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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, […]

Local News

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 […]

Chip seal preservation begins next week on SR 229 in Franklin County

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

Franklin County, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to begin chip seal operations next week on State Road 229 between Batesville and Metamora in Franklin County. Work will begin as early as […]

Person cut by glass in car vs. deer wreck

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

New Trenton, IN — One person was injured in a car vs. deer accident on the 2200 block of US 52 near State Road 46 just after 9:00 last night. The driver was cut by […]

UPDATE: Missing Lawrenceburg teen found safe

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

UPDATE: 16-year-old Shannon Oney – the girl from Lawrenceburg who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued last week – has been found safe, and the man she voluntarily left home with, is in […]

No one hurt in dump truck rollover accident near Cross Plains

July 2, 2021 Tom Snape

Cross Plains, IN — There were no injuries reported after a dump truck rolled over on State Road 129 south of State Road 62 near Cross Plains yesterday morning. The truck lost its load and […]