on December 7, 2025, surrounded by those who loved him. He was born on October 8, 1962, in New Castle, Indiana, the son of James Smith and […]

Batesville’s America’s 250th Planning Shifts Into High Gear

December 9, 2025 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Planning has officially begun for Batesville’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary and the 2026 Fourth of July weekend. The first kickoff meeting was held on November 24, where residents shared ideas and […]

DCMH Kicks Off Holiday Season

December 9, 2025 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) hosted its annual Holiday Lane celebration last Friday on the DCMH Walking Trail, where over 700 people braved the chilly temperatures and some snow to spread holiday […]

ND’s Bohman to be Inducted into IN Basketball Hall of Fame

December 9, 2025 Tom Snape

Rosanne Bohman, North Decatur Class of 1993, is one of 12 women inductees into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Bohman is among several former Indiana All-Stars in the 2026 induction class, which includes 1999 […]

Mr. James Rogers Byrd, Jr.

December 9, 2025 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mr. James Rogers Byrd Jr., age 71, of Cincinnati, Ohio, entered this life on October 9, 1954, in Richmond, Virginia to the late, James “Jim” Rogers and Elizabeth Marie (Davis) Byrd. James was raised in […]

Campaign Finance Reports Due Next Month

December 9, 2025 Tom Snape

(Brookville, IN) – Franklin County Clerk Neysa Raible says Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Noon is the deadline for all candidate committees, current elected office holders (income over $5,000 per year) and political action committees […]