If you hear a siren in the town of Versailles on the first Monday night of each month – you’re supposed to. That’s when the Versailles Fire/Rescue will be doing a test to make sure everything is working properly. This transpired from the last time the …
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The feature week of the year for Ripley County 4-H participants is upon us as the Ripley County 4-H Fair kicks off on Sunday, July 21 and runs through Saturday, July 27. Presented by Ripley County 4-H, Ripley County Purdue University Cooperative Extens …
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Ripley County Clerk Ginger Bradford swore in Andrew Olman to fill the at-large position of the Milan Town Board. At the July 8 regular meeting of the Milan town board, it was noted that Don Call had resigned as president of the town board. Floyd Fox wa …
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Versailles Hometown IGA prize winning Idaho Potato display was featured in the June 2019 issue of The Shelby Report of the Midwest, which is a magazine all grocery stores are familiar with. When talking with Robert (Bobby) Wood about the latest …
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Women veterans are one of the fastest growing subgroups of Veterans. However, women frequently report that they feel invisible as Veterans, both within and outside the VA. That is why the Ripley County Veteran’s Service Officer, Ken Hylton is intereste …
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Several personnel items were addressed at the June 17 regular meeting of the South Ripley Board of School Trustees in order to prepare for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. New teachers hired included: Olivia Miller as an elementary school teache …
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The Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation (JCD) was presented the President’s Award at the Ripley County Community Foundation’s (RCCF) Annual Meeting. It was reported that Jac-Cen-Del, along with other schools and organizations, helped start the Rip …
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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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Old Timbers Lodge, within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly the Jefferson Proving Grounds), was host to the 15th annual Outdoor Women event on Saturday, June 8. Although rain clouds threatened, the day was a resounding success, …
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Leah Hill is all smiles as she accepts her high school diploma from Superintendent Rob Moorhead. South Ripley Community School Corporation held their 53rd annual graduation exercises on June 1 in the high school gymnasium. A packed crowd of family and …
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