February 2022 – Page 19

Area girls basketball regional information (updated Feb. 10 at 2 pm)

February 10, 2022 Annie Nunley

Updated February 10 at 2 pm. Below is girls basketball regional information of interest for area teams. All regionals will be played Saturday, February 10. PRECEDING a team name, if applicable, are its final ICGSA […]

Ivy Tech extends Ivy+ free textbook program for 2022-23 school year

February 10, 2022 Tom Snape

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Ivy Tech Community College Sue Ellspermann announced at this week’s State Board of Trustees meeting an extension of the Ivy+ Textbooks program. Ivy+ will continue to cover the cost of required textbooks […]

K-9 Echo retires from Greensburg PD

February 10, 2022 Tom Snape

GREENSBURG, IN — Greensburg Police K-9 Echo has been medically retired because of a series of leg issues, including a partially torn ACL. The German Shepherd was born on March 30, 2017, and became a […]

Connie Renee Cain, 50

February 10, 2022 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Connie Renee Cain, of Connersville passed away on February 7, 2022 at the Richmond Hospital. She was born on February 17, 1971 in Greensburg, Indiana the daughter of Floyd and Shirley Trantham Myers. Connie was […]

State reaches COVID-19 milestones

February 10, 2022 Tom Snape

STATEWIDE — The State of Indiana has reached a couple of COVID-19 related milestones. Recent figures released by the Indiana Department of Health show that another 3,000-plus cases have pushed the COVID-19 total for the […]

Questions raised about safety standards on trucks used by Greensburg firefighters

February 10, 2022 Tom Snape

GREENSBURG, IN — District 1 Greensburg City Councilman Kevin Fleetwood this week addressed an issue with fire truck standards. He told his council colleagues that the City of Greensburg Fire Department has been using two […]

Three of four area counties in the clear on state travel advisory map

February 10, 2022 Tom Snape

SOUTHEASTERN IN — Decatur County has dropped the Yellow travel advisory, which was put in place during last week’s storm. Ripley and Dearborn counties previously returned to normal travel status. As of Thursday morning, Franklin […]

Lady Raiders repeat in 2A while Pirates and Eagles fall in OT

February 9, 2022 Annie Nunley

On girls basketball sectional championship Tuesday, South Ripley repeated as 2A-45 champs in Hanover, beating Switzerland County 42-26. The Lady Raiders led 11-7 at the end of the first quarter and 22-14 at the half. […]

Mollie Jean Leibecke

February 9, 2022 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Mollie Jean Leibecke, 67, of Aurora, Indiana, died peacefully, surrounded by her husband and daughters on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from cancer. She was born July 31, 1954, in Bullittsville, Kentucky daughter of the late […]

Mary A. Jones

February 9, 2022 Weigel Funeral Home

Mary A. Jones, age 76 of Cincinnati, died Monday, February 7, 2022 at Our Hospice in Columbus, Indiana. Born March 3, 1945 in Cincinnati, she is the daughter of Agnes (Nee: Lamping) and Bernard Beckmann […]

Area girls basketball tournament schedule, rankings, ratings and scores (updated 4 pm Feb. 9)

February 9, 2022 Annie Nunley

Updated February 9 at 4 pm. Sectionals involving schools from the EIAC, ORVC and MHC conferences plus independent Oldenburg are shown in bold. PRECEDING a team name, if applicable, are its final ICGSA poll ranking […]

Thomas “Tom” G. Gilday Sr., 77, Moores Hill

February 9, 2022 Moore Funeral Homes

Thomas “Tom” George Gilday Sr., 77, of Moores Hill passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at his residence with his loving family by his side. Tom was born on Friday, July 21, 1944 […]