August 2026 – Page 16

Rivals Unite to Honor Rader

August 17, 2026 Brent Lee

(Greensburg, IN) — South Decatur and North Decatur will open the 2026 high school football season Friday night with their traditional county rivalry, but the evening will carry significance well beyond the scoreboard. Jake Rader. (Photo […]

Three Hospitalized After Versailles Crash

August 17, 2026 Tom Snape

(Versailles, IN) – The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 50 in Versailles that sent three people to the hospital. It happened at the Marathon station on Friday evening just […]

Fundraisers to Help Flood Damaged Metamora Businesses

August 17, 2026 Tom Snape

(Metamora, IN) – Fundraisers have been launched to help a pair of Metamora businesses impacted by last week’s flooding. Connie’s Cabin was damaged, along with the owner’s home and cottage. A GoFundMe was created to […]

Police Blotter 8/16/26

August 17, 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

Police Blotter 8/15/26

August 17, 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

Police Blotter 8/14/26

August 17, 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 August 17, 2026

August 17, 2026 Tom Snape

The high school cross country season started on Saturday with the four-team Batesville Invitational. The host Bulldogs had eight runners in the Top 11 and won the girls race with 19 points, followed by runner-up […]

State Fair Report for Sunday, August 16, 2026

August 16, 2026 Annie Nunley

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Indiana Gets Federal Storm Help

August 15, 2026 Brent Lee

(Indianapolis, IN) — Indiana is set to receive up to $5 million in federal assistance as the state continues responding to widespread flooding and severe weather that has killed five people. Gov. Mike Braun Gov. Mike […]

David Louis Ricke, 83

August 15, 2026 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

How does one sum up an entire life‘s experience into a few paragraphs? Dave Ricke was an absolute legend. He was a loving husband, amazing father, loyal friend, and faithful servant. David was fiercely loved […]

SEI REMC Awards $76K in RoundUp Grants

August 15, 2026 Tom Snape

(Osgood, IN) – Southeastern Indiana REMC recognized 35 local organizations Thursday evening, August 13, as recipients of the first round of 2026 Operation RoundUp grants, awarding a collective $75,800 to support charitable projects throughout Southeastern […]

EC FFA Awarded Living To Serve Funds

August 15, 2026 Tom Snape

(St. Leon, IN) – The East Central FFA chapter has been awarded a $3,000 Yearlong Living to Serve grant. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support yearlong service-learning projects that […]