Articles by Tom Snape

(Bright, IN) – One of the founding members of Bright Fire & Rescue has passed away. Julius Huffman helped establish the fire department in 1948 and served for more than 60 years. He was a […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Franklin County Sheriff Pete Cates says 109.6 pounds of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications were collected for safe and proper disposal at the four remote drug take-back events held throughout […]

(Batesville, IN) – Indiana State Police have released the name of the semi-driver who was killed in a crash that happened on Westbound I-74 near Batesville Tuesday morning. 55-year-old Osei Boateng died in the single-vehicle […]

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Batesville Main Street are co-hosting the 13th annual parade and community tree lighting event on Friday, December 1, 2023, in downtown Batesville. […]

(Batesville, IN) – Since early 2017, Kids Discovery Factory (KDF) has operated a mobile education outreach program, called the Mobile Factory. The Mobile Factory is a collection of innovative traveling STEAM exhibits that align with […]

(Batesville, IN) – The first-ever Hillenbrand, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer has passed away. Ken Camp died Friday at his home in Florida at the age of 78. Camp spent 32 years with Hillenbrand, […]

(Jackson County, IN) – Detectives from the Indiana State Police Post in Versailles made an arrest Tuesday 41 years to the date of a Jackson County murder. 61-year-old Ronald Anderson of Seymour was arrested in […]

(Decatur County, IN) – One person was hospitalized following a four-vehicle chain reaction collision on State Road 3 near County Road 400 North in Decatur County Monday afternoon. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says it […]

(Letts, IN) – Several agencies responded when a pickup truck slammed into a tree near State Road 3 and County Road 500 South in Letts Tuesday afternoon. Investigators say the man driving the vehicle was […]

(Batesville, IN) – At least one person was killed in a semi crash on westbound I-74 near Batesville this (Tuesday) morning. The tractor-trailer slammed into the Huntersville Road overpass, which was closed briefly during an […]

(Batesville, IN) – The celebrations have turned into strategy sessions as Batesville High School (BHS) begins to make decisions about how best to allocate the $500,000 it will receive as the top recipient of the […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Franklin County Highway Department plans to close two parts of Pocket Road in the Batesville area for construction projects. South Pocket Road will close for two weeks starting tomorrow (Wednesday, November […]