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No One Hurt in Gas Pump Fire
(Blooming Grove, IN) – No one was injured when a truck caught fire at the Parkside Marine gas pumps on the 7100 block of Fox Run Road Friday evening. Franklin County Dispatch received a call […]
Month: May 2026
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One Injured in Paramotor Aircraft Crash
(Osgood, IN) – A Moores Hill teen was seriously injured in a paramotor aircraft crash last Thursday evening in Osgood. The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the area of Shook Street […]
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Police Blotter 5/10/26
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Police Blotter 5/9/26
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Police Blotter 5/8/26
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Sports Daily Digest May 11, 2026
Southwestern (Hanover) claimed the team championship at the ORVC Golf Tournament at Sunrise Golf Course in Madison on Saturday. The Rebels as a team shot a 343; second place Jac-Cen-Del fired a 360, and Switzerland […]
Local Sports
Lundgaard Wins Sonsio Grand Prix
Christian Lundgaard prevailed in a race filled with thrills, incidents and enough pit wall decisions to prematurely age strategists to win the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, his […]
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Theater Group Caps Big Season
(Greensburg, IN) — For Tree County Players, the curtain never really comes down. Fresh off a three-performance run of a whimsical fairy-tale courtroom drama, the nonprofit community theater group is already pivoting to a new […]
Obituaries
Tammy Waldon, 61, Moores Hill
Tammy Sue Waldon, 61, of Moores Hill passed away at 12:35 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. She was born in Lawrenceburg on March 1, 1965, the daughter […]
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Dennis George Dietz
Dennis George Dietz, age 73 of Batesville, Indiana, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 7, 2026, at his home after a hard-fought battle with esophageal cancer. Born October 2, 1952, in Batesville, he is the son […]
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EC FFA, Dearborn 4-H Earn Top Honors
(St. Leon, IN) – Six East Central FFA members and three Dearborn County 4-H members competed last Saturday in the Indiana 4-H/FFA Poultry and Egg Career Development Event (CDE) at the Boone County Fairgrounds in […]
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Hospital Gala Raises Over $143,000
(Greensburg, IN) – The Hospital Foundation of Decatur County (Hospital Foundation) proudly hosted its 2026 Annual Gala, bringing together more than 400 community members, leaders, businesses, donors, and healthcare advocates for an evening centered on […]