Articles by Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville City Council approved an ordinance on Monday night to establish a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) downtown. The Main Street DORA will allow those who purchase alcoholic beverages to leave an […]

(Versailles, IN) – For over 150 years, the Tanglewood Baptist Church has been a committed and faithful servant of the greater Ripley County community. The imprint left by the decades of faithful members and attendees […]

(St. Leon, IN) – Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools has opened Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-25 school year. Parents or guardians are asked to pre-register their child or children by visiting www.sunmandearborn.k12.in.us. The link can be found […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Indiana Conservation Officer Travis Wooley, who serves Franklin County, has been selected as 2023 District 9 Officer of the Year. Wooley has served as a conservation officer for 20 years. He […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) urges residents to vaccinate their pets against rabies and to keep a safe distance from wildlife after skunk rabies was detected in two Southern Indiana counties. […]

(Statehouse) – State Rep. Alex Zimmerman (R-North Vernon) said his bill to help local communities better address blighted properties recently advanced out of the Indiana House of Representatives unanimously. According to the U.S. Department of […]

(Statewide) – Indiana will play a pivotal role in hosting eclipse enthusiasts as they flock to the Hoosier State to catch a glimpse of the first total solar eclipse in seven years on Monday, April […]

(Statehouse) – Two local lawmakers issued statements over the weekend in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision to deploy the Indiana National Guard to support the ongoing border security mission in Texas.  “Every state should […]

(Columbus, IN) – Legal Aid District 11 will hold a free legal aid phone clinic on Tuesday, February 13 for low-income residents of Decatur, Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and Shelby counties. The clinic […]

(Southeastern IN) – It was a busy weekend for area firefighters. Crews from New Marion and Versailles were called to a house fire on U.S. 421 in Rexville. They were able to quickly knock down […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on State Road 3 in Greensburg Sunday evening. Both victims had to be extricated from the wreckage, and were taken to Decatur County Memorial […]