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Sign Up For Free Fraud Protection

February 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Statewide) – County recorders across Indiana are urging Hoosiers to sign up for the free Property Fraud Protection program, which is offered in all 92 counties. The recorders say, while the program does not prevent […]

Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault

February 1, 2024 Tom Snape

(Versailles, IN) – A Versailles man has been sentenced in Ripley County to nine years in prison with three suspended to probation for sexually assaulting an underage girl. 36-year-old Aaron Hoeferkamp pleaded guilty in November […]

Jim’s Journal, February 1, 2024

February 1, 2024 Brent Lee

The first round of Indiana high school girls’ sectional basketball tournament play is complete. A surprisingly wide margin in Class 3A last night on WRBI, between Number 6 Greensburg, with its 18 & 4 season […]

Rabies Detected in Skunk in Clark County

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Jeffersonville, IN) – The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) urges local residents to vaccinate their pets and keep their distance from wildlife following the detection of rabies for the first time in 20 […]

Leising Bill to Receive Budget Director Review

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would establish a Division of Historic Sites within the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and transfer management of historic sites from the […]

Downtown Road Construction Scheduled

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville, along with DC Construction, will outfit several streets with new curb and gutters, plus ADA-compliant sidewalks, followed by milling and paving. The affected streets are: · East Boehringer […]

Morales Uses Help American Vote Day to Recruit Poll Workers

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales used Tuesday’s Help America Vote Day to draw attention to the nationwide shortage of poll workers, and the importance of citizen involvement in the election process. Morales […]

Indiana’s individual income tax filing season is off and running

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – The 2024 Individual Tax Filing season is here. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), along with the IRS, is processing 2023 individual income tax returns. You have until Monday, April 15, 2024, […]

Three local departments battle Franklin County garage fire

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Oak Forest, IN) – No one was hurt when a garage caught fire on the 7,000 block of Shop Road in Oak Forest Tuesday afternoon. A motorist driving past the home reported the blaze. Firefighters […]

Laurel man dies from injuries suffered in late summer motorcycle crash

January 31, 2024 Tom Snape

(Franklin County, IN) – A Laurel man has died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident over the summer. 50-year-old Frank Logan was flown to UC Medical Center from the wreck on Keal Road near […]

Jim’s Journal, January 31st, 2024

January 31, 2024 Jim Williams

Indiana’s high school girls’ Sectional basketball tournament games got started for 2024 Tuesday night, and we were glad to bring to you 2 of them on WRBI. At the Whiteland sectional in Class 4A, the […]

RCCF welcomes new board president, members

January 30, 2024 Tom Snape

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation would like to welcome their new Board President, Ben Peetz. Ben has been a part of the Community Foundation’s Board since 2021 and has served as […]