Articles by Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) met with local 4-H members from Ripley and Franklin counties this week on Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse. As a strong supporter of agriculture and leadership development, […]

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Parks and Recreation Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m. will take place at the Park Office at 716 South Park Avenue. The change in […]

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville Primary School (BPS) will hold registration for the Mandarin Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program offered to incoming kindergartners for the 2025-2026 school year, according to BPS principal Brad Stoneking. Kindergartners enrolling […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Officer Nic Polley and his K9 partner Bradly were introduced and sworn in at this week’s City of Greensburg Board of Works meeting. Polley served four years in the United States Marine […]

(Batesville, IN) – People from near and far lined up bright and early Thursday morning outside Schmidt Bakery in Batesville to buy Cherry Thing-A-Lings. The fritter-type donut filled with cherries and topped with a cherry […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Applications are being accepted for the Change Ripley County Grant. Ripley Youth Outreach, an initiative of the Ripley County Community Foundation, is accepting applications for the grant, which encourages young people […]

(Statewide) – The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be closed for retail transactions on Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of Presidents’ Day. There will be no residential or business deliveries, except for Priority […]

(Statehouse) – Help could be on the way for Hoosiers dealing with medical debt. The Senate Health and Services Provider Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 317 after several major rewrites. If passed and signed into […]

(Batesville, IN) – Effective Monday, February 24, the cardiology team from The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute will begin seeing patients at a new Batesville location, 1051 State Route 229, just across from Kroger […]

(Statehouse) – A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would provide more protection for farmers through the Indiana Grain Indemnity Fund passed the Senate and will now move to the House of […]