Local News
No One Injured in House Fire
(Sunman, IN) – No one was injured in a house fire on Schantz Road in the Sunman area on Sunday morning. Firefighters arriving on the scene around 9 a.m. saw flames coming out of the […]
Articles by Tom Snape
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 1/11/26
Batesville Police Department Ripley County Sheriff Decatur County Sheriff: Arrests Decatur County Sheriff: Incidents Decatur County Sheriff: Fire Decatur County Sheriff: EMS
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 1/10/26
Batesville Police Department Ripley County Sheriff Decatur County Sheriff: Arrests Decatur County Sheriff: Incidents Decatur County Sheriff: Fire Decatur County Sheriff: EMS
Police Blotter
Police Blotter 1/9/26
Batesville Police Department Ripley County Sheriff Decatur County Sheriff: Arrests Decatur County Sheriff: Incidents Decatur County Sheriff: Fire Decatur County Sheriff: EMS
Local News
Sports Daily Digest January 12, 2026
Class 3A #10 Batesville won the 2026 Ripley County Tournament championship after defeating 2A #12 South Ripley 66-55 in the title game at the Dawg Pound as heard Saturday night on the Sports Voice. Tournament […]
Local News
Batesville Wins County Tournament
(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Bulldogs are the 2026 Ripley County Tournament champions after defeating the South Ripley Raiders 66-55 in Saturday night’s title game at the Dawg Pound. Trenten Luers tossed in 23 points […]
Local News
Student Cell Phone Bill Advances
(Statehouse) – Students across Indiana could be prohibited from having cell phones during the school day if Senate Bill 78 becomes law. The measure passed the Senate Education Committee this week and is heading to […]
Local News
Sports Daily Digest January 10, 2026
Batesville defeated South Ripley 43-33 to win the girls Ripley County Tournament championship in Osgood as heard last night on the Sports Voice. Tournament MVP Kaylin Kathmann paced the Bulldogs with 14 points while Maggie […]
Election - Ripley
Tucker Files for Ripley Superior Judge
(Indianapolis, IN) – Chief Deputy Prosecutor Shane Tucker has filed his declaration of candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for Ripley County Superior Court Judge in the May 5 Primary Election. To appear on the […]
Local News
Burkart Elected ICCA President
(Statewide) – Decatur County Council member Deana Burkart has been elected President of the Indiana County Councils Association (ICCA). Burkart currently represents District 3 on County Council. She also serves as a Board Member of […]
Local News
S-D Releases Five-Year Financial Forecast
(St. Leon, IN) – Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools presented its 2026–2030 Five-Year Financial Forecast at the January 8 Board of Finance meeting, offering a clear and transparent assessment of the district’s financial outlook through the end […]
Election - General
Deddens Running Again for Dearborn, Ohio Co. Prosecutor
(Dearborn/Ohio Counties, IN) – Lynn Deddens has filed to run for re-election as Dearborn and Ohio County Prosecutor in the May 5 Republican Primary election. Deddens was appointed to the post on January 6, 2017, […]