Police Blotter
Police Blotter 4/13/26
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Year: 2026
Local News
Boil Advisory for Holton Water Customers
(Holton, IN) – The Holton Water Corporation is conducting a main replacement. As a result, customers from North County Road 100 North to U.S. 50 in Holton will have water service temporarily interrupted, and will […]
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Two Ripley Co Convictions and Sentences
(Versailles, IN) – Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel says two Osgood residents were convicted and sentenced following separate jury trials in Circuit Court Judge Ryan King’s courtroom. Thirty-seven-year-old Frank Platt was found guilty on January […]
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Sports Daily Digest April 14, 2026
East Central nipped Batesville 1-0 in varsity baseball at Lawrenceburg. Brayeden Reis RBI single in the bottom the 7th inning provided the game’s only run and lifted the Trojans to the win. In JV golf […]
Obituaries
Mr. Gary Wood Hardin
Mr. Gary Wood Hardin, age 57, of Patriot, Indiana, entered this life on June 15, 1968 in Mason County, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Willard Delbert and Margaret Marie (Holland) Hardin. He […]
Local Sports
BHS Girls Take 1st at Raver Relays
The Batesville girls track and field team finished first at the Raver Relays on Saturday at BHS. The Batesville boys team came in second. On the girls’ side, the Bulldogs had 116 points; Jennings County […]
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BCEF Kicks Off Spring Honor a Staff Member Campaign
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is sponsoring its spring Honor a Staff Member sign campaign to allow the community to thank Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) staff members in a public […]
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Ribbon Cutting Held at Bel-Acre Drive-In
(Versailles, IN) – The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting at the Bel-Acre Drive-In located in Versailles. The place formerly known as the Bel-Air Drive-In will continue the 70-plus-year tradition of […]
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UPDATE: Woman Flown from SR 3 Crash
(Decatur County, IN) – A Laurel woman was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital following a crash on the 2800 block of State Road 3 near North Decatur Jr./Sr. High Sunday night. The Decatur County Sheriff’s […]
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Matt Stone Honored at JCD
(Osgood, IN) – The baseball field lights at Jac-Cen-Del High School were left on Friday night in memory of Matt Stone (pictured). The 58-year-old Stone passed away last Thursday. He was a Wabash native and […]
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State Jobless Rate Dips in January
(Indianapolis, IN) – The state’s unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.4 percent in January, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national average reported for January was […]
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ISP Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting
(Rushville, IN) – Indiana State Police detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Rushville that occurred during a domestic disturbance call Friday night. Authorities say they responded to a home on the 200 block of […]