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Willa Mae Cornn, 72 of Greensburg

January 8, 2026 Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Willa Mae Cornn, 72, of Greensburg, passed away at 7:05 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Decatur County Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 14, 1953, in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of Walter […]

POET Adds Another Stanza

January 8, 2026 Brent Lee

(Shelbyville, IN) – POET plans a major expansion of its Shelbyville bioprocessing plant, a project the company says will nearly double bioethanol production and boost demand for local grain by the end of 2027. The […]

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OA Acknowledges Support from Ripley, Franklin County Community Foundations

January 8, 2026 Tom Snape

(Oldenburg, IN) – Oldenburg Academy acknowledges and appreciates the continued support of the Ripley County Community Foundation and the Franklin County Community Foundation. Recent contributions from both foundations supported the purchase of a new Automated […]

Charlotte L. “Shorty” Vinup

January 8, 2026 Weigel Funeral Home

Charlotte L. “Shorty” (nee Barclay) Vinup, age 97, of Batesville, Indiana, passed peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus in Batesville. Born March 16, 1928, in Greensburg, Indiana. She is the […]

Leising: Certain Residents Should Apply for New Property Tax Credits

January 8, 2026 Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – Seniors and blind and disabled Indiana residents should apply for property tax credits by January 15, 2026 to ensure they receive the benefits they are due, said State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg). Blind […]

Commissioners Sign BOT Pool Project Contract

January 8, 2026 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – The community pool project in Decatur County took a giant step this week when County Commissioners approved a $3.9 million a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Contract with Blue Escapes Pools of Greenwood. Plans for […]

Larrison IBCA D3 Player of the Week

January 8, 2026 Tom Snape

Greensburg junior Claire Larrison is the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) District 3 Girls Basketball Player of Week. Larrison posted two double-doubles , averaging 24.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists over five games for […]

Local Schools Honored by IHSAA for Sportsmanship

January 8, 2026 Tom Snape

All 10 WRBI coverage schools were included in the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s recent announcement of schools that achieved the state’s highest sportsmanship numbers. During the previous school year, the IHSAA began recognizing schools’ […]