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In the Tuesday, February 17, 2026 issue

Madison man loses life in collision

On Sunday, February 15, around 3 p.m. a near head-on crash claimed the life of Tyler Dukes, 37, of Madison. The crash occurred on US 50 at County Road 600 West just outside Holton.According to information from the Indiana State Police, the passenger ve …

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Knights thwart Hickory Night for Milan

A night to celebrate the program that inspired perhaps the greatest sports movie of all-time was ruined by a visiting ball club on Saturday night as South Dearborn boys basketball stayed out front all night and delivered a 59-51 victory against Milan. …

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In the print edition:

Commissioners receive check for treesCommissioners trees

On Thursday, February 12, the Ripley County Commissioners pictured above from left, Mark HorstOn Horstman, Roger Gullion, and Jeff Volz, were happy to receive a $2,000 grant from Lexi Brown with A Greener man, Tomorrow. The grant was awarded to plant new trees on the courthouse lawn, which has already been completed. Commissioner Gullion had applied for the grant.


In and around the County with Faith

South Ripley held Unified Basketball games on Friday, February 13, during their JV and Varsity home games against South Dearborn. The event allowed Champions Together Special Olympics athletes to compete alongathletes alongside their Unified Partners in side two games of basketball. The games were held during halfgames halftime of the JV and Varsity time basketball games.