Articles by Tom Snape
Sports Daily Digest March 25, 2025
Oldenburg Academy assistant girls basketball coach Brian Samples will receive a special award from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association next month. Samples, an 11-year girls’ assistant coach and eight-year girls’ head coach, will be recognized […]
BPD Chief Stan Holt Retiring After 32 Years in Law Enforcement
(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville will soon have a new top cop. Police Chief Stan Holt is retiring after a 32-year career in law enforcement. He began as a weekend jailer in Ripley […]
Pacers Keep Winning Despite Playing Shorthanded
(Indianapolis, IN) – Things have been anything but normal lately for the Indiana Pacers, but they are winning. The Pacers have won six of their last seven games, and they have done it shorthanded. Tyrese […]
Community Healthcare Clinic Basket Auction Kicks Off Next Week
(Greensburg, IN) – The 2nd annual Community Healthcare Clinic of Decatur County (CHC) Basket Auction kicks off next week. Proceeds go toward patient care for those in Decatur County who are either uninsured or underinsured. […]
INDOT Warns of Toll-Related Text Scam
(Indianapolis, IN) – INDOT is aware of, and warning you about, a statewide tolling-related text message or “smishing” scam targeting Hoosiers. False messages appearing to come from INDOT or tolling service providers alert recipients of […]
Local Farms Receive Hoosier Homestead Awards
(Indianapolis, IN) – Six local family farms were among 56 across the state to be recognized with the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Statehouse on Friday. Farms owned and maintained by the same family for […]
Yearly Emergency Vehicle Training, Road Closing Scheduled
(Decatur County, IN) – Preparations are underway for the annual closing of a local road. From May 29 to June 9, County Road 250 West from Base to Vandalia Road in Decatur County will be […]
No One Hurt in Structure Fire
(Ripley County, IN) – Several departments were called to a structure fire on 450 West in Ripley County late Saturday morning. The flames were quickly put out by crews from the New Marion, Friendship and […]
Drone Helps Locates Suspect
(Ripley County, IN) – An unidentified man was rounded up with the help of modern technology after fleeing from Ripley County Sheriff’s deputies over the weekend. Law enforcement conducted a lengthy K9 search for the […]