Batesville, In. — Thanks to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation and the John A. Hillenbrand Foundation Batesville Fire and Rescue has installed a backup generator. The Rising Sun Regional Foundation donated $35,000 and the John A. Hillenbrand […]

Versailles, In. — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development and Indiana Department of Education have announced plans to bring the Indiana Career Explorer Pilot Program to South Ripley Junior High School.

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Versailles, In. — The “Mums for Education” program by the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department is open for business.

The $7 mums are grown by the female inmates of the jail and fun the scholarship program.

Greensburg, In. — With a $5,000 grant from the Decatur County Community Fund through the American Red Cross firefighters and volunteers will install smoke detectors in area homes.

Special Olympics Ripley Ohio Dearborn held their annual Sports Achievement Banquet on Saturday, August 12, at The Kenneth L. Diver American Legion Post #337-Sunman.

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Batesville, In. — After a 40 year wait, the United States will experience a full solar eclipse. From about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From front to back are:  first row, (left to right) Teha Merkel, Danielle Baugh, Leah Broderick, Audrey Schwier and Tara Cummings; second row, Paige Blades, Emma Stuehrenberg, Bailey Hartman and Taylor Grehl;

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Greensburg, In. — Officials from the city of Greensburg say fundraising efforts for the one-day “Dog Park Preview” reached goad a week early and exceeded it by 30 percent.