Some cheerleaders and their mothers attended the South Ripley School Board of Trustees meeting last week to say how disappointed they were with not being able to cheer at the boy’s basketball games. In attendance were Bonnie Jeffries and Christy Werner …
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With a major issue staring the Versailles Fire and Rescue in the face, they may not be able to keep going as they are, according to Chief Ben Sieverding, who attended the Versailles Town Board meeting last week. “It’s not sustainable,” Chief Sieverding …
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Bob and Peggy Furst of Holton have much to be thankful for. They have weathered many storms in their 44 years of marriage, but nothing like the most recent one when Bob was diagnosed with COVID-19. “It just about ate a hole in me,” Peggy said of not be …
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As all state offices are focusing at least some – if not all – of their attention on the ongoing pandemic’s effects on different parts of our world, the Family and Social Services Administration of Indiana is no exception. During a recent press confere …
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The suspicious death of a woman from the Holton area has been ruled a homicide by Indiana State Police investigators. Police have released the name of Kristina M. Jones, 36, as the victim of a homicide that occurred sometime after midnight on January 1 …
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The Indiana State Police-Versailles Post are looking into the death of a female from the Holton area. They were in the process of serving a warrant on a Holton home on 700 West on Monday, January 11, but no other information was released as of press ti …
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The Ripley County Jail has not been immune to COVID-19 just like many of the jails and the prison system in the State of Indiana. The dreaded virus has those in charge scrambling to make sure they are as safe as possible, but in the end – some cases ha …
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The sheriff’s office is on the move, literally. They will be moving into their new space on the second floor of the Ripley County Annex building in Versailles soon. The move came about as a need for additional space has crowded the office out of the pr …
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There is no doubt that COVID-19 was the top story of 2020. It dominated every newscast on the evening news, and usually was in the newspaper weekly once it reared its ugly head.While it seemed to be a year of one devastating act after another, there is …
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The Napoleon Locker Plant has been staple in many people’s lives for as long as they can remember. The little white building located in Napoleon on 3536 W. Napoleon Wilson Street, has seen many people coming and going, getting quality meat for their fa …
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