Decatur County News

After beginning work with Energy Education in December of 2008, Decatur County Community Schools has saved $226,189 on its utility bills.

The investigation into an accident that involved a Clarksburg fire truck rolling into a crowd of people is near completion and the cause is still unknown.

The Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce and Dale Carnegie Training have partnered to bring you a two hour workshop that will provide ways to help navigate through these challenging times.

It was about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night when multiple calls were placed to Greensburg's Emergency 911 dispatchers, each expounding upon a working fire with smoke and flames ballooning out of the City Cafe, just south of the downtown square on Franklin Street.

Hospice of Decatur County held their 15th Annual Golf Tournament on June 24 at the Greensburg Country Club.

Emergency responders became entangled in the fray resulting from a single-injury accident at the Lake Santee fireworks display Saturday night when a fire truck apparently plowed into a group of bystanders.

A rolling, unmanned fire truck injured two pedestrians and a motorist inside a parked vehicle at a southeastern Indiana Fourth of July fireworks display.

Hunter participated in the first annual Indianapolis Star pie contest as one of more than 100 entrants.

The Greensburg Decatur County Economic Development Corporation held its regular yearly meeting on Tuesday.

Staying up all night and having to endure a particularly warm June weekend didn't stop hundreds of local people from gathering together at the Decatur County 4-H Fairgrounds for a singular cause.

After being involved in an evening crash on Sunday, June 14, Robert Bennett, 38, of 997 W. County Road 450 South, Shelbyville, was taken via Lifeline helicopter for medical treatment.

A Decatur County Memorial Hospital physician and Partner with Tree City Medical Partners, Mary McCullough, MD recently received the prestigious Doc Hollywood Award from the Indiana Rural Health Association .

Miss Decatur County 2008, Kyra Domingo, passed on the crown at the "Evening of Elegance" Friday night, at the Miss Decatur County Queen Pageant 2009.

My trusty old computer is ill today so this column will probably be shorter than usual.

On April 25, 1997, Indiana State Police Tpr. Andrew P. Winzenread was killed trying to help a stranded motorist on Interstate 74 in Decatur County.

A crowd gathered, Sunday, at the Soldiers Circle in South Park Cemetery for a tour by Decatur County Historian Russell Wilhoit.

We've all heard the phrase "Actions speak louder than words." This saying is especially appropriate for Dr.

A pair of speeding motorbikes roaring through Decatur County roads and neighborhoods Wednesday afternoon had the Sheriff's Department on their tails when they were clocked reaching speeds of 104 miles per hour.

There will never ever be another Greensburg 150th celebration, or another Sesquicentennial Queen and Princess Pageant.

Pictured are the honorees, coordinators and guests at the Spirit of Greensburg Awards reception at the Hampton Inn and Suites Monday night.