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Sports Daily Digest May 14, 2026
The Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Reds 8-7 in 10 innings at Great American Ball Park last night in a game heard on WRBI. Cincinnati led 5-0 after the 1st inning. The highlight of […]
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Moore Named BPS Principal
(Batesville, IN) – Kindra Moore, an experienced elementary educator with expertise in instructional coaching and early interventions, has been selected as the next principal of Batesville Primary School (BPS). Pending school board confirmation, Moore will […]
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Koors Pleads Guilty to Forgery
(Greensburg/Shelbyville, IN) – A former Decatur County Commissioner entered a guilty plea to Theft and was sentenced this week in a Shelby County courtroom. 67-year-old Mark Koors of Westport was accused of overcharging the county […]
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EC Sweeps EIAC Track & Field Meet
East Central swept both ends of the EIAC track and field meet on Tuesday night at Connersville. In the girls meet, it was the Trojans with 166 points; Batesville finished with 157; Lawrenceburg was third […]
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BAAC Community Art Show Coming Up
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Area Arts Council (BAAC) invites local and regional artists to participate in the 28th Annual Community Art Show. The organization says it’s a month-long celebration of creativity and artistic expression […]
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Tourneys Boost Versailles Economy
(Versailles, IN) – The Town of Versailles welcomed baseball tournaments back to the Tyson Memorial Sports Complex last weekend. The facility hosted 20 teams from Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Because of rainfall the week leading […]
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Greensburg Adopts Mitigation Plan
(Greensburg, IN) – Greensburg City Council adopted the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan that was presented Tuesday night by Decatur County Emergency Management Director Mike Snyder. He told council the plan is federally required. “It is from […]
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Chip Seal Planned for State Road 46
(Dearborn/Ripley Counties, IN) – INDOT crews plan to begin chip seal operations on State Road 46 in Dearborn and Ripley counties on or after next Wednesday (May 20). Crews will be active on State Road […]
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Police Blotter 5/12/26
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Sports Daily Digest May 13, 2026
East Central swept both ends of the EIAC track and field meet last night at Connersville. In the girls meet, it was the Trojans with 166 points; Batesville finished with 157; Lawrenceburg was third with […]
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ORVC Report for May 4-9
Congratulations to Jac-Cen-Del’s Neil Sullivan, plus Kynadee Bode and Ethan Clark of Milan, after they notched top honors in their sports in this week’s ORVC Report. Sullivan is the Baseball Co-Player of the Week after […]
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Switz Wins 5-Team Golf Match
Switzerland County won a five-team golf match on Monday at Kelly’s Hidden Acres in Milan. The Pacers as a team carded a 177; runner up and host Milan shot a 196, and South Ripley fired […]