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Month: May 2026
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 5/1/26
Batesville Police Department Ripley County Sheriff Decatur County Public Safety: Arrests Decatur County Public Safety: Incidents Decatur County Public Safety: Fire Decatur County Public Safety: EMS
Local Sports
Baseball Tourney Pairings Announced
A field of 381 teams will begin play late this month after the pairings for the 59th Annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Series were announced Sunday evening on IHSAAtv.org. Sectional games begin Wednesday, May 27, […]
Local Sports
Pairings Revealed for Softball State Tournament
For the 41st year, the pairings for the IHSAA Softball State Tournament were announced Sunday evening on IHSAAtv.org with 365 teams placed into sectional brackets. Sectional action runs May 25-30 with the 64 survivors moving […]
Local News
Sports Daily Digest May 3, 2026
Batesville carded a 346 and finished 16th in Saturday’s Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association (IHSGCA) Hall of Fame Invitational at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru. Ian Hixson led the Bulldogs by shooting an […]
Obituaries
Jon Stegemiller, 72, Cross Plains
Jon B. Stegemiller, 72, of Cross Plains, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 2, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Jon was born on October 6, […]
Local Sports
Madison Baseball Edges Batesville
A walk off base on balls lifted Madison over Batesville 8-7 in varsity baseball Friday afternoon on the Cubs’ home diamond. The game was tied at 7-7 in the bottom of the 7th inning when […]
Local Sports
BHS Golf 16th at IHSGCA Invitational
Batesville carded a 346 and finished 16th in Saturday’s Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association (IHSGCA) Hall of Fame Invitational at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru. Individual scoring for the Bulldogs was as follows: […]
Obituaries
John Stephen “Steve” Coffman II
John Stephen “Steve” Coffman II, age 55 of St. Leon, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Mercy West Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born June 26, 1970, in Beech Grove, Indiana, he […]
Obituaries
Julia Ellen “Judy” Spencer
Julia Ellen Spencer, 91, passed away peacefully at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville, Indiana on Friday, May 1, 2026, with family by her side. Judy was born October 17, 1934, in Hart, Michigan, to Harry […]
Local Sports
EC Sweeps Own Track and Field Invite
East Central swept both ends of its track and field invitational on Friday evening in St. Leon. In the girls meet, it was the Trojans 175; Batesville 138; Columbus East 84; Oldenburg Academy 70; Lawrenceburg […]
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Greensburg Sweeps Double Dip with BHS
The Greensburg Pirates swept a doubleheader over the visiting Batesville Bulldogs on Thursday. It was Greensburg 7, Batesville 5 in the first game; the Pirates took the nightcap, 6-2. In the opener, the Pirates rallied […]