Articles by Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville High School National Honor Society (NHS) chapter held its annual induction ceremony on October 17. Twenty-seven new junior and senior members were inducted and joined 15 senior members. The new […]

(Statehouse) – Several Southeastern Indiana historic sites will undergo renovation and repair projects with the help of newly approved state funding, according to area lawmakers. State Reps. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) voted in support of the […]

(Dillsboro, IN) – The Dillsboro Police Department’s first K-9 officer has passed away. Chevy worked as a road officer and assisted with school searches in Dearborn, Ripley, Decatur, and Ohio counties during his time on […]

(Bright, IN) – One of the founding members of Bright Fire & Rescue has passed away. Julius Huffman helped establish the fire department in 1948 and served for more than 60 years. He was a […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Franklin County Sheriff Pete Cates says 109.6 pounds of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications were collected for safe and proper disposal at the four remote drug take-back events held throughout […]

(Batesville, IN) – Indiana State Police have released the name of the semi-driver who was killed in a crash that happened on Westbound I-74 near Batesville Tuesday morning. 55-year-old Osei Boateng died in the single-vehicle […]

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Batesville Main Street are co-hosting the 13th annual parade and community tree lighting event on Friday, December 1, 2023, in downtown Batesville. […]

(Batesville, IN) – Since early 2017, Kids Discovery Factory (KDF) has operated a mobile education outreach program, called the Mobile Factory. The Mobile Factory is a collection of innovative traveling STEAM exhibits that align with […]

(Batesville, IN) – The first-ever Hillenbrand, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer has passed away. Ken Camp died Friday at his home in Florida at the age of 78. Camp spent 32 years with Hillenbrand, […]

(Jackson County, IN) – Detectives from the Indiana State Police Post in Versailles made an arrest Tuesday 41 years to the date of a Jackson County murder. 61-year-old Ronald Anderson of Seymour was arrested in […]

(Decatur County, IN) – One person was hospitalized following a four-vehicle chain reaction collision on State Road 3 near County Road 400 North in Decatur County Monday afternoon. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says it […]

(Letts, IN) – Several agencies responded when a pickup truck slammed into a tree near State Road 3 and County Road 500 South in Letts Tuesday afternoon. Investigators say the man driving the vehicle was […]