Batesville News

On Wednesday, March 17, Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library will sponsor "Twitter for Dummies" from 8:30-10:30 a.m., a Tween Wii Party for grades 4-6, from 2-3:30 p.m. and "Wii Want to Play During Spring Break for grades 6-12 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Registration may be required: 812-663-2826. Great Green Beer Race The public is invited to the ...

Information: During a Boy Scout Troop 634 meeting March 15, Drake Main and Thor King revealed how to clean up a campsite and leave no trace that anyone was there.

A family trip to a NASCAR race in Bristol, Tenn., was ruined Thursday, March 18, when a barn started burning around 7:10 a.m., reported Batesville Fire Chief Todd Schutte.

Weather can be deadly. The area's No. 1 killer is flash flooding and the No. 2 killer is lightning, reported Ken Haydu, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service , Wilmington, Ohio.

Batesville police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Sunday night, March 14, said Chief Stan Holt.

Batesville's Mayor Rick Fledderman was elected Administrative Resources association Board of Directors president at its quarterly meeting in Columbus Jan.

The Huntersville Road bridge just south of State Road 46 probably will be replaced this summer.

A day that started sunny is ending stormy in the Tri-State. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the region under a slight risk of severe weather on Friday.

Batesville is not so quiet these days as it nears completion of the multimillion dollar redo of East Pearl Street and the renovation of one of Batesville's oldest buildings constructed by the Greeman Brothers in 1875.

A "Launching Your Own Business" workshop is set for Tuesday, March 16, from 6-8 p.m. at the Batesville Memorial Public Library.

A large amount of cocaine packaged for sale was found in an apartment at 16 N. Walnut St., Batesville, Friday night, March 5, reported Ripley County Sheriff Tom Grills.

Susan Crummel, an award-winning picture book author, will speak at a Family Literacy Night for children in grades K-5 and their families Thursday, March 11, at 6 p.m. in Batesville Primary School's media center.

For farmers, "cash flow management is more important in the early years," maintained certified public accountant Shawwn Storms Feb.

The Greensburg junior high wrestlers were "very impressive" Thursday night, according to coach Matt Cochran, defeating Batesville 75-30. "I was pleased with our performance tonight," said Cochran.

Matt Ewer maintained that when it comes to their food, A'people are looking for something that's different.

A'Because we Americans are very much involved in the peace process, we need to understand how both peoples feel,A' pointed out speaker Dorothy Drummond .

The Batesville Police Department received a call from the Batesville Food Mart reporting that a man was being held at gunpoint Saturday, Feb.

Cincinnati Observatory Center's "40 Galileos" project a ' winner of Astronomy magazine's 2008 Out-of-this-World award for public programming a ' graduates its first class of astronomy outreach leaders.

In his first State of the City address Feb. 23, Mayor Rick Fledderman revealed his administration's 2009 challenges and accomplishments.

Greensburg friends Sylvia Wirth and Marilee Menkedick listen as Margaret Mary Community Hospital registered dietitian Trish Hunter emphasizes that fresh fruits and vegetables aid the body more than many canned and frozen products or dietary supplements.