Articles by Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) will serve as vice-chair of the State Fair Advisory Committee and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2024 legislative session. Leising’s other […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Indiana Republican Party will hold a caucus tonight at 6 at the Ripley County Courthouse Annex to fill the vacancy in House District 67. The vacancy was created by Randy Frye’s […]

(Southeastern IN) – Haze caused by the Canadian wildfires means another Air Quality Action Day in Southeastern Indiana through 11:59 pm Monday. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued a similar alert for Sunday, and […]

(Versailles, IN) – The Square in Versailles will be the site of a family-friendly fundraising event on Saturday, August 5 benefitting the Versailles Fire Department. Touch-A-Truck will be held from 10 am until 2 pm […]

(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville will observe National Night Out on Wednesday, August 2 from 5:30 until 7:30 pm at Liberty Park. The free, family-friendly event will be put on by the Batesville […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Lobby hours at the Decatur County Detention Center are being extended, effective immediately. Sheriff Bill Meyerrose says the expanded hours are to better serve the public and jail inmates when it comes […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Royalty was crowned on opening night of the 2023 Decatur County Fair Thursday when Irene Moore was named 4-H Queen and Charlie Kramer was chosen 4-H King. The 1st runner-up for Queen […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Greensburg City Council this week approved the 1st reading of an ordinance creating a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA). This is part of a new state law that went into effect on […]

(Statehouse) – State Comptroller Tera Klutz, CPA confirmed Thursday that the State of Indiana closed the 2023 fiscal year with $2.9 billion in state reserves. “Indiana’s reserves of $2.9 billion are once again within the […]

(Clarksburg, IN) – No humans were injured, but 1,200 hogs perished when flames destroyed a barn just before Midnight Wednesday on North County Road 80 Northeast in Clarksburg. The cause of the fire is believed […]

(Batesville, IN) – Knight of Columbus Batesville Council #1461 recently presented $1,000 scholarship checks to help 10 qualified students further their education. This year’s recipients were Carson Hartwell, Avery Austin, Annebelle Nunlist, Sophie Meyers, Spencer […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Main Street Greensburg Executive Director Rose Cronley provided Greensburg City Council with the annual update this week (pictured), which included a look back at last year and some of this year’s early […]