Articles by Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to close State Road 62 at the bridge over Laughery Creek on Thursday, March 9, near Friendship from 9 am to […]

Decatur County, IN — A Decatur County Commissioner has passed away. Chuck Emsweller was re-elected to the District 1 Commissioners seat in November 2020 and served more than 20 years in state and local government. […]

Southeastern IN — The area will be under a Flood Watch from 1 am Friday through 1 o’clock Saturday morning. The National Weather Service says moderate to heavy rain will overspread the area late tonight […]

Milan, IN — Milan Elementary School (MES) is ready to get your child registered for Kindergarten. The registration event will take place on Thursday, March 16 at MES. Registration sessions will begin at 8:30 am […]

Cincinnati, OH — The Christ Hospital Health Network is proud to announce that the region’s top heart specialists will be available five days a week to patients of Margaret Mary Health. For 32 years, Margaret […]

Batesville, IN — In February, the Southeastern Indiana YMCA recognized several staff members with the YMCA S.O.A.R. Award (Service and Outstanding Achievement Recognition). Aquatics group exercise instructor Scott Smith, and the YMCA Welcome Center team […]

Statehouse — The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday that some say would strip teachers and school librarians of a legal defense against charges that they distributed harmful material to minors. While Senators debated the […]

Greensburg, IN — City of Greensburg, Decatur County, state officials, and Meri Binsar Simorangkir – the outgoing Consul General of Indonesia – huddled at Mayasari Indonesian Grill Tuesday to discuss ongoing efforts to ship Indiana […]

Statehouse — A pair of bills authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) is one step closer to becoming law. Leising’s legislation aimed at ensuring utility reliability across Indiana passed the Senate Tuesday by a […]

Statewide — Indiana State Police has received several concerns from citizens reporting an apparent phone scam. ISP receives numerous reports of phone scams each year, but this particular scam involves using the ISP General Headquarters […]

Batesville, IN — Employee volunteers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital will visit Batesville Primary School (BPS) on Thursday, March 2 as part of Read Across America Day. The volunteers will read books to students that promote […]

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Reads Park Hop begins March 1 and runs through May 6. The Park Hop is a free, community-wide scavenger hunt throughout the 20 area parks, trails, and natural […]