Volume 1, Issue 18 - Free Edition, August 21, 2026
City council announces US Highway 421 was approved as an I-74 Detour, coverage of Airport and Water Board meetings from earlier in August.
Noelle Maxwell
Noelle is a freelance journalist based in southeastern Indiana. She launched the Decatur Independent in 2026 with a mission to bring high quality community journalism back to Greensburg and Decatur County.
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Volume 1, Issue 17 - Free Edition, August 15, 2026
School resource officer Kenneth Woodall sworn-in, flooding tips from Free Press Indiana, and the latest from the Greensburg Board of Works meeting.
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Volume 1, Issue 16 - Free Edition, August 7, 2026
Sensory Kits Available at Library Noelle Maxwell Last month, the Greensburg Decatur County Public Library shared that sensory kits were available to patrons. Each themed kit contains sensory toys, books and other useful items for disabled or neurodivergent children. Any library patron can check out a sensory kit and, said
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Volume 1, Issue 15 - Free Edition, July 24, 2026
Inside this week's issue: coverage of the anti-AI data center protest and the latest on the Decatur County Community Pool.
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Volume 1, Issue 14 - Free Edition July 18, 2026
This week's issue is photos-only - we apologize and will have three articles in next week's edition highlighting the Allen Memorial Pool project, a recent protest against AI data centers potentially coming to the community and a new item the library has available to the public.
Decatur County Under Extreme Heat Warning
Information regarding the extreme heat warning covering Decatur County.
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Volume 1, Issue 13 - Free Edition, June 29, 2026
Interview with John Pratt, Democratic Party Chair re. the party's goals post-primary, Letts Fish Fry is no more, update on county APC agenda item.
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Volume 1, Issue 12 - Free Edition, June 21, 2026
June City Council meeting - tax abatements for Valeo passed and Main Street Greensburg reviews their annual report. WIC can be used at the Farmers' Market. Decatur County Pride Alliance is working to raise money so they can continue operations and host their annual PRIDEfest in October.
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Skate Park Project Meets Fundraising Goal
Skate Park ReVAMP meets its fundraising goal, tourism addresses feedback they've received on the park needing work beyond repainting the ramps.
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Community Garden Continues Growing
Greensburg's community garden started with $2,000 and an idea from an intern and it's only growing as it heads into its second year!
Volume 1, Issue 9 - Free Edition
What's inside - coverage of the April Greensburg City Council meeting with details on a project that would raise the roof height at GFD Station Two and details on plans to construct townhomes at the current site of the Greensburg Mobile Home Park on Fourth Street.