Explosion claims life of Benham man
An explosion at 6158 Benham Road claimed the life of 83-year-old Kenneth Hayes, who was the homeowner, along with his wife, Gladys. Versailles firefighters responded
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Sunman Council receives grant funds, promotes reserve officer
The Ripley County Community Foundation presented the Town of Sunman with a $5,000 grant during their regular meeting last week. Amy Streator, RCCF executive director,
Read the story »Lots of babies at the 2021 Baby Show
There were 87 entries in the 2021 Ripley County 4-H Fair Baby Show held Monday night at the 4-H Fair. Mothers, fathers, grandparents and friends
Read the story »4-H King, Queen named; fair opens
Flanked by last year’s 4-H King and Queen, the 2021 4-H King and Queen were named at the opening ceremony of the Ripley County 4-H
Read the story »New firefighter takes oath at B’ville
Mayor Mike Bettice led Spencer Broughton, 22, of Cedar Grove, through his swearing in ceremony, officially adding him to the Batesville Fire and Rescue’s ranks.
Read the story »Harrington named Miss Ripley County 2021
Shalee Harrington, 18, Batesville, was first on the list to be introduced to the crowd at the Miss Ripley County Pageant and that held true
Read the story »Fourth weekend events enjoyed by many
Ripley County celebrated the Fourth of July in style this year. From Thursday night when the first music hit the air waves at Batesville with
Read the story »Benefit ride held for Team Brutus
Bikers rolled through the town of Sunman recently in a benefit ride for a local man – Doug Ballard. Doug was diagnosed with stage 4
Read the story »Local 4-H member shows cattle nationally
At the 2021 Indiana State Preview Show, Olivia Neal won the IJHA Open Preview Show Grand Champion Heifer, Supreme Overall Animal, and Division 4 Champion
Read the story »Umbrellas brighten skyscape
The community of Batesville has been talking about the much-anticipated Umbrella Sky Project for a long time and this past weekend the bold colors took
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