News across Franklin County
Kiwanis Grateful for Successful AppleFest
(Batesville, IN) – Batesville Kiwanis is thanking the community for making the 35th Annual Applefest a tremendous success last weekend. Beautiful weather, large crowds and a record number of vendors filled Liberty Park both Saturday [...]
MMH Honors DAISY, BEE Winners
(Batesville, IN) — Margaret Mary Health has recognized two team members for making a difference for patients and their colleagues. Julia Samples, RN, received the DAISY Award for exceptional nursing care and compassion, while Materials [...]
Sports Daily Digest September 30, 2026
Batesville girls soccer played to a 4-4 tie with Columbus North on Tuesday. Addie Reding, Kenzi Lacey, Elia Wade and Hailee Weisenbach scored goals for the Bulldogs. Reding added two assists while Maddie Prewitt had [...]
Oak & Vine Opens Downtown
(Batesville, IN) — The Oak & Vine has officially opened its doors in downtown Batesville. The Oak & Vine celebrated its ribbon cutting in downtown Batesville. (Provided Photo) The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated [...]
BHS Girls Soccer Knocks Off Madison
Batesville girls soccer went on the road Saturday and defeated Madison 4-1. Addie Reding, Sydney Britton, Maddie Prewitt and Marley Denning found the back of the net for the Bulldogs. Denning, Hailee Weisenbach and Kenzi [...]
Drug Take Back Event Set for BHS
(Batesville, IN) – It’s your chance to “Clean out, drop off and keep the community safe,” while taking in some in some high school football. The Batesville Police Department and the Coalition for a Drug Free [...]
Residents Pack I & M Open House
(Batesville, IN) – Indiana Michigan Power hosted an open house Wednesday evening at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Batesville on their planned transmission grid upgrades in Ripley, Franklin and Dearborn counties. Residents and affected [...]
Police Blotter 9/30/26
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ISP Detectives Investigating Franklin County Shooting
Early Tuesday morning, Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began investigating a shooting that occurred at a residence near Laurel, Indiana that sent one man to a Cincinnati area hospital for treatment. The initial [...] The post ISP Detectives Investigating…
Police Blotter 9/29/26
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ISP Investigating Shooting Near Laurel
(Franklin County, IN) – Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began investigating a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning at a residence near Laurel that sent one man to a Cincinnati hospital. The initial [...]
Charma Gae Salyer, 93, of Batesville
Charma Gae Salyer, 93, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026. She was born on November 16, 1932, in Mayking, Kentucky, the daughter of Oscar and Lydia (Kincer) Pace. On September 17, [...]