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Beta Sigma Phi Preps for Holiday Bazaar
(Batesville, IN) – Beta Sigma Phi Sorority is making plans for its annual Holiday Bazaar, which will be held on Sunday, November 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Batesville Primary School. Those who [...]
Foundation Opening Gallery, Office
(Osgood, IN) – The Carson Hughes Foundation says a brick-and-mortar gallery and office will be established at 215 North Buckeye Street in Osgood. The site will offer the public a place to stop in and [...]
Tyson Fund Grants Distributed
(Versailles, IN) – Tyson Fund Trustees celebrated the 170th birthday of “Uncle” Jim Tyson Monday night by awarding nine Versailles area nonprofits a total of $766,160 during the annual distribution in the Tyson Methodist Church [...]
MIFC Report Week 4
North Decatur quarterback Matthew Field and Milan linebacker JJ Mutz are the Week 4 Mid-Indiana Football Conference players of the week on offense and defense, respectively. Field was 7 of 7 passing for 201 yards [...]
Sports Daily Digest September 17, 2026
North Decatur quarterback Matthew Field and Milan linebacker JJ Mutz are the Week4 Mid-Indiana Football Conference players of the week on offense and defense, respectively. Field was 7 of 7 passing for 201 yards and [...]
Make it 7 Straight Wins for OA Boys Soccer
Oldenburg Academy boys soccer finished a three-game road stretch with a 4-nil victory over Franklin County Tuesday night. It’s the Twisters’ seventh straight win. OA outshot the Wildcats 37 to 2. Connor Holder started the [...]
ND Wins 3rd Straight MHC Girls Golf Title
North Decatur won girls golf won its third straight Mid-Hoosier Conference championship last Saturday. The Chargers led the way with a team score of 217, followed by Hauser (219), Brown County (235) and Southwestern (259). [...]
BHS Girls Soccer Shuts Out Rushville
Batesville girls soccer whitewashed host Rushville 9-nil on Tuesday evening. Bulldog freshman Elia Wade recorded a hat trick and an assist. Hailee Weisenbach found the back of the net twice. Addie Reding and Maddie Prewitt [...]
BHS Boys Soccer Blanks Rushvile
Batesville boys soccer went on the road and blanked Rushville 2-nil on Tuesday evening. Ryan McGuire scored both of the Bulldogs’ goals. Caleb Laker and Will Newell recorded assists.
ORVC Report for September 7-12
Congratulations to Milan’s Kayleigh McIntosh and Mason Bascom from South Ripley, who earned top honors in their respective sports in the latest ORVC Report. McIntosh is the Volleyball Player of the Week after she recorded [...]
Council Okays Med-Mizer Abatement
(Batesville, IN) – Batesville City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to approve a five-year tax abatement for Med-Mizer, Inc. The hospital equipment manufacturer has embarked on an expansion project, and expects to invest about $5 million [...]
BMS XC Sweeps EC, Greendale
Batesville won both ends of a middle school cross country home meet with East Central and Greendale Monday evening. The Bulldog girls scored a perfect 15, and the Trojans 50. The Tigers had an incomplete. [...]