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OPINION: The Lost Art of the Sunday Drive
When I was a kid, Sunday afternoons had a rhythm to them. Church in the morning, a big lunch afterward, and then—if the weather was decent—my dad would look at my mom and say, “Want […]
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Local Sports
Jennings Co Routs Greensburg for Title
(Brookville, IN) — The Jennings County Panthers seized control early and never let go Saturday night, defeating No. 3 Greensburg 65-47 to capture the Sectional 29 championship at Franklin County High School. In a […]
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Pressure Carries Pirates
(Brookville, IN) – Greensburg’s pressure defense set the tone early and never let up Friday night. The third-ranked Lady Pirates forced 31 turnovers and rolled past Batesville 60–37 in the Class 3A Sectional 29 semifinals […]
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OA Season Ends in 2OT
(Osgood, IN) – Seventh-ranked Trinity Lutheran outlasted sixth-ranked Oldenburg Academy in a double-overtime thriller Wednesday night, ending the Twisters’ season with a 63–58 victory in Class 1A Sectional 60 at Jac-Cen-Del High School. Marley Warren […]
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Indiana Honors Oldest WWII Vet, 104
(Evansville, IN) — When Irving Levine blew out the candles on his 104th birthday cake Tuesday, he had no idea Evansville’s mayor was about to make the celebration official. The former Army Air Corps sergeant, believed […]
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Pacers Make Major Rebuild Moves
(Indianapolis) — The Indiana Pacers made a significant shake-up to their struggling roster Thursday, trading high-scoring swingman Bennedict Mathurin, center Isaiah Jackson and two draft picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Ivica Zubac, […]
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Cold Snap Drives Up Gas Bills
(Osgood, IN) — Natural gas customers in Osgood should expect higher bills in January and February due to temporary price spikes caused by extreme cold weather that triggered emergency pipeline operations across the region, according […]
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Batesville Cruises Past S. Dearborn
(Brookville, IN) — The Batesville Lady Bulldogs forced 28 turnovers and cruised to a 65-20 victory over South Dearborn in the opening round of Class 3A Sectional 29 at Franklin County High School on Wednesday […]
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Chargers Edge Cougars in Thriller
(Waldron, IN) — In a rivalry game that lived up to its billing for intensity if not scoring prowess, the North Decatur Chargers overcame an early deficit to defeat the South Decatur Cougars 36-29 in the […]
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Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton Dies at 94
(Bloomington, IN) — Lee Hamilton, who represented Southern Indiana in Congress for 34 years and became one of the nation’s most respected voices on foreign policy and bipartisan cooperation, died Tuesday at his home in […]
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Passing the Utilities Torch
(Greensburg, IN)— After more than three decades overseeing the city’s utility operations, Donna Lecher is hanging up her calculator. The City of Greensburg announced Wednesday that Lecher, utilities manager and controller since 1993, will retire […]
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G’burg Green Lights Downtown Apts.
(Greensburg, IN) — The Greensburg Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved four zoning variances Tuesday night that will allow a new 88-unit apartment complex to move forward on the former Decatur County Jail site on […]