Articles by Tom Snape

(Ripley County, IN) – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor OLCO, Inc. plans to close State Road 350 between State Road 101 and State Road 129 in Ripley County on or after Monday, July 15, to […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) has earned the prestigious Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) designation, concluding a nearly two-year process involving hundreds of community members. Since mid-2022, many Batesville students, […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Genesis: Pathways to Success opened its second month of A Summer of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) programming last week with The Science Behind Cooking Camp. 30 students […]

(Southeastern IN) – Much of Southeastern Indiana is now classified as being in a drought. A new map from the U.S. Drought Monitor (pictured) indicates all of Ripley and Dearborn counties and most of Franklin […]

(Metamora, IN) – Several area communities held fireworks displays Friday and Saturday night – most of which went off without a hitch. However, there were a series of malfunctions at the display in Metamora Saturday […]

(Seattle, WA) – The 2024 FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) took place in Seattle, WA, from June 29-July 3, drawing more than 8,000 students, educators, and guests from across the nation. This gathering provided a […]

(Ripley/Decatur Counties, IN) – At least one person was reportedly injured in what’s being called a serious fireworks accident near the Ripley-Decatur County line on the Fourth of July. It happened on private property off […]

(Moores Hill, IN) – The investigation continues into an armed holdup at a Moores Hill restaurant Friday night. The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office says a man walked into the back of Alejandra’s Mexican Restaurant on […]