Decatur County News

The Greensburg Decatur County Economic Development Corporation held its regular yearly meeting on Tuesday.

Staying up all night and having to endure a particularly warm June weekend didn't stop hundreds of local people from gathering together at the Decatur County 4-H Fairgrounds for a singular cause.

After being involved in an evening crash on Sunday, June 14, Robert Bennett, 38, of 997 W. County Road 450 South, Shelbyville, was taken via Lifeline helicopter for medical treatment.

A Decatur County Memorial Hospital physician and Partner with Tree City Medical Partners, Mary McCullough, MD recently received the prestigious Doc Hollywood Award from the Indiana Rural Health Association .

Miss Decatur County 2008, Kyra Domingo, passed on the crown at the "Evening of Elegance" Friday night, at the Miss Decatur County Queen Pageant 2009.

My trusty old computer is ill today so this column will probably be shorter than usual.

On April 25, 1997, Indiana State Police Tpr. Andrew P. Winzenread was killed trying to help a stranded motorist on Interstate 74 in Decatur County.

A crowd gathered, Sunday, at the Soldiers Circle in South Park Cemetery for a tour by Decatur County Historian Russell Wilhoit.

We've all heard the phrase "Actions speak louder than words." This saying is especially appropriate for Dr.

A pair of speeding motorbikes roaring through Decatur County roads and neighborhoods Wednesday afternoon had the Sheriff's Department on their tails when they were clocked reaching speeds of 104 miles per hour.

There will never ever be another Greensburg 150th celebration, or another Sesquicentennial Queen and Princess Pageant.

Pictured are the honorees, coordinators and guests at the Spirit of Greensburg Awards reception at the Hampton Inn and Suites Monday night.

Three arrests to report from the Decatur County Jail from the weekend. 21-year old Scott Shane Kixmiller of 4829 East County Road 280 North, Greensburg was picked up on a bench warrant.

A turbulent and raucous episode Thursday night annoyed the residents of Clarksburg and ended in the arrest of Shane Michael Koors.

A unique dining experience unlike that of any local eatery in Greensburg opened its doors to the public for its first official foray into the restaurant world, with Decatur County residents and sisters Nyna Bailey and Minon Marsh-Stepp at the helm.

Clark Lecher, rising senior percussionist at North, presented a thank you note from the North Decatur Jr/Sr High School Band program to the school board.

The two years -1851-52 - when the Eggleston family resided in Decatur County were productive of literature that entertained millions of readers and did much to advance interest and an understanding of the Middlewest.

The Greensburg Sesquicentennial, which is now only days away, has set up shop downtown in a building on the south side of the square.

The meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Area Plan Commission for Decatur County were brief but productive, Wednesday.

Ten year-old Nicholas Moorman puts the finishing touches on his Downtown History Project as part of the St.