Obituaries
Donna Jean Smith, 61
Donna Jean Smith, 61, of Westport, passed away at 6:55 A.M. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at her son’s residence. She was born on May 3, 1960 in Greensburg, the daughter of Paul Mitchell & […]
Month: July 2021
Local News
2021 Senior Tractor Results at the Decatur County Fair
2021 SENIOR TRACTOR CONTEST – DECATUR COUNTY NAME TEST PARTS DRIVING TOTAL JUSTIN BEDEL 20 20 338 378 BRADEN GEIS 100 0 700 800 NATHAN PLOEGER 120 80 669 869 ISAAC GEIS 180 140 772 […]
Community Interest
#NoMoreTrashBags
#NoMoreTrashBags is an annual donation drive in Decatur County with the goal to provide children being removed from their home and placed in foster care with a new backpack filled with essentials and comfort items. […]
Local News
Decatur County Fair opens today
Tonight’s grandstand event is the Columbus Speedway Go Kart racing. Event starts at 7 PM. Gates open at 3:30 PM and hot laps are at 4:30 PM. The Luehrs’ Ideal Rides Midway opens at 6:00 […]
Cop Corner
Three arrests to report 7/8/21
Arrests reported from the Decatur County Jail. 41-year old Jason Meisenholder of Shelbyville – probable cause warrant. 28-year old Kyle Bond of Laurel – probable cause warrant. 62-year old Tamara Cupp of Greensburg – allegation […]
Local News
Decatur County Sheriff Dave Durant intends to seek another term
Incumbent Decatur County Sheriff Dave Durant has announced that he will be seeking re-election in the 2022 Republican primary. Durant originally ran on the fact that he was not a politician but a lifelong law […]
Local News
Wednesday COVID-19 update
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 289 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to […]
Local News
Fatal Accident on S. State Road 3 July 3rd
Greensburg, IN- On July 3, 2021, at approximately 09:54 a.m., the Decatur CountyCommunications Center received a report of a single motorcycle accident on S StateRoad 3 near the intersection of S County Road 800 W. […]
Regional News
ARREST MADE – 5 COUNTS ALLEGING POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY On July 2, 2021, approximately 3:54 p.m., Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies made contact with Trenton M. Rogers, 19, Columbus, in reference to a Bartholomew County […]
Local News
Decatur County Commissioners
The Decatur County Commissioners met on Tuesday. The board approved the claims. Mark Mohr gave an update. They met with United Consulting about bridge 231 which the commissioners requested an analysis on at a prior […]