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Jim’s Journal, April 2nd, 2024

April 2, 2024 Jim Williams

On the big-league baseball diamond in Philadelphia, Spencer Steer was the man for the Reds last night, when the game was tied 2-2 after 9 innings.  With the bases loaded in the top of the […]

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Know What’s Below and Call 8-1-1 Before You Dig

April 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Plainfield, IN) – In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, Duke Energy is reminding customers and professional excavators to call 811 before digging to protect the nation’s underground utility infrastructure. “Every April, many homeowners and […]

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Closure Planned on SR 3 in Decatur and Jennings Counties

April 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Decatur/Jennings Counties, IN) – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractors is scheduled to close State Road 3 between U.S. 50 and Westport beginning on or after Tuesday, April 9, to complete an asphalt […]

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Put the Phone Away or Pay Campaign Underway

April 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – Law enforcement officers from across the country are joining together this April to deter distracted driving. When many people think about distracted driving, cell phone use is usually the first thing that […]

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Lane Closures Planned on I-74 in Dearborn County

April 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Dearborn County, IN) – Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractors are scheduled to reduce I-74 in Dearborn County to one lane over Blue Creek next Tuesday (April 9) to complete a culvert replacement project. The […]

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Rescuers Respond to Separate Wrecks at Off-Roading Area

April 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Franklin County, IN) – Rescue crews were called to a local off-roading area twice over the weekend. A landing zone was set up for a medical helicopter at Laurel Elementary School Friday afternoon to take […]

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Flood Watch Issued Through Tuesday Evening

April 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Southeastern IN) – A Flood Watch will be in effect this afternoon and through 8 p.m. Tuesday. Several rounds of showers and storms are expected through tomorrow evening, and the National Weather Service says each […]

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Jim’s Journal, April 1st, 2024

April 1, 2024 Jim Williams

It was a huge weekend in the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, and in the men’s NCAA, those Boilermakers from West Lafayette are still tops in the nation.  Purdue’s been Number 1 with 7’4″ […]

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Mayor Visits St. Louis 7th Graders

March 30, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – St. Louis 7th grade students recently welcomed Batesville Mayor John Irrgang to their class to learn about the city’s plans for the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8 and the impact it […]

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Jim’s Journal, March 30th, 2024

March 30, 2024 Jim Williams

There was a lot of exciting college basketball played last night, and the big momentum the Indiana women picked up with last weekend’s two wins in Assembly Hall unfortunately ran out as the Hoosiers got […]

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Optimists Start New Fund with DCCF

March 29, 2024 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Optimist Club recently presented a check to the Decatur County Community Foundation in order to start the Optimist Club of Greensburg Fund. The Optimist Club of Greensburg Fund will be […]

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OA Receives Grant to Support Launch of HS Robotics Teams

March 29, 2024 Tom Snape

(Oldenburg, IN) – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has awarded Oldenburg Academy $15,879 to support the launch of High School Robotics Teams in and around Southeastern Indiana. This funding comes from the IDOE’s K-12 […]

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