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Articles by Tom Snape
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Sports Daily Digest February 9, 2026
Number-8 Jennings County defeated 3rd-ranked Greensburg 69-47 to win the girls basketball Class 3A Sectional 29 championship at Franklin County as heard Saturday night on the Sports Voice. Senior Aly Powers led the Pirates with […]
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Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic Tomorrow
(Columbus, IN) – River Valley Legal Aid will hold a free phone in legal clinic for residents in its eight-county district tomorrow (Tuesday). That district includes Decatur plus Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and […]
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Greensburg Turns Back JCD
(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Pirates forced Jac-Cen-Del into several turnovers right out of the gate and jumped out to an early nine-point lead before holding off a 3rd quarter charge and coming away with […]
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Versailles Pursuing Water Grant, Comprehensive Plan
(Versailles, IN) – Versailles town leaders are pursuing a $750,000 grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) to complete needed water system repairs. This comes following the completion of a year-long […]
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BPS Kindergarten Registration Scheduled
(Batesville, IN) – Batesville Primary School kindergarten registration and academic screening will take place Thursday, April 16, 2026 in the gym, according to BPS principal Brad Stoneking. Children must be five (5) on or before […]
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DCUF Executive Director Search Begins
(Greensburg, IN) – The Decatur County United Fund (DCUF) has kicked off the search for a new Executive Director. Joane Cunningham recently announced her retirement after 18 years of service. Interested candidates can learn more […]
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Sports Daily Digest February 7, 2026
Class 3A #3 and defending state runner-up Greensburg rolled over Batesville 60-37 in girls basketball sectional semifinal action at Franklin County as heard last night on the Sports Voice. The Pirates’ Claire Larrison tossed in […]
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Cold Weather Advisory Early Saturday
(Southeastern IN) – A Cold Weather Advisory will be in effect from 1 a.m. to Noon on Saturday. Forecasters say we can expected very cold wind chills as low as 9-below zero. The cold wind […]
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UPDATE: EB I-74 Closed Due to Crash
UPDATE: All lanes of eastbound I-74 at the 148-mile-marker have reopened. The crash reported around 10 a.m. Friday involved a semi and a minivan (pictured). Indiana State Police say even after INDOT treats this and […]
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Versailles IGA Retailer of the Year
(Versailles, IN) – Congratulations to Versailles IGA. The store was presented the 2026 IGA Retailer of the Year Award this week at the National Grocers Association Show in Las Vegas. “We have an amazing team […]
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BHS JVs Roll South Dearborn
(Aurora, IN) – The Batesville boys basketball JV team rolled to a 56-23 at South Dearborn Thursday evening. The Bulldogs were led in scoring by 23 points from Jackson Peetz. Sam Dice, Winston Garrett, Max […]