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Articles by Tom Snape
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Sports Daily Digest September 2, 2025
The East Central girls cross country team placed 6th out of 16 teams in the Franklin Community Invitational over the weekend. The Trojans’ Callie Bentley came in 4th individually with a time of 19:06…The EC […]
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Sports Daily Digest September 1, 2025
Batesville boys tennis went on the road and served up a commanding 5-love victory over Centerville on Saturday. The Bulldogs won at all positions in straight sets. BHS improves to 4-2. Batesville placed eighth in […]
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Sports Daily Digest August 30, 2025
In Week 2 high school football action heard last night on WRBI, Batesville got past Milan 27-20 and East Central slid past Harrison 21-20. Elsewhere around the area, Franklin County rolled Connersville 62-28; Greenfield-Central bested […]
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Temporary Traffic Signals to be Installed at Franklin County Intersection
(Franklin County, IN) – INDOT crews will install and activate temporary traffic signals at U.S. 52 and Yellow Bank Road in Franklin County east of the closure where box culvert replacement work continues, on or […]
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ND Volleyball Beats Franklin County
North Decatur journeyed to Brookville and beat Franklin County in three sets. Statistical leaders for the Chargers were: Sarah Moeller: 12 kills, 18 digs, 1 ace, 10 received serves, 100% from the service line Lanee […]
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BHS Soccer Blanked by Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg shut out Batesville 1-nil in boys varsity soccer Thursday evening. The lone goal of the match was scored with 1:30 remaining in the second half. Bulldog coach Kyle Hunteman says a late defensive error […]
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EC Volleyball Downs Batesville
East Central volleyball defeated Batesville in straight sets Thursday night. Scores were 25-10, 25-23, 25-7. Game stats can be viewed by clicking here.
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East Central C Volleyball Tops BHS
East Central’s C volleyball team topped host Batesville, 25-16, 25-17 Thursday night. “We had a good serving game with Carly Blanton leading the Dogs in points again with six points. We struggled to get passes […]
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Eggleston Named Greensburg Optimists Law Officer of the Year
(Greensburg, IN) – Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coordinator Mike Eggleston was named the 41st Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Greensburg Optimist Club on Thursday. Douglas Orr with the Optimist Club presented a […]
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Man Enters Home, Then Held at Gunpoint
(Milan, IN) – Johnnie Ray Smith of Milan is scheduled to stand trial late this year in Ripley Superior Court on charges he illegally entered a home last week. Smith is charged with Residential Entry […]
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Former Decatur Co. Commissioner Accused of Creating False Invoice
(Greensburg, IN) – A former Decatur County Commissioner is accused of overcharging the county on a fraudulent invoice for a piece of highway equipment bought through an online auction in November 2024. 66-year-old Mark Koors […]