Articles by Tom Snape

(Versailles, IN) – Versailles firefighters were called to the Tyson School Apartments Sunday evening when someone became trapped in the elevator. A man was trapped between the second and third floors of the building until […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Pacific Painting Company plans to begin work next week on the U.S. 421 bridge over Cedar Creek near Versailles. On or after Monday, August 14, U.S. […]

(Columbus, IN) – Legal Aid District 11 has scheduled another free legal aid phone clinic for residents of Decatur and seven other counties on Tuesday, August 8. Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby […]

(Plainfield, IN) – Summer means higher electric use and often higher energy bills. Duke Energy is encouraging customers to take advantage of its Home Energy House Call program to enhance their homes’ energy efficiency and […]

(Oldenburg, IN) – The Town of Oldenburg is scheduled to start a sewer main replacement project today (Monday, August 7). Water Street will be closed from Washington Street to the beginning of St. Mary’s Road. […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp and Sheriff Pete Cates are urging drivers to take precautions as school buses return to the roads. In Indiana, it’s against the law for motorists to […]

(Franklin County, IN) – One person was injured in a rollover accident with entrapment Friday afternoon on the 9100 block of State Road 252 in Franklin County. A medical helicopter took the person to the […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – A Greensburg man is headed to federal prison for 25 years after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor. The Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of […]

(Jefferson County, IN) – Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash involving a fire truck that occurred on Clifty Hollow Road on Hanover Hill near Madison on Saturday. The […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Food Pantry was the beneficiary of a local organization’s generosity. Batesville Knights of Columbus Council #1461 recently made a $2,500 donation to the food pantry. K of C Grant Knight […]

(Batesville, IN) – Check your Powerball tickets. A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was purchased at Hucks gas station and convenience store on Pearl Street in Batesville. The lucky entry matched four out of five numbers […]

(Batesville, IN) – A medical emergency may have played a role in a rear-end collision on the I-74 eastbound exit ramp in Batesville just before 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Witnesses say an Indiana State Police […]