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Sports Daily Digest September 19, 2026
In Week 5 high school football action heard last night on the Sports Voice, it was East Central over Batesville 38-6. In other games around the area, Greensburg knocked off South Dearborn 40-13; Lawrenceburg rolled [...]
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9.18.2026 High School Football Scores and Coach Interview
Area Scores East Central 38, Batesville 6 Greensburg 40, South Dearborn 13 Lawrenceburg 42, Franklin County 7 Milan 69, Edinburgh 0 North Decatur 42, Switzerland County 6 South Decatur 49, Brown County 0 Connersville 54, [...]
Prickel, Christie Join KDF Board
(Batesville, IN) – Kids Discovery Factory (KDF) is welcoming Eric Prickel and John Christie to its Board of Directors. Prickel brings more than a decade of executive leadership experience in the automotive industry to the [...]
William D. “Bill” Drew
William “Bill” Dean Drew, age 100, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on September 16th, 2026. He was the son of Isaac and Gladys (nee: Fleetwood) Drew. Bill married Billie Lou (nee: [...]
Batesville RDC Meeting Canceled
(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, September 23 at 4 p.m. has been canceled. The session was called off due to a lack of agenda items.
Izaiah Taft Mathews, 20, Milan
Izaiah Taft Mathews, 20, of Milan passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Izaiah was born on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Lawrenceburg; son of Carroll Mathews and Hollie (Howe) Robers. He worked as a dietary [...]
Garbage Truck Catches Fire at Milan HS
(Milan, IN) – The Milan Volunteer Fire Department was called to Milan High School early Friday morning on a report of a garbage truck fire. Firefighters say it was around 4:38 a.m. when the truck [...]
Congressional Candidate Hosting Town Hall Saturday
(Batesville, IN) – Democratic Ninth Congressional District candidate Brad Meyer will host a town hall on Saturday, September 19 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon at the Batesville Memorial Public Library. Meyer has held several similar [...]
Sunman Teacher Miss IN 1st Runner-Up
(Sunman, IN) – Sunman Elementary School kindergarten teacher Jasmyn “Jazzy” Blackburn recently finished as 1st runner-up in the Miss Indiana USA Pageant. The 24-year-old Blackburn is from Lawrenceburg, and volunteers with Girls on the Run, [...]
Police Blotter 9/17/26
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Sports Daily Digest September 18, 2026
Batesville girls golf defeated host East Central 171-204 at Hidden Valley Golf Course on Thursday. Bulldog senior Alexis Gallagher was medalist with a two-under-34. Greensburg boys tennis knocked off Batesville. The Pirates claimed the varsity [...]