Although the purpose of the Osgood facility is to provide nutritious lunches, A'itA's awesome to watch people mingle together,A' reports director Dee Huskey.

Cathy Amrhein, a Batesville Primary School preschool aide who loves her students and cares for them like they are her own children, was awarded the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce 2010 Distinguished Educator plaque Jan.

A Ball State University economist told Mayor Rick Fledderman Jan. 29 the recession is over because the national economy recently grew by 5.7 percent.

Mayor Rick Fledderman recently announced that changes have been made to better inform citizens on severe weather.

Jean Struewing has spent countless hours working to preserve the history of Batesville for future generations.

Dolores K. Voegele, 80, Batesville, died at home Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. The daughter of the late Jacob and Emma Krieger was born in Yorkville March 23, 1929.

Jon and Kendra Doyle, Batesville, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jana Doyle, to Shane Hageman, son of Steve and Sandy Hageman, Remington.

Modest: When Al Geis learned he would receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Batesville chamber, A'I couldnA't believe it,A' he recalled.

Deborah Garbarini made scrambled eggs and buttered toast for breakfast. She gently brushed 6-year-old daughter Maddie's hair, prodded her 8-year-old son, Drew, to brush his teeth, packed up their backpacks and got them into coats, mittens, hats and boots.

National Guard Patriot Academy students Pfc. Joshua Blackburn, Pfc. Ryan Grieger and Pvt.

Batesville Quiltmakers will meet Wednesday, Jan. 27, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Crossroads, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: Rosemary Rudolf, 934-0201. BMPL Board of Trustees Meeting The Batesville Memorial Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, Jan.

Six days after a draft of the Batesville park system's five-year plan was submitted to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Dec.

Who would have thought that New York City musicians who have sat in with jazz greats would wind up at a Batesville Memorial Public Library After Hours Concert Series show? Library director Mike Kruse is still pinching himself that he made lemonade out of lemons.

The plight of Haitians is on the mind of big-hearted Charlie Israel, who heads up American Red Cross chapters in Ripley and Franklin counties.

There is some "distressing news for Sunman-Dearborn schools," superintendent Dr.

President Barack Obama is weighing a levy on financial institutions to help recover shortfalls in a $700 billion bank-bailout fund and to help balance a budget that is looking increasingly grim amid an ongoing economic crisis.

The Greensburg 7A boys basketball team hosted Batesville with a 39-31 loss. The Pirates led after the opening quarter 8-4. They held the lead, at 14-11, with a layup by Welage at the horn.

A Batesville man has been charged in Ripley Circuit Court with battery on a child causing serious bodily injury.

"Wine & Dine As We Celebrate 90 Years" is the theme of the 2010 Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner, and community members are invited to join in the festivities.

Batesville is taking on an Indiana company and department. Attorney Lynn Fledderman filed a complaint on behalf of the city in Ripley County Circuit Court Dec.