Articles by Tom Snape
BPS Sets Kindergarten Registration
(Batesville, IN) – Batesville Primary School kindergarten registration and academic screening will take place Thursday, April 11 in the school gym, according to BPS principal, Brad Stoneking. Children must be 5-years-old on or before August […]
RS Council Votes to Disband Police Force
(Rising Sun, IN) – Rising Sun City Council voted unanimously this week to disband its police force and merge with the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office. The department is down to three cops and has struggled […]
Conviction in Death of School Board Member
(Liberty, IN) – A Richmond woman has been convicted of causing the death of a Franklin County Community School Board member who was on the job as a Union County Highway Department worker. 42-year-old Justin […]
Sunman-Dearborn Receives Child Care Grant
(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is awarding another $6.9 million in employer-sponsored child care grants to an additional 22 businesses, community groups and […]
One Week Remaining to File for Primary
(Indianapolis, IN) – There is one week left for candidate filing for the Indiana 2024 Primary Election in May. Candidates wishing to be on the Democrat or Republican primary ballot must file declaration of candidacy […]
Milan JAG Student Moves On to State
(Milan, IN) – Milan High School Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) students traveled to North Vernon’s Education and Training Center for the 2024 Regional Career Development Conference on Thursday, February 1, and one of the […]
Shift Restaurant Coming to Hillcrest
(Batesville, IN) – The owners of Shift Restaurant and Bar in Bright are opening a second location in Batesville at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club. Matt Euson and Nick and Meagan Roberts are the owners […]
Heavy Trash Collection Tomorrow in Batesville
(Batesville, IN) – Tomorrow is the first of four heavy trash collection days this year for Rumpke customers in the Batesville city limits. Rumpke begins pickup at 5 a.m. They’ll collect up to 10 large […]
Attempted Rapist Sentenced to 38 Years
(Lawrenceburg, IN) – Sergio Marroquin Crisostomo was sentenced in Dearborn County this week to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to Attempted Rape With a Deadly Weapon (Level 1 felony). The 28-year-old Crisostomo was […]
Hertel Files More Charges Against Former Sheriff
(Clark County, IN) – Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel has filed additional charges against the former Clark County Sheriff. Hertel is the special prosecutor in the case, in which 15 felony counts – including Fraud, […]