Articles by Tom Snape

(Indianapolis, IN) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) attended the 2023 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Summit at the Indiana Convention Center in Downtown Indianapolis (pictured). As chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Southeastern Indiana farms owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years were recently honored with Hoosier Homestead awards at the Indiana State Fair. Farms owned and maintained by […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana’s unemployment rate in July stands at 3.3%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national unemployment rate for July stands at 3.5%. The state’s jobless rate stood […]

(Versailles, IN) – Recently, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released statewide data on ILEARN results from the 2022-23 school year. ILEARN is the statewide assessment given to all students in grades 3-8 in English/Language […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Southeastern Career Center in Versailles held a ribbon cutting for the new Veterinary Science program last night (pictured). It took place in conjunction with the career center’s open house.

(Indianapolis, IN) – Former Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers has filed paperwork to run as a Republican for Governor next year. Chambers recently concluded his two-year term as Secretary of Commerce and joins a […]

(Westport, IN) – Westport will hold a Republican Town Convention tomorrow (Saturday) night at 7. It will take place at the Westport Community Building to select GOP nominees for Town Council. Seven candidates are vying […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office will assist in the transfer of the remains of a U.S. Navy Corpsman from Osgood this evening. 24-year-old Joshua Arquiza died unexpectedly on July 27 in […]

(Decatur County, IN) – A Columbus resident was killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on the 10,200 block of West County Road 100 South near Burney. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Coalition for a Drug-Free Batesville is seeking a Coalition Coordinator. The ideal candidate will possess a basic understanding and practical knowledge of addictions and problems associated with substance abuse; be knowledgeable […]

(Batesville, IN) – The number of Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) third graders who passed the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) assessment during the 2022-23 school year landed the school corporation at the top […]