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BACC holds ribbon-cutting for Batesville School District Story Walk
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Batesville School District’s Story Walk on the Greenway Trail on the northern side of the Batesville Community Center. On Wednesday, July 24, community supporters celebrated the unveiling of the first permanent Story...
Batesville Honors NFDMA’s 100th Anniversary with Burial, Cremation and Technology Solutions Designed to Serve the Next Generation
Batesville Honors NFDMA’s 100th Anniversary with Burial, Cremation and Technology Solutions Designed to Serve the Next Generation. BATESVILLE, Ind., July 25, 2024 – Batesville, a leading provider of death care solutions in North America, joins the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association (NFDMA) in celebrating its 100th anniversary at the 2024 NFDMA Convention and Exposition, August 3-7 at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland. The company will display a collection of burial and cremation products and leading-edge technology solutions that meet the needs of today’s families and prepare funeral and cemetery professionals to serve the next generation.
Batesville Water Utility Tackles New and “Dastardly” Enemy
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Water Utility is waging war on “fatbergs.”. It’s a relatively new and unpleasant phenomenon that city officials say is an expensive issue for sewage management and wastewater departments everywhere. A fatberg (pictured) is a hard clump of fibers, fat, and oils that...
Klump Wins Li’l Miss, Gast Crowned Li’l Mr.
(Osgood, IN) – Royalty was crowned at the Ripley County 4-H Fair Wednesday night when Lexi Klump was named “Li’l Miss Ripley County” while River Gast was crowned “Li’l Mr. Ripley County.”. In the Li’l Miss pageant, Paisley Bennett was picked as 1st runner...
Groups Collaborate on Smoke Detector Distribution
(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Fire Department, Decatur County United Fund and the American Red Cross teamed up Thursday to distribute free smoke detectors to homes in Highland Addition and Vista Village. Eight firefighters, Red Cross volunteers and members of the Greensburg Rotary Club fanned out to offer detectors...
Unexcused Day Action Steps Released for New School Attendance Program
The program aims to reduce absenteeism and truancy in Lawrenceburg, Rising Sun, South Dearborn and Sunman-Dearborn schools. Judge Aaron Negangard speaking about the new, two-county wide school attendance program. Photo by Travis Thayer, Eagle Country 99.3. (Dearborn/Ohio Counties, Ind.) - More details have been released regarding a new, two-county-wide school...
Alabama commit Justin Hill ranks high among Greater Cincinnati’s top 10 linebackers
With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. Linebackers are typically the leaders of the defense while calling out signals and showcasing their versatility by covering against the pass and crashing the gaps near...
Indiana’s top 10 fashion trends, retail study finds
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — New research from fast-fashion company Boohoo reveals Indiana’s favorite fashion trends for 2024. Boohoo analyzed average monthly Google searches for various fashion items to determine the most popular trends in the state. Top Fashion Trends in Indiana: “We love discovering which fashion trends people are embracing each season. TikTok and Instagram are […]
Indy Shorts Film Fest presents ‘The Clogging’
Eric Larson, Director and Creative Director of The Clogging, joined us to discuss his short horror-comedy film, which is making its Indiana premiere at the Academy Award-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival next Friday, July 26, in the Dark Comedy block. About the Film: The Clogging is a short film about an anxious man at a […]
Indiana lawmakers lower age to sell and serve alcohol
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed a bill that now gives 18-year-olds the opportunity to sell or serve alcohol. Senate Bill 146 lowered the age from 19 to 18 during the 2024 legislative session. According to the law, restaurants and hotels in Indiana can now hire servers who are 18...
Muggy meter and storm chances to re-surge this weekend
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — We stayed on course with having a nice Friday across central Indiana. The hotter and humid air mass kept itself more in southern Indiana today. Do not expect us to stay away from unsettled weather for much longer as we’ll re-introduce a more uncomfortable and active pattern going into the final few […]
Indiana Family Star Party Invites You to View the Stars August 2nd and 3rd
On August 2nd and 3rd you can take in the 21st Indiana Family Star Party! You will be a part of the largest astronomy gathering in the state and one of the largest astronomy events in the midwest. Come to Camp Cullom (near Frankfort) to enjoy the dark rural skies...
Cellphones, reading, state testing: See what’s new as Indiana students head back to school
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters INDIANAPOLIS (CHALKBEAT) — Across the state, students are heading back to school soon. Students in Beech Grove and Warren Township start classes this week, followed by the rest of Marion County’s districts next week. With a new school year comes new rules about cellphones in […]
Local Food Week starts Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Local Food Week began Friday for the fifth year in a row. Local farm tours and food events will be hosted throughout northeast Indiana until Aug. 4. This year’s events include more than 110 tours, workshops, hayrides, tastings, dinners and celebrations hosted by 40 different farms, markets, restaurants, artisan food producers, and organizations across 7 Northeast Indiana counties.
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