June 2026 – Page 12

TCP Spotlights Young Talent

June 19, 2026 Brent Lee

Tree County Players brings a Broadway revue and a youth theater camp to Greensburg this summer (Greensburg, IN) — If you’ve ever watched a kid light up on stage, you know there’s nothing quite like it. […]

Malfunction Leads to All Sirens Wailing

June 19, 2026 Tom Snape

(Decatur County, IN) – Many Decatur County residents were questioning why all of the county’s outdoor tornado sirens blared during early Thursday morning’s severe storms when their area was not under a tornado warning. County […]

EF-2 Tornado Touchdown Confirmed

June 19, 2026 Tom Snape

(Drewersburg, IN) – The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit eastern Franklin County early Thursday morning. The twister was clocked at 125 mph and was on the ground for 5.2 miles. […]

Police Blotter 6/18/26

June 19, 2026 Tom Snape

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

Sports Daily Digest June 19, 2026

June 19, 2026 Tom Snape

Gene Cooney has stepped down as Batesville High School varsity softball coach. Cooney’s resignation was accepted at Wednesday’s Batesville school board meeting. The board also accepted Tyler Burcham’s previously announced resignation as varsity baseball coach. […]

Local Sports

EIAC Names All-Conference Baseball Team

June 19, 2026 Tom Snape

Twenty-two players have been named to the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference (EIAC) 2026 Baseball All-Conference Team. East Central and Greensburg shared the conference title. The Trojans and Pirates both finished 12-2 against EIAC opponents. All-Conference […]

Marjorie L. Rauch, 100, Brookville

June 18, 2026 Philips & Meyers

Marjorie L. Rauch, age 100, of Brookville, Indiana died Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville, Indiana. Born May 29, 1926, in Batesville, Indiana she was the daughter of the late […]

Clarence Michael “Mike” Powers, 69, Osgood

June 18, 2026 Porter Oliger Pearson

Clarence Michael “Mike” Powers, 69, of Osgood, Indiana, passed away peacefully at his home on June 15, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born on September 5, 1956, in Virginia, the son of […]

RCCF Welcomes New Grant Manager

June 18, 2026 Tom Snape

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation has added Brady Westerfeld to its team as the new Grants Manager. Westerfeld first joined the Community Foundation in the summer of 2024 as an intern. “Returning […]

Students Attend First Responder Camp

June 18, 2026 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) — Nine students from Greensburg, North Decatur, and South Decatur high schools recently participated in the inaugural Future First Responder Camp, a three-day immersive experience designed to introduce local students to careers in […]

Rosfeld Named ECHS Principal

June 18, 2026 Tom Snape

(St. Leon, IN) – Jamie Rosfeld has been recommended to become the next principal at East Central High School, effective July 1, pending approval at the July 25 special Sunman-Dearborn School Board meeting. Rosfeld currently serves […]

Duke Presents MOU to Commissioners

June 18, 2026 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Commissioners heard this week from Tom DeBaun with Duke Energy, who presented a memorandum of understanding for the electric utility to use the county fairgrounds in the event of an […]