Gene Leroy Ditsler loved life and lived it to the fullest for nearly 88 years, from his birth on February 8, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN, until his death on November 7, in Granville, OH. Gene grew up loving sports, especially basketball, and though he wasn’t tall enough to play on the high school team, he […]
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Ridgewood plans alumni game and benefit dinner
On Saturday, Dec. 30, the Ridgewood Boys Basketball Booster club will host an alumni game and second annual chicken dinner to benefit the Trevor Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund. All Ridgewood High School boys alumni are welcome. Player cost is $25, which includes a t-shirt. Teams will be determined based on graduating class. Family and friends […]
Ridgewood girls’ softball celebrating 30th anniversary
Ridgewood High School is celebrating a big milestone this spring. This is the 30th year for the girls’ softball program at the school. Robin Hire was the head coach of the first girls’ softball team. “I started the fast pitch program in the spring of 1993. I was to take 13 dedicated athletes who had […]
Ridgewood presents ‘Stone Soup’
The Ridgewood High School Drama Class will present “Stone Soup” this Thursday at 7 p.m. “Stone Soup” is a family-friendly tale that tells the story of two knights who have vanquished a pair of dragons who have been terrorizing a local town. When they arrive in the town of Whisker, they are instant celebrities. However, […]
Memorial to honor Ridgewood football supporter
The Scott Rose Memorial Fund has been established at Park National Bank. Scott was a 1986 graduate of Ridgewood High School and an avid Ridgewood Football supporter and motivator. Scott lost his courageous battle to melanoma on Aug. 22, 2021. As a way to honor and remember him a bronze football will be made with […]
High school musicians are excited to be back on the field
Marching band season has been reduced to playing at home football games only, but that isn’t dampening the spirits of the high school musicians. “They are pretty excited and happy to just see each other again,” said Barry Hardesty, band director at Coshocton High School. “No matter what happens this year if you enjoy the […]
RHS honors senior spring sports athletes
Ridgewood High School senior spring sports athletes didn’t get a chance to wrap up their careers, but their dedication to the orange and black is still being celebrated. Vinyls of the 17 students are now hanging in downtown West Lafayette. The project was coordinated by photographer and Ridgewood teacher Justin Seibert, school and village officials, […]
Donkey basketball brings huge crowd to Ridgewood Middle School
The gym at Ridgewood Middle School was full of people laughing at staff and students trying to stay on or lead donkeys that had little interest in Donkey Basketball. The event was held Feb. 19 and was a fundraiser for Ridgewood FFA. Jadyn Art is a junior and is the one who set up the […]
Community invited to discussion on teenage mental health concerns at RHS
WEST LAFAYETTE – Nationwide Children’s Hospital will be at Ridgewood High School in the general assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend the discussion on the differences between normal teenage ups and downs and a mental health concern. Attendees also will learn the warning signs for […]
