Articles by Tom Snape

(Delaware Township/Ripley County, IN) – All proceeds from this Friday’s Delaware Community Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry will benefit the Carson Hughes Memorial Fund. Hughes is the 18-year-old from Osgood who went missing last Friday; […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs have announced a local community and two others around the state will receive $210,000 in planning grants through the […]

(Decatur County, IN) – Decatur County Council voted 5-1 this week to indefinitely table the proposed food and beverage tax. Councilmember Melanie Nobbe cast the lone no vote to table. Fellow councilmember Kenny Hooten says […]

(Statehouse) – A spat that has been decades in the making became a legislative fight on the final night of the 2024 General Assembly session. Contention over who runs the Indiana State Fair emerged during […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The City of Greensburg, in conjunction with the Decatur County Emergency Management Agency, has updated its Tornado Siren Activation Policy. Sirens will now be activated when the National Weather Service issues a […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Genesis Pathways to Success, an initiative of the Ripley County Community Foundation, says A Summer of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) is returning this summer to bring the […]

(Statewide) – Much of Indiana will be in the zone of totality for the total solar eclipse on April 8, including 54 properties managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that will provide […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce has announced a change in location for the 29th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Versailles State Park. The event has been moved from the […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Riley Duerstock Nursing Scholarship which is available to students in 2024. Deron and Jill Duerstock established this scholarship […]

(Statehouse) – The governor recently signed into law State Rep. Jennifer Meltzer’s (R-Shelbyville) bill criminalizing possession and dealing of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer being mixed with illegal drugs. According to the Centers for Disease Control […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Reservoir Road in Franklin County between Spaeth Road and Brook Hill Drive will be closed starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. The Franklin County Highway Department says the closure will last until […]