Oldenburg News

Oldenburg's Freudenfest has been described as "the biggest little German festival in Indiana," reports committee volunteer Paul Selkirk.

The Indiana State University dean's list for the spring semester has been announced.

State Sen. Jean Leising met with brothers Alex and Hayden Johnson of Batesville Monday at the Statehouse.

A third generation family member has joined the Enneking Auto Body management staff at the Greensburg location.

Forty-seven area entertainers make up the cast for the classic musical "Beauty and the Beast," presented by the Rural Alliance for the Arts and Ripley County Community Foundation.

Batesville Boy Scout leader Roman "Bucky" Nobbe, Batesville, received the Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts' highest honor distributed at the council level, at a Hoosier Trails Council gala April 5 at The Pines, Seymour.

Joseph Anthony Pardo, age 87, of Richmond, died Saturday afternoon at Pinehurst Village.

State Sen. Jean Leising recognized Decatur County resident Ray Geis for his community involvement with a Distinguished Hoosier Award during a ceremony Monday evening in Greensburg.

Music fans will want to save these dates: June 24-26. The 36th edition of the Batesville Music and Arts Festival at Liberty Park is a repeat of last year's winning formula of providing listeners with three styles - popular, German and country tunes.

Debbie Blank Can you ever eat too much fried chicken? On Saturday, May 2, Jerry Short, Brookville, and Wade Rummel, Connersville, tested their limits by sampling the delicacy at 30 Chicken Trail participating restaurants scattered across four Indiana counties - Franklin, Dearborn, Ripley and Decatur.

A start-up homeland security company called Carbon Motors will be stopping in Connersville on Tuesday, May 5 to tour the community.

Former Decatur County Prosecuting Attorney Karl F. Walker was honored today by members of the Indiana Senate for his many years of service to the community.

From March 19-28, 43 local travelers experienced the sites, sounds and beauty of Europe firsthand, with stops in Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein.

Should a bike trail be built connecting Oldenburg and Batesville? That's what Batesville Mayor Rick Fledderman suggested at the April 6 Oldenburg Town Council meeting.

When times are tough, people garden. During World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt planted a garden at the White House, beginning the Victory Garden movement.

The Decatur County Republican Party gathered at A2Z Occasions last night for its annual Lincoln Day Dinner with Dr.

The Batesville Parks and Recreation Board is getting aggressive in efforts to establish a trail system.

A series of grass fires kept three volunteer fire departments hopping Saturday, March 7. Batesville firefighters got the call to go to 24072 Pocket Road at 11:10 a.m. and 10 men on five apparatus arrived there ...

Johannes Oldenburger has been appointed Regional Director Ireland at The Rezidor Hotel Group in Brussels, Belgium.

A new Regional Director has been announced today for The Rezidor Hotel Group in Ireland.