January 2023 – Page 21

Four new South Ripley School Board members sworn in

January 11, 2023 Tom Snape

Versailles, IN — Four new members of the South Ripley School Board were sworn in at this week’s meeting. Brittany Bradley, Andy Comer, Kim Jolly, and Thomas Welch were elected to the school board in […]

Legal Aid District 11 to hold free phone clinic on Monday

January 11, 2023 Tom Snape

Columbus, IN — Legal Aid District 11 will hold another free legal aid phone clinic for residents In Decatur, Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby counties on Monday, January 16. The free legal […]

South Ripley Boys use big 1st quarter to defeat Oldenburg Academy

January 11, 2023 Skylar Sigman

Last night, in a game heard on WRBI, South Ripley outscored Oldenburg Academy 22-4 in the first quarter and never looked back, defeating the Twisters 63-25 to improve to 6-7 on the season. Oldenburg Academy […]

Arlene E. Wachsmann

January 10, 2023 Weigel Funeral Home

Arlene E. Wachsmann, age 81 of Batesville, died Monday, January 10, 2023 at Margaret Mary Health. Born June 3, 1941 in Cincinnati, she is the daughter of Irene (Nee: Stahl) and William Klene. She married […]

Edwin Hunter

January 10, 2023 Weigel Funeral Home

Edwin Hunter, age 86 of Batesville, died Monday, January 9, 2023 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Born September 26, 1936 in Franklin County Indiana, he is the son of Sarah Mae (Nee: Saylor) and Elgan […]

Robert “Bob” Witsken, 84, Dillsboro

January 10, 2023 Moore Funeral Homes

Robert “Bob” Witsken, age 84 of Dillsboro, IN passed away peacefully on January 9, 2023, surrounded by his wife and three daughters. Robert lived a full and happy life with the love of Jesus […]

OA Swimmer Schutte breaks school record

January 10, 2023 Skylar Sigman

Oldenburg Academy sophomore Santiago Schutte broke a ten-year-old school swim team record for the 200-yd IM event with a time of 2:09.59 during their meet last Saturday at Madison Consolidated High School. Submitted by the school’s […]

North Decatur Freshman Boys Basketball wins at Knightstown

January 10, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The Chargers traveled to Knightstown on Monday to play their second contest of the new year against the Panthers. The team started strong, taking a 10-0 lead into the second behind 4 points a piece […]

Betty Jo Mitchell, age 73 Versailles

January 10, 2023 Neals Funeral Home

Betty Jo Mitchell, age 73 of Versailles passed away late Monday evening at Norton King’s Daughter Hospital in Madison. Betty was born in Evansville, Indiana on August 28, 1949 the daughter of the late Clarence […]

Decatur County, South Ripley schools awarded STEM Integration Grant funds

January 10, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has announced that 48 school districts and charter schools across Indiana will receive nearly $2.2 million in STEM Integration Grant funding. This grant will support Hoosier […]

John Malcolm Dunnette

January 10, 2023 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

John Malcolm Dunnette – dedicated husband, father, grandfather, friend, veteran of the US Army, and man of faith – passed away in his sleep surrounded by his loving family at his home in Rising Sun, […]

Ewing Shelby Crabtree, Jr. – 85 formerly of Westport

January 10, 2023 Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Ewing Shelby Crabtree, Jr. 85, of Meadview, Arizona died at 2:39 a.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on June 17, 1937, in Middletown, […]