Articles by Tom Snape

(Franklin County, IN) – A Brookville woman is dead following a single vehicle accident on the 12,000 block of State Road 1 Thursday night. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 9:15 pm […]

(Statehouse) – The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2024 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg). Through the full-day program, students in grades six through 12 tour Indiana’s Statehouse, listen […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) has recently received grants totaling $130,000 from two Hillenbrand foundations toward the construction of an outdoor learning complex at Batesville Primary School (BPS). The additional funding […]

(Bright, IN) – Firefighters from three departments were called to a structure fire on 3100 block of Serenity Ridge Drive in the Bright area just after Midnight. There’s word on a cause, damage estimate or […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Several agencies responded to an accident that shut down the 12,000 block of State Road 1 in Franklin County between Bentley and East Roberts roads Thursday night. State Road 1 was […]

(Decatur/Shelby Counties, IN) – Two people are facing an array of charges following a two-county high speed chase on westbound I-74 this week. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy monitoring traffic on the […]

(Batesville, IN) – Several Batesville High School students, including junior Leanne Ludwig (pictured),  joined a cross-section of Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) staff and community representatives on December 5 to begin the master planning phase […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Genesis: Pathways to Success, in partnership with the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, recently held the first annual D.I.C.E. (Dreams, Ingenuity, Creativity, & Entrepreneurship) Challenge, a regional business planning competition for […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) awarded more than $6,800,000 in grant funding to organizations that support victims of sexual assault in Indiana through two grant programs. The funding will go to […]

(Greensburg, IN) – There were some announcements made at this week’s Decatur County Commissioners meeting. The current Decatur County Highway Department building and property on Base Road will go on the auction block on December […]