Obituaries
Janet Susan Kirk
Janet Susan Kirk, age 68, of Batesville, Indiana, passed at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Born September 30, 1957, in Washington, D.C., she is the daughter of Billy B. and Sonoko […]
Year: 2026
Obituaries
Juanita Marie Brown, 94, of Westport
Juanita Marie Brown, 94, of Westport, formerly of Vevay, passed away at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Aspen Place Health Campus in Greensburg. She was born on April 8, 1932, in Florence, Indiana […]
Obituaries
Martha Ethel Lefker, age 83, Madison
Martha Ethel Lefker, age 83, of Madison, Indiana, peacefully passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026, at her home in Madison, Indiana. She was born the daughter of Henry Louis and Ethel (Owens) Dole on […]
Obituaries
Marie Margaret Dillman (née Bodenstein), age 91, Naperville, Illinois
Marie Margaret Dillman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on October 2, 1934, she was the daughter of German immigrants and carried a deep […]
Local News
NDES Announces 4th Quarter, 2nd Semester Honor Roll
(Greensburg, IN) – North Decatur Elementary School Principal John Corn has announced the names of students attaining honor roll status for the fourth grading period and throughout the second semester of the 2025-26 school year. […]
Local Sports
BHS Finishes 8th at Girls Track Regional
Batesville finished eighth in the 20-plus-team IHSAA track and field regional at Greenfield-Central Tuesday, and three events qualified for next Friday’s state meet. Ella King was runner-up in the shot put with a throw of […]
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Flood Watch Issued Thru Late Wednesday
(Southeastern IN) – A Flood Watch will be in effect late tonight thru late Wednesday night. The National Weather Service says flash flooding caused by excessive rain is possible. Excessive runoff may result in the […]
Election - Decatur
GOP Caucus Planned to Fill November Ballot Vacancies
(Decatur County, IN) – Decatur County Republican Party Chairman Nate Harter has called a caucus for Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. to fill a dozen ballot vacancies for the November General Election. There is […]
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Man Nabbed on Gun, Drug Charges
(Jennings County, IN) – A St. Paul man who, authorities say was a felon armed with a handgun, was arrested last weekend following a struggle with Jennings County deputies. The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office says […]
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 5/26/26
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Sports Daily Digest May 27, 2026
Jennings County run-ruled Batesville 16-4 in 5 innings in the Class 3A softball sectional at Franklin County as heard last night on the Sports Voice. Grace Copley drove in all four of the Bulldogs’ runs…In […]
Local Sports
ND Wins 6th Straight MHC Golf Title
North Decatur won its sixth straight Mid-Hoosier Conference golf title on Tuesday at Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh. All seven of the conference schools were able to field a full team this year. Team scores […]