Articles by Tom Snape

(Laurel, IN) – A man who escaped from the Fayette County Community Corrections program is behind bars following his capture in Laurel on Tuesday. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Vincent Brown was on […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Main Street Board of Directors, led by the efforts of Adam Fischmer, Marketing Director, and Amy Pretzer, Executive Director, working closely with Jimmy Rowland, of Rowland Graphics, LLC, is pleased to […]

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) co-chaired the first Rural Caucus meeting of 2024 on Wednesday, January 24 at the Statehouse. The caucus discussed the impact of California Proposition 12 on the agriculture industry, […]

(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation’s 2024 Scholarship Program will award scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to graduating seniors for the purpose of post-secondary education in any accredited institution of […]

(Southeastern IN) – All four area counties saw a sharp drop in unemployment in December. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Decatur County was at 2.3 percent, which is down from 2.8 percent in […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded more than $454,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to 101 rural and volunteer fire departments from 58 counties. The awards will be used to […]

(Southeastern IN) – The area is under a Dense Fog Advisory until 1:00 this afternoon. You can expect visibility to be a quarter of a mile or less, which can cause hazardous driving conditions. If […]

(Versailles, IN) – Ripley County Court Services was recently awarded more than $267-thousand in Juvenile Behavioral Health Treatment Grant funds, as part of the recently passed Youth Justice Oversight funding legislation. The grant is part […]

(Versailles, IN) – Versailles firefighters were called out just after 3:00 Wednesday morning to an undisclosed address in response to an alarm going off. Firefighters arriving on the scene found dangerous levels of Carbon Monoxide […]