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124 N Smith St – Batesville
Friday, September 18 – 8AM-5PM Saturday, September 19 – 8AM-Noon Next to Bedel’s gas station. Multi-family sale. Items of Interest: Lawn Mowers Household Items Landscaping Items Toys Kid & Adult Clothing Tools Heaters Electronics
759 S Mulberry St – Batesville
Wednesday, September 16 – 9AM-4PM Thursday, September 17 – 9AM-4PM Friday, September 18 – 9AM-4PM 5 houses past Brum Woods. HUGE yard sale. There’s something for everyone!
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 [...]
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 [...]
One-Stop Shops Open This Week
(Statehouse) – A pair of one-stop shop flood relief centers will open in Senate District 42 this week to help residents gain access to resources as they recover from the August floods, according to State [...]
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 [...]
Police Blotter 9/14/26
Batesville Police Department Ripley County Sheriff Decatur County Public Safety: Arrests Decatur County Public Safety: Incidents Decatur County Public Safety: Fire Decatur County Public Safety: EMS
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. [...]
Carol Ann Niese
Carol Ann Niese, age 74, of Batesville, Indiana passed away at St. Andrew’s Health Campus in Batesville on Friday, September 11, 2026. She was born on November 11, 1951, at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. [...]
Gary “Sonny” McCartney, 79, Greensburg
Gary “Sonny” E. McCartney, 79, of Greensburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at The Willows in Greensburg. He was born on September 25, 1946, in Weston, West Virginia, the son of the [...]
325 State Rd 129 South – Batesville
Thursday, September 17 – 8AM-5PM Friday, September 18 – NO SALE, reset day. Saturday, September 19 – 8AM-5PM Sunday, September 20 – 10AM-5PM Cash or Venmo ONLY! HUGE 40 family sale! 3rd house past Gillman’s. [...]
Chateau of Batesville Community Sale (44 Chateau Blvd – Batesville)
Friday, September 18 – 8AM-? Saturday, September 19 – 8AM-? HUGE fall community-wide yard sale. Lots to see! Items of Interest: Lots of Clothes and Shoes (Name Brands) Books Crystal & Glassware Antiques Table with [...]