February 2023 – Page 2

Ripley County Reads Park Hop begins March 1

February 28, 2023 Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Reads Park Hop begins March 1 and runs through May 6. The Park Hop is a free, community-wide scavenger hunt throughout the 20 area parks, trails, and natural […]

Anti-bullying bill one step closer to becoming law in Indiana

February 28, 2023 Tom Snape

Statehouse — Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would require schools to investigate all reports of bullying and to notify the parents of the students involved. Under House Bill 1483, the bullying […]

Conversations about three year old disappearance keeping public aware

February 28, 2023 Tom Snape

Decatur County, IN — The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says in the two weeks since the third anniversary of Donna Mitchell’s disappearance, conversations have been generated by media coverage and Facebook posts. The Sheriff’s Office […]

Strong to severe storms roll through area

February 28, 2023 Tom Snape

Southeastern IN — We dodged a bullet. That’s the assessment from local Emergency Management Agency directors after strong to severe storms rolled through the area Monday afternoon. All four counties in WRBI’s primary coverage area […]

St. Louis 7th Grade Girls Basketball vs. St. Mary’s Knights of Greensburg

February 28, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The 7th grade St. Louis Lady Cardinals hosted the St. Mary’s Knights of Greensburg on Monday evening. St. Louis jumped out to an early 10-5 lead after one period of play. The defensive-minded Lady Cardinals […]

North Decatur 7th Grade Girls basketball drops game to Hauser

February 28, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The North Decatur Girls 7th Grade Basketball team fell to Hauser 43 – 20 Monday night, bringing their season record to 4-11. Scoring for the Chargers: Brynlee Green -12 Brooklyn White – 6 Kaylee Weaver- […]

St. Louis 8th Grade Girls basketball versus St. Mary’s Knights of Greensburg

February 27, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The St. Louis 8th Grade Lady Cardinals played their final home game of the year in front of a large St. Louis crowd on Monday night. Before the game, three 8th grade girls were honored […]

Milan Middle School Wrestling finishes 2nd at Union County Invite

February 27, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The Milan Middle School Wrestling team continues to find success this season. This past Saturday, they traveled to Union County for their annual invitational and finished 2nd as a team. They defeated East Central, Union […]

Robert “Buster” Bischoff, 83, Dillsboro

February 27, 2023 Filter-Devries-Moore Funeral Home

Robert “Buster” Bischoff passed away at the age of 83 at Ridgewood Health Campus in Lawrenceburg on Monday, February 27, 2023. Buster was born on Tuesday, October 3, 1939 in Milan, Indiana, son of […]

Linda Kay (Peters) Smither

February 27, 2023 Rullman-Hunger Funeral

Linda Kay Smither, 77, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023. She was born August 24, 1945, in Aurora, IN, daughter of the late Raymond P. Peters and Irene (Feller) Hicks. Linda worked […]

Milan Swimmer Dylan Thomas finishes 20th at IHSAA State Swim Meet

February 27, 2023 Skylar Sigman

Milan swimmer Dylan Thomas finished another great season at the IHSAA State Swimming and Diving Finals this past weekend, finishing 20th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.50. This was his second trip […]

2023 Mid-Hoosier Conference All-Conference Girls and Boys Basketball Teams

February 27, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The Mid-Hoosier Conference announced their all-conference girls and boys basketball teams this past weekend. Area players named to the Girls’ All-Conference Team Madi Allen (North Decatur) Kiley Best (South Decatur) Madelyn Bohman (North Decatur Ella […]