Articles by Tom Snape

(Decatur County, IN) – The Decatur County Community Foundation (DCCF) is pleased to announce the recipient of Decatur County’s 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship and the four runners-up who will receive the DCCF Community Scholarship. […]

(Batesville, IN) – The director of the Batesville Memorial Public Library says you will be updated on the planned Arts and Innovation Hub project. “We’re going to be keeping the community up to date via […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Ripley County – Elena Kuisel, Batesville High School. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Commissioners and County Council will meet in special session Tuesday, December 5 at 9 a.m. in Room 106 at the Courthouse. A discussion on funds and the future of Allen […]

(Batesville, IN) – Knights of Columbus Council #1461 recently donated $2,500 to the Batesville Area Ministerial Association. K of C Faithful Navigator Ken Harmeyer presented the check to Paul Roell, who accepted on behalf of […]

(Decatur County, IN) – The Decatur County Community Foundation recently completed its third and final Large Grant cycle of 2023. With the close of this cycle, more than $190,000 was awarded to 19 large projects […]

(Bargersville, IN) – The 2023 Indiana Association of School Principals Elementary Principal of the Year is a Decatur County native. Katie Crites Smith serves as principal at Union Elementary in Johnson County’s Franklin Community School […]

UPDATE (Friday, December 1):  The damage estimate is around $1 million after the fire destroyed the home. The cause remains under investigation. Crews from multiple agencies were on the scene until around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Original […]

(Statehouse) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has announced the resignation of Denny Spinner, executive director of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Spinner’s last day will be Friday, December 1, 2023. Spinner, […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Thursday marks the end of an era at Greensburg High School, when history teacher John Pratt conducts his 31st and final in-school Chautauqua. Pratt says the three sessions will be conducted by […]

(Franklin County, IN) – West Pocket Road in the Batesville area is closed until further notice for a small bridge replacement project. The Franklin County Highway Department says the closure between Huntersville and Three Mile […]