Articles by Tom Snape

(Jackson County, IN) – A Jackson County man was arrested Tuesday by Indiana State Police Detectives from the Versailles Post on multiple counts of Possession of Child Pornography following a three-month investigation. A cybertip from […]

(Southeastern IN) – All four area counties saw significant increases in unemployment in January, according to the  Indiana Department of Workforce Development Decatur County was at 3.4%, up from 2.3% in December. Dearborn County checked […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Friendship volunteer firefighters battled a brush fire at State Road 129 and County Road 750 South near Olean this week. Three hundred gallons of water was used and crews were able […]

(Statehouse) – Six local students served as Senate pages during this year’s legislative session. State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) welcomed the following students to the Statehouse in February: Austin Balser, from Batesville, attends Batesville High […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The 13th annual, regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest hosted by Genesis: Pathways to Success and the Batesville Community School Corporation was held on Saturday, February 24, at Batesville High School. A […]

(Batesville, IN) – Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in Batesville recently presented a check for $1,250 to Margaret Mary Health Foundation Executive Director Jonathon Maple. The donation will go toward several Margaret Mary Health events in […]

(Rush County, IN) – A man who admitted to the murder of a missing Rush County teen has been sentenced to 57 years in prison. Patrick Scott entered the guilty plea earlier this year in […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Police Department is losing one of its two K9s to a medical retirement. Hercules has developed hip issues, and a veterinarian determined the six-year-old German Shepherd has hip dysplasia, which […]