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Greensburg’s Girls Basketball Defeated by Warren Central

January 17, 2024 Annie Nunley

The Class 4A Warren Central Warriors overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to finish off the Class 3A No. 4 Greensburg girls basketball team 60-56 on Tuesday night. The Pirates held a 39-29 lead, but during […]

Batesville Fire & Rescue honors excellence in service, longevity

January 17, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville Fire & Rescue held its annual awards ceremony last Saturday evening. Lt. Dave Krause was named 2023 Firefighter of the Year. Sam Carr was recognized as EMT of the Year. The […]

BHS announces ’23-’24 1st semester Honor Roll, Straight A students

January 17, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville High School has announced the students who made the Honor Roll and earned Straight A’s during the first semester of the 2023-24 school year. *Denotes Straight A’s GRADE 9 HONOR ROLL […]

Leising files for re-election in Senate District 42

January 17, 2024 Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) has filed the necessary paperwork to run for reelection in Indiana State Senate District 42, which is comprised of Decatur, Fayette, Ripley and Rush counties and portions […]

Decatur County Council tables food and beverage tax discussion indefinitely

January 17, 2024 Tom Snape

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to table the food and beverage tax discussion indefinitely. This came after a previous motion by councilmember Melanie Nobbe to postpone a vote on the […]

Flames destroy barn; crews also deal with extreme cold, other challenges

January 17, 2024 Tom Snape

(Bright, IN) – No one was injured in a barn fire in Bright Tuesday morning. Crews arriving just after 7:30 a.m. on the 24,000 block of Mayfield Lane found the barn fully engulfed. Firefighters from […]

Area under Wind Chill Advisory until 10 this morning

January 17, 2024 Tom Snape

(Southeastern IN) – Southeastern Indiana is under a Wind Chill Advisory through 10:00 this morning. The advisory was issued for Franklin County yesterday, while Ripley and Dearborn counties were added overnight. Wind chills as low […]

Jim’s Journal, Jan. 17, 2024

January 17, 2024 Brent Lee

Tuesday was a big one for basketball, and we were glad to bring you a huge, exciting boys’ game live on WRBI. In what the coaches told us was one of the very few times […]

Batesville Parks and Recreation Board January meeting canceled

January 16, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Parks and Recreation Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building (132 S. Main Street) has been canceled due to a lack […]

JCD Junior High Boys Basketball Hosted the SEI Tournament

January 16, 2024 Annie Nunley

JCD 7/8 BBB team hosted the first round of the SEI Tournament. They played St Louis from Batesville. 7th grade Eagles 27 – 31 Cardinals Jacob Carroll 9pts, 5rbs, 2stls Charlie Huff 6pts, Kasin Bowling […]

Batesville 8th Grade Boys Basketball in the Indiana Invitational Tournament

January 16, 2024 Annie Nunley

Batesville’s 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team opened up the Southeastern Indiana Invitational Tournament on Monday night with a 41-20 opening-round win at home against South Dearborn. The Bulldogs started the game on an 11-5 run […]

Cardinals 8th Grade Boys Basketball Finish Their Regular Season

January 16, 2024 Annie Nunley

St. Louis 8th grade boys finished their regular season with a loss to JCD 45-23. Owen Beckner and Sam Dice led the offense for the cards as Jeff Gerstbauer, Damien Brelage and Calvin Padgett led […]