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SR Baseball Edges JCD 2-1
South Ripley slid past Jac-Cen-Del 2-1 in varsity baseball on Friday. With the win, the Raiders improve to 6-2 on the season. Brogan Buchanan gave up four hits with one run, a walk and seven […]
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BHS Golf 8th at Whiteland Invitational
Batesville golf finished eighth in the 20-team Whiteland Invitational at the Legends Golf Course in Franklin on Saturday. Bulldog senior Jon Moody was the event’s individual third place finisher with a 1-over-par-73. Other scores for […]
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Foster Families Offered State Park Passes
(Statewide) – Foster families across Indiana can now visit state parks for free through a new initiative from the Department of Natural Resources. The program provides eligible families with a free annual entrance pass that […]
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Helicopters Called to Separate Wrecks
(Decatur County, IN) – A motorcyclist was flown to the hospital following a collision with a truck at U.S. 421 and Moscow Road in Decatur County on Sunday (pictured). Meanwhile, another medical helicopter was called […]
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Police Blotter 4/26/26
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Police Blotter 4/25/26
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Police Blotter 4/24/26
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Sports Daily Digest April 27, 2026
Batesville rallied from seven runs down to beat Campbell County 10-8 in varsity baseball on Saturday in Dixie Heights, Kentucky. The Bulldogs plated eight runs in the top of 6th inning to take the lead. […]
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Motorcyclist Killed in Dearborn Co Crash
(Dearborn County, IN) – A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash near the Indiana/Ohio state line Friday morning. Indiana State Police said it happened around 7:45 a.m. on Interstate 74 in northeastern Dearborn County. […]
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BHS Track Competes at SD Invite
Batesville traveled to Aurora Friday night to compete in the 20-team South Dearborn Invitational. The night started with high winds which produced a pop up shower that dropped the temperature several degrees. Another storm rolled […]
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Schneider Wins Statewide Essay Contest
(Oldenburg, IN) – Congratulations to Oldenburg Academy freshman Elsa Schneider. Her essay was chosen as the Archdiocese of Indianapolis 9th-Grade Serra Vocations Essay winner. The Serra Club chooses one essay winner from 7th through 12th […]
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Sports Daily Digest April 25, 2026
Nathaniel Lowe’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning lifted the Cincinnati Reds over the Detroit Tigers 9-8 last night at Great American Ball Park in a game heard on […]