Articles by Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Batesville Main Street are co-hosting the annual parade and community tree lighting event on Friday, December 5, 2025, in downtown Batesville, rain […]

(Versailles, IN) – A staple of the Versailles community is no longer on the market. The Bel-Air Drive-In movie theater on U.S. 421 has been sold, nearly two years after it went up for sale. […]

(Washington Township/Decatur County, IN) – The Washington Township Trustee’s Office in Decatur County is responding to residents’ reduction or delay in receiving SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. Starting Monday, November 10, the office will […]

(Milan/Versailles, IN) – Firefighters from several departments battled a pair of barn fires in Ripley County on Thursday. The Milan Volunteer Fire Department was called to a barn fire on the 2200 block of State […]

(Statewide) – Governor Mike Braun has proclaimed November 9–15, 2025, as Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana, encouraging Hoosiers to take steps now to protect themselves, their families, and their property from the hazards of […]

(Decatur County, IN) – The Decatur County Community Foundation (DCCF) has announced the finalists for Decatur County’s 2025-26 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Decatur County had 60 students begin the competitive process in August by completing […]

(Batesville, IN) – The community is invited to a free spaghetti dinner on Wednesday, November 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Batesville United Methodist Church, located at 106 S. Park Avenue. The church says […]

(Statewide) – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) has announced that November SNAP benefits will be delayed for Indiana households due to a revised formula for calculating benefits. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition […]

(Statewide) – About 3,000 Indiana students are repeating third grade this school year for not meeting the state’s reading proficiency standards. Data released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Education showed 3.6% of the 84,000 […]