Articles by Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – Congratulations to the Batesville High School marching band. The group brought home a second-place finish from the ISSMA Scholastic Class Marching Band State Finals held on Saturday at Franklin Central High School […]

(Batesville, IN) – Kids Discovery Factory is thrilled to announce a generous $100,000 gift from the John A. Hillenbrand Family Foundation to support the construction of the future children’s museum in downtown Batesville. This transformative […]

(Statewide) – Deer mating season is underway in Indiana, and that means drivers may see a buck or doe on the roads during their daily commutes. According to Indiana State Police, more than 17,000 crashes […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Daniel Raftery has been elected Vice Chairman of the Ripley County Democratic Party. Raftery is a Batesville resident, and joins the party’s leadership team following the recent election of Victoria Martz […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Police Department has grown by one officer. Christian Richardson is a 2019 graduate of Franklin County High School. Upon graduation, he went immediately into the workforce. He was sworn in […]

(Blooming Grove, IN) – Several fire departments were called to a chimney fire on the 7,000 block of Woodside Drive in Blooming Grove in northern Franklin County around 3:10 Saturday afternoon. The Blooming Volunteer Fire […]

(Versailles, IN) – One person was airlifted to the hospital from a farming accident in the Versailles area Friday evening. It happened shortly after 6 p.m. on the 4,000 block of South Cook Road and […]