Articles by Tom Snape

(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 […]

(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, […]

(Batesville, IN) – The first of January brought a new year to our traditional calendars; however, students in the Batesville Community School Corporation’s (BCSC) Mandarin dual language immersion (DLI) program will celebrate a different new […]

(Statehouse) – The Indiana House of Representatives this week advanced State Rep. Jennifer Meltzer’s (R-Shelbyville) bill classifying xylazine, an animal tranquilizer making its way into street drugs, a controlled substance. Under Meltzer’s legislation, a prescription […]

(Batesville, IN) – Since announcing the new hospital construction this past summer, Margaret Mary Health has been working diligently on the design process of the new facility. Architectural partner GBBN, based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Water & Gas Utility has contracted with Dave O’Mara Inc. to replace water mains on the following streets: – West Pearl Street, from Main Street to Vine Street. – George […]

(Greensburg, IN) – JCBank cut the ribbon on its new location on Lincoln Street in Greensburg on Wednesday with the help of the Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce (pictured). President and CEO Marvin Veatch says […]

(Statewide) – County recorders across Indiana are urging Hoosiers to sign up for the free Property Fraud Protection program, which is offered in all 92 counties. The recorders say, while the program does not prevent […]

(Versailles, IN) – A Versailles man has been sentenced in Ripley County to nine years in prison with three suspended to probation for sexually assaulting an underage girl. 36-year-old Aaron Hoeferkamp pleaded guilty in November […]