In the Tuesday, January 7, 2025 issue
Pets safe in Holton house fire
Firefighters from several departments can be seen putting out this blaze at about 2:00 a.m. on January 2. The home, located at 6763 W. Versailles Street in Holton, is owned by James Wright, who lived there with his wife and son, who is in elementary sc …
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Milan School Board discuss parking, maintenance and tennis courts
At the December 19 meeting of the Milan School Board of Trustees, Superintendent Patrick Murphy reviewed the current needs of the corporation. They are looking at an expansion to the elementary school, the corporation also needs a transportation parkin …
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Mary Ann McCoy honored for service
Mary Ann McCoy, longtime political servant for Ripley County, retired after 34 years in the Republican party. She served in various offices in the courthouse. A reception was held in her honor on Monday, December 30, in the Recorder’s Office (Courthouse annex) in Versailles. She is holding the plaque she had been presented from Assessor Shawna Bushhorn from the Ripley County Republican Women’s Club. Also pictured are friends, Ruth Hughes, and Becky Mullins.
Slick roads on south side of Ripley County
Coming down County Road 400W was treacherous Monday morning since the county hadn’t had a chance to get to that road yet. There was a good reason for the red alert the county gave, which means to stay off the roads!
Slick roads on south side of Ripley County
Pictured is US 421 South of Versailles on Monday afternoon. As you can see it was still only one lane with slick spots. The county and towns, along with state units have worked tirelessly to clean the roads but with that type of snowfall -up to 12 inches in places- it was hard to keep up.
