2023 – Page 288 – WRBI Radio

Jac-Cen-Del girls win Sectional Championship, giving Coach Scott Smith 400th career win

February 5, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The Jac-Cen-Del girls varsity basketball team won their first Sectional Championship in three years Saturday night, defeating South Decatur 43-34 in the 1A Sectional Final at Southwestern Shelby. The win gives Coach Scott Smith of […]

Local Sports

South Ripley Girls basketball wins third straight Sectional Championship

February 5, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The South Ripley girls varsity basketball team won their third straight sectional championship Saturday night, defeating Hauser 42-31 in the 2A Sectional Final at Switzerland County. The top scorer for South Ripley was Katelynn Samples, […]

Judy H. Crum

February 4, 2023 Weigel Funeral Home

Judy H. Crum, age 81 of Batesville, died Friday, February 3, 2023 at her home. Born September 10, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she is the daughter of Bertha (Nee: Timke) and Harry Anderson. She married […]

Woolwine, Leah

February 4, 2023 Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home

Leah Rae Woolwine, 87 years old of Logan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 3, 2023. Born and raised in Covington, KY, Leah still attended monthly luncheons with her fellow alumni from Holy Cross High […]

Bertie Myers, 98, Greenwood

February 4, 2023 Stratton-Karsteter

Former Ripley County resident Bertie Lou Myers, 98, of Greenwood passed away at 4pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Envive Health Care in Beech Grove. She was born at Panbowl in Breathitt County, Kentucky on […]

College Goal Sunday set for this month

February 4, 2023 Tom Snape

Statewide — Indiana’s largest Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing event, College Goal Sunday, will be held February 26 from 2-4 pm at several locations across the state. One of those places is […]

Rep. Houchin named to five subcommittees for 118th Congress

February 4, 2023 Tom Snape

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) was named to the following subcommittees on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Education & Workforce Committee: The House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Capital Markets […]

Ivy Tech Community College unveils 2023-2025 Strategic Plan

February 4, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN –The Ivy Tech Community College State Board of Trustees has approved the College’s 2023-2025 Strategic Plan, Higher Education at the Speed of Life. Higher Education at the Speed of Life is comprised of […]

Local News

IDEM to bring free Earth Day presentations, webinars to Hoosier classrooms throughout April

February 4, 2023 Tom Snape

Indianapolis, IN — To help Indiana schools celebrate Earth Day 2023, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is again offering free hands-on classroom presentations, in addition to virtual webinar presentations, to elementary students across […]

Jac-Cen-Del and South Decatur to face-off in Girls Sectional Championship game Saturday night

February 4, 2023 Skylar Sigman

Jac-Cen-Del and South Decatur both punched their tickets to the finals at the Class 1A Southwestern Shelby Sectional Friday evening. In a game heard on WRBI, Jac-Cen-Del routed the host school 53-27, giving Head Coach […]

Local Sports

South Ripley girls basketball advances to Sectional Championship game for seventh straight year

February 4, 2023 Skylar Sigman

The South Ripley girls varsity basketball team clinched their seventh straight 2A Sectional Championship game appearance, thanks to their 47-36 win over host Switzerland County Friday night. Reese Obendorf led all Lady Raider scorers with […]

Greensburg man killed in train-pedestrian accident

February 3, 2023 Tom Snape

Decatur County, IN — A Greensburg man is dead after he was struck by a train in the area of the 900 block of East State Road 46 Friday afternoon. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office […]