Kevin Wang has big plans for the Ripley County site – renovation and renaming Kevin Wang, of Dearborn County, took ownership of the longtime, family-owned Browning’s Campground on Oct. 14. This week he shared the news and some of his big plans for the …
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The Batesville Chamber of Commerce had a beautiful day on Thursday, October 8 to celebrate being in business 100 years. They marked this anniversary with a membership drive with Mayor Mike Bettice declaring a proclamation. The Chamber was established i …
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Help, healing and hope have NOT been cancelled at Safe Passage. Since 1997, Safe Passage, Inc., has been the sole provider of domestic and sexual violence support services in the 6 county district of Dearborn, Ripley, Franklin, Ohio, Switzerland and Je …
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At a Pre-Trial Hearing on Tuesday, October 6, for Nickalas James Kedrowitz, 16, Judge Ryan King kept the trial date set for February 8, 2021 in place. The teenager, who was waived into adult court has been charged with the murder of two siblings in his …
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During the September Milan School Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Jane Rogers was pleased to announce the Milan Community Schools were awarded three grants. The first grant was a GEER Grant for $250,000 from federal funds distributed by Gover …
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When a bear entered the roadway in the mountains of West Virginia, a group’s motorcycle ride came to a fatal halt, with Ronald Gene Swing, 82, of Ripley County, being killed when he attempted to avoid the animal, according to police. Swing, who was rid …
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There were pumpkins aplenty on the square at Versailles Saturday morning despite the Versailles Lions Club’s decree there would be no pumpkin show this year due to COVID-19! People were just happy to be out and about and the weather cooperated perfectl …
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Several can tell you about General John Hunt Morgan’s infamous ride through the town square in 1863, some can tell you about the legends of Gordon’s Leap and the Hanging Tree, but just about everybody who has at one point in time lived inside our small …
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Ripley County’s newest deputy prosecutor, Rae Luhrsen, was sworn in Tuesday, September 22 by Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Sharp. There was a contingency of family members and staff of the prosecutor’s office to witness the ceremony and to wish Luhrsen …
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The COVID-19 lifestyle has affected lives in every way imaginable – even the way we worship. “What does that mean to a community who is used to gathering?” queried Pastor Creighton Laptak Jr., of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Crossroads (ELCA). Back …
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