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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Over 100 pounds of medications were brought to the Versailles Police Department at their recent Drug Take Back Program. Pictured from left: Mary Ellen Rippe, Ripley County Drug Coalition, Megan Applegate, Margaret Mary Outreach and Versailles Town Mars …
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First responders enjoyed a lunch meal, sponsored by Iron Timbers Inc., of Osgood, and others. They just wanted to say “thank you” for all that the first responders do for our community. Proceeds from the day went to Special Olympics Indiana, with sever …
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The tragedy of war seems to never end, but when closure comes it is comforting for the descendants to know their loved one is finally at rest on the home soil of America. That’s how one family, originally from the Sunman, Batesville area feels about Ma …
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A man was fatally shot at the Canterbury Apartments in Batesville after police responded to a call after 8 a.m. Monday morning, September 7. When they arrived on the scene on Arlington Drive, they found Benny Flannery, 46, dead from an apparent gunshot …
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One plus one usually equals two. In this case, the math does not add up and the winner is one baby girl who has unconditional love from two women – her biological mother, Emi Parrott, and her adoptive mother, Janet Carlisle. Sometimes when two people m …
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