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Tom Black to Lead BMS

(Batesville, IN) – Tom Black, an experienced school administrator with a longstanding reputation for fostering positive school culture, will serve as Batesville Middle School’s (BMS) next principal, pending school board approval. An Oldenburg resident, he […]

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Gas Plant Purchase Clears Final Hurdle

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – Talen Energy Corporation has received the remaining regulatory approval to purchase a Southeastern Indiana natural gas plant. Indiana Business Journal says the independent power producer headquartered in Houston, Texas received federal approval […]

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Police Blotter 6/7/26

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Police Blotter 6/6/26

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Police Blotter 6/5/26

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School Administrator Dies in Crash

(Versailles, IN) – The South Decatur Elementary School community is mourning the death of an administrator in a two-vehicle collision in Versailles Friday evening. The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and Indiana State Police […]