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Deddens elected National FCCLA 1st VP

July 7, 2021 Tom Snape

St. Leon, IN — Congratulations to East Central High School student Maria Deddens, who was elected the National FCCLA 1st Vice President last week. Deddens was elected to the post at the organization’s national leadership […]

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COVID-19 vaccination clinic to be held at Franklin Co. Fair next week

July 7, 2021 Tom Snape

Brookville, IN — The Franklin County Health Department will hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Franklin County 4H Fair July 15 through the 17 from 4 until 9 pm each day. The health department […]

Aggressive holiday patrols lead to drug, gun-related arrest near Seymour

July 7, 2021 Tom Snape

Seymour, IN — This weekend, aggressive holiday patrols by troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles District led to the arrest of a Bowling Green, Kentucky man on numerous drug and gun-related charges. On Saturday, July […]

Batesville Youth Cheerleading to meet tonight at Liberty Park

July 7, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Youth Cheerleading organization is currently registering girls in grades K-6 to cheer for the 2021 football season. A meeting will be held tonight at Liberty Park from 5 to 8 […]

Hiker rescued after fall at Versailles State Park

July 6, 2021 Tom Snape

Versailles, IN — Versailles firefighters and Ripley County EMS were involved in a rescue yesterday at Versailles State Park. Rescuers walked two miles to assist a hiker who had fallen on one of the trails. […]

Decatur Co. Community Corrections prohibiting those with ankle bracelets from attending fair

July 6, 2021 Tom Snape

Decatur County, IN — Decatur County Community Corrections Director Abigail Harry says anyone with a department-issued GPS monitor, also known as an ankle bracelet, will not be allowed to attend the Decatur County Fair or […]

Batesville Area Skatepark Advocacy receives three more large grants

July 6, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Area Skatepark Advocacy group has received three more large grants – $4,000 from Duke Energy; $25,000 from the Rising Sun Regional Foundation, and a $50,000 match from the Indiana Housing […]

Lawrenceburg community mourns passing of 14-year-old LHS football player

July 6, 2021 Tom Snape

Lawrenceburg, IN — The Lawrenceburg community is mourning the passing of Brady Gabbard. The 14-year-old Lawrenceburg High School sophomore football player passed away Friday night, just weeks after he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. The lights […]

Umbrella Sky Project Ribbon-Cutting

July 4, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The official ribbon-cutting for the Umbrella Sky Project of Portugal took place on a sunny day in Batesville Saturday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was conducted by the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce. The […]

Star Spangled Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, fireworks “wow” large crowd

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — A large crowd of people, estimated to be in the thousands, turned out Thursday night at Bill Gillespie Soccer Park in Batesville for the Star-Spangled Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) concert. The orchestra, […]

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I-74 Corridor Group takes next step toward READI grant

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

The I 74 Corridor Group – which is comprised of the cities of Batesville, Greensburg, Shelbyville, and Rushville plus the counties of Decatur, Shelby, and Rush – have submitted an application for the Indiana Regional […]

Sunman Park Board okays improvements at town’s Community Park

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

Sunman, IN — The Sunman Park Board has approved $10,000 in renovations to the existing playground area at the Sunman Community Park, along with the purchase of new equipment and benches. Elite High Back Bucket […]