Articles by Tom Snape

(Statewide) – The Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association has come out in strong opposition to a bill being considered in the legislature that would change fire services in the state. House Bill 1233 is authored by […]

(City of Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville is out with its 2025 large garbage collection schedule. Those who live in the city limits and have Rumpke service will be able to have up […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Decatur County resident Anthony Scott was sworn in Monday as the 21st Superintendent of the Indiana State Police.  Scott was appointed by Gov. Mike Braun, and succeeds the retired Doug Carter. The new […]

(Batesville, IN) – Preorders for Cherry Thing-A-Lings sold out in just 14 hours Monday at Schmidt Bakery in Batesville. 21-hundred dozen of the wildly popular cherry-glazed fritters were ordered. Online orders will ship next month […]

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) has filed a bill to relocate a casino from Southeastern Indiana to Allen County. Zay introduced Senate Bill 293 last week. The measure proposes moving Rising Star Casino […]

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville City Council received an update Monday night on the Batesville Memorial Public Library’s Arts and Innovation Hub project. Consultants, architects and project mangers briefly outlined the planned work at the facility, […]

(Indianapolis, IN) _ Mike Braun was sworn in as Indiana’s 52nd Governor on Monday at the Hilbert Circle Theater on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Braun says he’s optimistic about the next four years. He […]

(Brookville, IN) – The attempted murder trial of a Brookville man accused of shooting his wife and a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy has been delayed for the third time. A continuance has been granted in […]