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Second jailer charged with trafficking

Pictured above, William "Tiny” Dreyer, is being brought into the Ripley County Jail by Chief Deputy Sheriff Kurt Enneking, left, to be booked on trafficking with an inmate. Dreyer was an employee of the jail when the incident occurred.

Same girl. Same inmate. Different jailer. Another jailer at the Ripley County Jail agreed to take contraband into inmate Eric Schott at the request of

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Weather is perfect for Pumpkin Show

Pictured above are winners of the Prince and Princess Contest of the 117th Versailles Pumpkin Show: Second runner up Hayden McNeelan, first runner up Zachary Swinney and Jaeger Hund, prince; Teagan Enneking, princess, first runner up Elsie Goldsberry and second runner up Leslie Ludwig.

From the first day of the 117th Versailles Pumpkin Show until the last day, the weather was absolutely beautiful. Crowds came out and people seemed

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Milan woman killed in two vehicle crash

Pictured above is the Hyundai Elantra Kimberly Prather, Milan, was driving, when she turned in front of Larry Meyer, Versailles. His 1994 Chevrolet pickup hit the car and then flipped over onto its top. Meyer escaped with only minor injuries. The crash occurred on Saturday, September 21 on US 421 South of Versailles.

A two-vehicle crash on Saturday, September 21 has claimed the life of a Milan woman, 57-year-old Kimberly S. Prather.According to a press release from the

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Over $680k granted at annual Tyson event

Seated in the front row, the current board of trustees for the Tyson Fund consists of Carla Stenger, Crystal Liming (secretary), Bob Meyer (president), Bill Bradford, Max Mooreland, Jeff Logman, and Joe Mann. Also seated is Tyson United Methodist Rev. Mark Zerkel. Standing in the back row are representatives of the organizations receiving grant awards: Rob Moorhead (South Ripley), Steve Mathes and Roxanne Meyer (Town of Versailles), Chief Ben Sieverding (Versailles Fire & Rescue), Bridget Back (Child Evangelism Fellowship), Cheryl Welch and Penny Brinson (Ripley Co. Historical Society), Holly Harley (Main Street Versailles), Roger Kavanaugh (Versailles American Legion), Amy Mann (Tyson Activity Center), Margaret Marcy (Tyson Library), and Paul Sipples and Jerry Wilson (Versailles Lions Club).

Ten organizations benefitting the Town of Versailles and its community gathered at the Tyson Fellowship Hall in Versailles for the town’s annual Tyson birthday celebration

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It’s show time: Pumpkin, that is!

The forecast looks great for the 117th Versailles Pumpkin Show next week! The Show will run from Wednesday, September 25 through Sunday, September 29 on

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