Articles by Tom Snape

(Statewide) – Get ready to cool off. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) public swimming pools in Indiana State Parks will open soon, as will DNR swimming beaches. Pools opening Saturday, May 25 include Versailles […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Governor Eric Holcomb says all 92 counties have opted in to Health First Indiana (HFI) funding for 2025. HFI was established by legislation passed during the 2023 legislative session. In January 2025, […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Council held a public hearing this week on the special purpose jail tax. After the hearing closed, council voted unanimously to lower it from 0.65 to 0.60. The move is […]

(Dearborn County, IN) – A Lawrenceburg woman has been identified as the person killed in Tuesday afternoon’s motorcycle crash in Dearborn County. Sheriff’s deputies say 67-year-old Peggy Smith died at the scene of the crash […]

(St. Leon, IN) – An East Central High School senior could soon have his art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Carson Mapes is one of 55 U.S. state and territory […]

(Ripley County, IN) – No one was seriously injured in a fiery two-vehicle accident on the 6800 block of County Road 175 East near Friendship Tuesday afternoon. Emergency responders learned on the way to the […]

(Aurora, IN) – Dr. Ronald Ross has been hired as the new Superintendent of the South Dearborn Community School Corporation (SDCSC). He is replacing current Superintendent Eric Lows, who announced his resignation in December after […]

(St. Leon, IN) – East Central FFA members Kody Schilling and Aidan Roberts used their time in Period 6 Agricultural Structures, Fabrication and Design class to build four handicap accessible raised garden beds. The 3′ […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Commissioners are considering an ordinance that could deliver a setback to the recently-established DORA. Commissioners’ attorney Chad Smith this week presented to county leaders an ordinance he drafted that deals […]