Articles by Tom Snape

(Statewide) – Starting a business is fraught with decisions ranging from defining the type of business to start, choosing whether to be a home-based, online, or a brick-and-mortar company, hiring staff, and calculating startup and […]

(Greensburg, IN) – A 16-year-old is facing multiple charges following a vehicle pursuit in Greensburg Thursday evening. Greensburg Police say officers were called shortly before 8:30 pm to a leaving-the-scene-of-a-vehicle-accident report on the 1800 block […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation awarded $13,393.00 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Osgood from the Frank Tarter Community Trust Fund and the Ray E. Herman & Louise (Herman) Crum Memorial […]

(St. Leon, IN) – Four members of the East Central FFA Chapter placed 3rd overall in state competition last Saturday. The team of Bryson Dossenback, Bradley Kolb, Isabelle Leurck, and Braden McDaniel competed in the […]

(Statewide) – The state’s unemployment rate in April stands at 3.0%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. That’s down slightly from 3.1% in March and is lower than last month’s national jobless rate […]

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Economic Development Commission meeting scheduled for Friday, May 19 at 8 am at the Memorial Building (132 South Main Street) has been canceled due to a lack of […]

(St. Leon, IN) – Congratulations to East Central senior Evan Kuhn. He was honored for having perfect attendance all four years of high school. Kuhn answered “present” for 720 straight days of school and 5.040 […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The City of Greensburg, HWC Engineering, and Main Street Greensburg will host public input sessions at City Hall next week on the downtown streetscape revitalization project along Washington and Franklin streets. An […]

(Blooming Grove, IN) – INDOT plans to close State Road 1 between Fairfield Causeway and Laurel Road the day after Memorial Day. The closure is for bridge replacement near Blooming Grove, and the agency says […]

(Switzerland County, IN) – Friendship Volunteer firefighters assisted in battling a house fire on Bradford Road in Switzerland County late Thursday morning. The fire started around 11 am in the attic, and the house sustained […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 scholarships to Batesville High School (BHS) graduates. These scholarship awards totaled $31,500, according to BCEF executive director […]