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In the Tuesday, March 17, 2026 issue

No. 1 Dragons survive Batesville regional scare

On paper this Class 3A Regional Championship at Charlestown was not supposed to be close. Considered by many to be the best boys high school basketball team in the state regardless of class, No. 1 ranked Silver Creek was favored by 27 points. It was th …

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In the print edition:

Agriculture is important!

Superintendent Rob Moorhead is pictured with South Ripley Elementary first grade students when they had a fun day of learning the ABC’s of Ag.


The importance of agriculture

The Comer Family of Holton were honored at the Soil & Water Conservation District’s annual meeting held at The Tanglewood in Versailles as Farmers of the Year. Pictured from left are Andy Comer, his father, Don Comer, Jeff Meinders presenting the award and Kevin Comer, also son of Don. These are a few of the people in our community who know the importance of agriculture.