Articles by Tom Snape

(Statewide) – Local health departments have received enhanced funding for the first time as a result of the Health First Indiana (HFI) initiative. HFI was made possible by legislation passed during the 2023 Indiana General […]

(Ripley County, IN) – National Wreaths Across America Day took place Saturday, December 16 at 3,702 participating locations across the country. Our nation’s heroes were remembered as each name was said aloud and honored as […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) says 88.98% of Indiana students in the Class of 2023 graduated, which is up from 86.52% in 2022. “Earning a high school diploma is essential to […]

(Jefferson County, IN) – Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post arrested a Madison man on felony child molestation and child exploitation charges on New Year’s Eve (Sunday). The investigation began earlier that day when […]

(Statewide) – The Indiana Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the spring 2024 call for projects for the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program. The application window is open now through Wednesday, January 31. Community […]

  (Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for […]

(Dearborn County, IN) – 2024 marks an important milestone in Dearborn County when St. John the Baptist Church, one of the four campuses of All Saints Parish, celebrates its bicentennial. This anniversary commemorates the birth […]

(Statewide) – As festive as the holidays can be, isolation and loneliness peak at this time of year for some Hoosiers. A 2022 survey found 55% of Americans experience increased loneliness and sadness around the […]

(Versailles, IN) – It wasn’t long into the New Year before Versailles Fire Rescue was called out. A car slammed into a home on the 800 block of Fern Drive around 12:40 am Monday. There’s […]

(Milan, IN) – The local firefighting community is mourning the passing of one of its own. Jarred Meinders died unexpectedly at his home in Milan on Saturday. Meinders was president of the Delaware Fire Department […]