In the Thursday, October 13 issue
Record number of crisis calls made to local shelter
Safe Passage recently experienced the highest number of crisis calls to date on the hotline service with 90 calls for the month of August 2022. This is on top of a 139% increase in shelter clients since January, and a 142% increase in overnight stays a …
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JV Lady Bulldogs claim EIAC tourney
Batesville’s junior varsity volleyball program put together one final highlight of the year last week after winning the EIAC JV Tournament Championship at South Dearborn.The Lady Bulldogs went 3-0 in the tournament to claim the title including a lopsid …
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OA girls one win from finals
Oldenburg Academy volleyball survived a challenging first set and cruised the rest of the way in a 3-0 win over Morristown in the opening round of Class A Sectional 60 at Waldron.
South Ripley fourth graders enjoy field trip
Fourth graders in Amanda Hite’s class at South Ripley enjoyed a field trip to Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge recently. There they learned about animal structures and how their body design helps them survive, how to help conserve the environment to support animal life and about life in the early 1900’s.
Dice and Needle Ribbon Cutting
The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting for Dice and Needle, located at 107 East George Street. Two favorite hobbies are shared there: tabletop gaming and needle arts. This is a destination where gamers and stitchers can coexist and learn from one another.
