January 2025 – Page 8

Bascom’s Immigration Bill Receives Committee Approval

January 27, 2025 Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require law enforcement to notify federal authorities when they arrest individuals suspected of being in the country illegally. President Donald Trump signed an executive order […]

Boil Water Advisory Issued for Part of Eastern Franklin County

January 27, 2025 Tom Snape

(Drewersburg, IN) – Franklin County Water Association customers in the Drewersburg area were placed under a boil advisory over the weekend. The alert for people along Jeans and Drewersburg roads was issued because of a […]

Flames Destroy Decatur County House

January 27, 2025 Tom Snape

(Decatur County, IN) – A house on the 55-hundred block of County Road South 60 Southwest in southern Decatur County is a total loss after a Thursday night fire. The Letts Community Volunteer Fire Department […]

Family Escapes Cross Plains House Fire But Pet Perishes

January 27, 2025 Tom Snape

(Cross Plains, IN) – Several departments responded to a house fire on the 94-hundred block of South State Road 129 in Ripley County’s Cross Plains community late Friday morning. The Friendship Volunteer Fire Department says […]

Class 3A #1 Greensburg goes to 19-0 after knocking off Batesville 64-45 in girls basketball heard Saturday afternoon on WRBI. The Pirates are 6-0 in the EIAC while the Bulldogs drop to 14-8 overall and […]

Girls Basketball State Tourney Reaches Golden Milestone

January 27, 2025 Tom Snape

The 50th year of the IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament is a celebration of athletes who have competed fiercely, fans who have supported passionately, and communities that have embraced the spirit of basketball in every […]

James ‘Jim’ Louis Dreyer, 87 of Batesville

January 26, 2025 Meyers Funeral Home

After a seven-year battle following his severe stroke suffered on January 4, 2018, Jim Dreyer, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Saint Andrews Health Campus on Friday, January 24, 2025. James ‘Jim’ Louis Dreyer […]

Julian “Jerry” Robert Schene

January 25, 2025 Weigel Funeral Home

Julian “Jerry” Robert Schene, age 86, passed away on January 23, 2025, in Shelbyville, Indiana. He was born to Robert and Helen (Cook) Schene on July 10, 1938. Jerry married Jeanne (Kohlman) Schene on October […]

Sports Daily Digest January 25, 2025

January 25, 2025 Tom Snape

Batesville knocked off Franklin County 51-36 in boys basketball heard last night on WRBI. The Bulldogs improve to 6-7 overall and 1-2 in the EIAC; the Wildcats fall to 5-10 and 0-6. In other games, […]