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Sports Daily Digest August 6, 2026
The Cincinnati Reds got past the Athletics 3-2 at Great American Ball Park in a game heard last night on WRBI. Rhett Lowder notched his fourth win of the year and first since April 20. […]
Year: 2026
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INDOT Addressing Tarred Tires
(Batesville, IN) – The Indiana Department of Transportation says it’s working to address issues in the asphalt paving work zone on State Road 46 in the Batesville area, particularly near Pearl Street and extending east […]
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 8/4/26
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
Obituaries
Robert Wesley Ogle, 91 of Greensburg
Robert Wesley Ogle, 91, of Greensburg, passed away at 10:23 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at his residence. He was born on September 5, 1934, in Decatur County, Indiana the son of William Robert […]
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SR Delivers Summer Meals to Students
(Versailles, IN) – South Ripley Community School Corporation’s Food Service Department reached a significant milestone this summer by serving 25,700 meals to local students through the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded initiative designed […]
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Business Owner Convicted of Battery
(Lawrenceburg, IN) – An Aurora business owner has been convicted and sentenced in Dearborn County on a Battery (Class B misdemeanor) charge. Aymen M. Migdadi, the owner of the Road Dog gas station and convenience […]
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Batesville Man Arrested for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
(Batesville, IN) – Members of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force on Tuesday served a search warrant at a home on County Road 1300 North in Batesville during an investigation involving a […]
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Sunman Moves Council Meeting Night
(Sunman, IN) – Sunman Town Council is changing its meeting night staring next month. Officials say meetings are being moved from the third Thursday of the month to the third Tuesday in an attempt to […]
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Draft Comp Plan Comment Period Open
(Decatur County, IN) – The public comment period on Decatur County’s Draft Comprehensive Plan is open now through August 19. Officials say the plan will help guide the county’s future, and that community input is […]
Local Sports
Purdue Lands Rice AD
(West Lafayette, IN) – Purdue University plans to hire Rice University athletic director Tommy McClelland to lead the Boilermakers’ athletic department, according to multiple reports. Ross-Ade Stadium at Purdue University. Public-domain photo courtesy of Wikimedia […]
Local Sports
BHS, FC, EC Girls Golf at Union Co Invite
Batesville girls golf was runner-up, Franklin County finished fifth and East Central came in seventh at the Union County Invitational in Liberty on Tuesday. The Bulldogs as a team shot a 353; the Wildcats fired […]
Obituaries
Paul Anthony Hountz, age 68 of Sunman
Paul Anthony Hountz, 68, of Sunman, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Paul was a devoted husband, wonderful father, proud papa, and loving brother. He spent his […]