Articles by Tom Snape

(Versailles, IN) – Today, we remember Trooper William R. Rayner, ISP-Versailles District, who was killed in the line of duty 58 years ago. Trooper William Rayner was shot and killed after he and a Deputy […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Decatur County United Fund Board of Directors recently approved a one-time gift of $7,200 towards the Speranza House Broadway location to help cover expenses until state funding is received. Speranza House […]

(Michigan City, IN) – Indiana has carried out its first execution in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran was put to death overnight by lethal injection at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Corcoran was on […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana State Police is partnering again in 2025 with the U.S. Department of Justice for the annual National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25th as […]

(Franklin County, IN) – The Franklin County Community Foundation (FCCF) is pleased to announce Thatcher “Cole” Kelley of Franklin County High School as the recipient of the 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Franklin County. […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) have announced Dearborn County and Wabash County as the 2024 Stellar Pathways designated communities. The Stellar Pathways program […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Commissioners unanimously approved the biosolids ordinance on 2nd reading this week. County Attorney Chad Smith presented the ordinance to commissioners, who were asked by an audience member who would police […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Saturday will mark six-months since a Franklin County man disappeared. It was on June 21 when 50-year-old Roger Purcell went missing from the West Harrison area home he shared with his […]