Articles by Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – There’s a local connection to this year’s Race Across America coast-to-coast charity bicycle ride. Batesville High School assistant cross country coach Thomas Essick is a member of Team Lithko, which is riding […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Memorial Hospital held the largest free health screening event, the 16th annual Healthy Fair. Healthy Fair provided 270+ patients with an opportunity to receive free essential health screenings, including a […]

(Oldenburg, IN) – Oldenburg Academy is proud to announce the accomplishments of its graduating class of 2024. The 37 seniors earned 121 college scholarships, for a combined total of $7.5 million. The range of scholarships—for […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) has announced four regions as finalists for the 2024 Stellar Pathways program. One Dearborn County Stellar Pathways for […]

(Sunman, IN) – INDOT contractor OLCO plans to close State Road 101 two miles south of Sunman on or after Monday, June 24 to complete a small structure replacement project. The closure will take place […]

(Dearborn County, IN) – More than 1,300 Duke Energy customers were without power yesterday afternoon in the Bright area, thanks to a vehicle damaging equipment. The outage was reported shortly before 1 p.m., with service […]

(Southeastern IN) – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued an Air Quality Action Day tomorrow for Southeastern Indiana. The alert goes into effect at Midnight and lasts 24 hours. Ozone levels in the […]

(Southeastern IN) – This week’s extreme heat means Rumpke is taking extra precautions with residential curbside collection services and to ensure the well-being of its employees. The company says, as a result, collection times may […]

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Parks and Recreation board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 19 has been canceled. The meeting was  scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building (132 […]

(Statewide) – Indiana ranks 27th in child well-being, according to the 2024 Kids Count Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, slipping three spots from last year. The latest findings highlighted the need for […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Cooling centers are open in Franklin County to help you beat the heat this week, including the Brookville Senior Citizens Center, plus the Brookville and Laurel public libraries. They’re open to […]