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Public Safety Cookouts Scheduled
(Greensburg, IN) – The City of Greensburg has four public safety community cookouts on the calendar for this year. The first in the series will be held May 21 on N. East Street between Jorim […]
Articles by Tom Snape
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SR Baseball Blanks Shawe Memorial
Two South Ripley pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout to defeat Shawe Memorial 7-0 on Tuesday. Bode Block tossed 6 2/3 innings, gave up four hits, struck out five Hilltoppers and walked four on 117 […]
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BMS Golf Drops Two in Columbus
Batesville Middle School golf lost both ends of a dual match at Rocky Ford Par 3 Golf Course against Columbus Central on Tuesday. BMS Team #1 was defeated 128–162. The Bulldogs were led by Rowan […]
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Batesville Track Hosts, Sweeps Quad Meet
Batesville track and field hosted and took first place in both ends of a quad meet with North Decatur, Hauser and Jac-Cen-Del on Tuesday. It was the Bulldog girls 126; the Chargers 67; the Jets […]
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BHS Baseball Knocks Off Milan
Batesville knocked off Milan 5-2 in varsity baseball on Tuesday at the Dawg Pound. The Indians opened the scoring in the 1st inning on a run-scoring ground out by Zander Barkett. Tommy Poole added to […]
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State Kicks off IN AI Initiative
(Statewide) – Governor Mike Braun on Tuesday announced IN AI, a new statewide initiative focused on helping businesses grow, create jobs, and increase wages through the practical application of human-centered artificial intelligence. The initiative will […]
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AG Launches IN Fuel Watch
(Indianapolis, IN) – The Attorney General’s Office has launched IN Fuel Watch, a new public online portal that provides real-time gasoline prices at more than 4,600 Indiana gas stations around the entire state. Attorney General Todd Rokita says […]
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Batesville RDC Meeting Canceled
(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. has been canceled. The session was called off due to a lack of agenda items.
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No Injuries in Greensburg House Fire
(Greensburg, IN) – Several residents were displaced for the night following a house fire on the 1200 block of North Carver Street in Greensburg late Monday night. Fire Chief Nathan Stoermer says quick notification by […]
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Webster Held on $5M Bond
(Versailles, IN) – Bond has been set at $5 million for Larry W. Webster II. He’s charged with Attempted Murder and Being a Habitual Offender after he allegedly seriously injured Indiana State Police Sergeant David […]
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ORVC Report for April 20-25
Congratulations to Neil Sullivan from Jac-Cen-Del and Milan’s Kynadee Bode, who took top honors in their respective spring sports in this week’s ORVC Report. Sullivan is the conference Baseball Player of the Week after he […]