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Indiana Task Force 1 helping with Kentucky tornado rescue operations

December 13, 2021 Tom Snape

MAYFIELD, KY — The Indiana Task Force 1 Search and Rescue Team is on the ground in Mayfield, Kentucky conducting search and rescue operations. The 45-member crew departed Saturday to help look for survivors and […]

North Decatur senior continues recovery after serious car crash on interstate

December 13, 2021 Tom Snape

SOUTHEASTERN IN — A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a North Decatur High School senior who was critically injured in a crash earlier this month on I-74 between Batesville and New Point. […]

Hoosiers ages 16 and 17 now eligible for Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose

December 13, 2021 Tom Snape

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Health has announced that any Hoosier aged 16 or older can receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine so long as they received their second dose at […]

Retired ISP Detective passes away

December 13, 2021 Tom Snape

OSGOOD, IN — Retired Indiana State Police Detective Phil Mohr has passed away. Mohr was with ISP from 1967 until his retirement from the Versailles Post in 2001. He was honored in October as the […]

Three local varsity football teams raise $26,000 for Turnover Hunger

December 12, 2021 Annie Nunley

The Batesville High School, Milan High School, and Oldenburg Academy varsity football teams raised $26,000 for Turnover Hunger benefiting Ripley County’s elementary school children according to this release provided by Amy Streator, Executive Director of […]

Overnight storms leave mostly power outages, downed trees

December 11, 2021 Tom Snape

SOUTHEASTERN IN — Area emergency responders say there were no major problems caused by severe storms overnight Friday into Saturday. All watches, warnings and flood advisories issued by the National Weather Service were canceled early […]

Inspiration Park officially opens in downtown Batesville

December 10, 2021 Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Main Street held the Grand Opening of Inspiration Park Thursday afternoon. The outdoor downtown gathering space commemorates 2020’s 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and honors the rich legacy of […]

$1.8 million bond off the table in Washington Township

December 10, 2021 Tom Snape

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — The Washington Township Trustee Board this week took a proposed $1.8 million bond off the table after failing to gain support for the plan. The bond issue called for financing a […]

Southeastern Indiana under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather overnight into Saturday morning

December 10, 2021 Tom Snape

SOUTHEASTERN IN — You’ll want to keep an eye on the sky after sunset Friday. “The main concern will be some strong to severe storms across the region, and pretty much all of the modes of […]

Adam Mack named DCCF 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar

December 10, 2021 Tom Snape

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — The Decatur County Community Foundation recently announced this year’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient and the four DCCF Community Scholarship winners. Lilly Endowment has selected Adam Mack, a senior at North […]

Tyson Library hosts local author

December 10, 2021 Tom Snape

VERSAILLES, IN — Natalie Brinson met with library patrons for a meet and greet at Tyson Library this week. Brinson had copies of her recently published book “Lessons of the White Oak: A Short Story” […]

Man with lengthy rap sheet sentenced to 28 years in four separate cases

December 10, 2021 Tom Snape

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Donald Joseph Boatman (pictured) has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a total of 28 years by Decatur Superior Court Judge Matthew Bailey in a combination of sentences involving four cases. […]