In the Tuesday, June 18, 2019 issue

Pictured above the rain came in such torrents over the weekend, that people had to quickly move out of areas at the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s Spring Shoot and Flea Market in Friendship. State Road 62 was covered in places as Laughery Valley’s banks overflowed.

Rain causes flooding at Friendship

The rain came down – and the floods came up! A familiar song children used to sing, and maybe still do, has more meaning in Ripley County after a deluge of rain pounded the area over the weekend causing streams and creeks to f …

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Pictured above is the scene of a fatal accident that occurred on Friday, June 14 near Rexville that left a Madison man, Henry Finney, 21, dead after his car was hit head on.

Police say speeding is factor in fatal crash

The Versailles Volunteer Fire Department was called out by 911 dispatchers on June 14 to a crash with entrapment. According to Trooper Andrew Garrett of the Indiana State Police – Versailles Post, a 2016 Kia Soul and a 2019 Mitsubishi Mira …

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In the print edition:

Weekend looks busy around the square in Versailles

The Versailles Lions Club will hold their 53rd Annual Chicken Bar-B-Q on Saturday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the square in Versailles.

SR grad Megan Cole runs in Midwest Meet of Champions

South Ripley Class of 2019 graduate and exemplary local runner Megan Cole ended her high school running career by participating in an all-star meet of senior athletes from schools in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.

Milan American Legion and Boy Scouts celebrate Flag Day with a flag retirement ceremony