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In the Tuesday, September 23, 2025 issue

Quick thinking neighbors alert woman about fire

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 17 (2:25 am), the Batesville Fire Department was dispatched to the residence of Sandy Foster at 307 South Street, Batesville. While neighbors next door noticed flames coming from the home, they went to …

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Bricktoberfest X draws large crowd to Osgood

What a Beautiful day for the Car Show in memory of Jerry Vollmer at the Bricktoberfest X on Saturday, Sept. 20. Pictured is the presentation of the plaque to the Vollmer family. Left to right is Jason Edwards (Head of the Car Show), Bob Vollmer, Audrey Dieckman, Reyana Dieckman, John Vollmer and Andrew Vollmer. There were 101 cars and 15 bikes submitted for the contest. It was an amazing turnout!


Lady Bulldogs sweep Milan

Batesville volleyball celebrated a big individual accomplishment during the pregame and then proceeded to dazzle as a team last Thursday night, defeating Milan by a 3-0 sweep at home in a battle of county schools. Batesville senior Reesa Zimmerman (No. 11) celebrates her 1000th career kill prior to Thursday’s home win against Milan. Zimmerman achieved the feat last Tuesday at East Central.