Articles by Tom Snape

DEARBORN/OHIO COUNTIES, IN — Longtime Dearborn-Ohio Circuit Court Judge James Humphrey (pictured) has announced he will retire when his current term ends on December 31, 2022. Humphrey has been on the bench since 1999. His […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Students in high school or college who are planning to teach or work in school administration in the State of Indiana have until January 31 to apply for one scholarship and two […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Two people from Ft. Wayne were arrested following a high-speed chase on I-74 at the 132-mile marker in Greensburg that began shortly before 1 am Monday. Greensburg Police say an officer tried to […]

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN — Ninth District Congressman Trey Hollingsworth has announced he will not run for re-election this year. In a social media post, Hollingsworth said he made a pledge to limit his terms in office, […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — An increasing number of staff absences, COVID positives, and a high number of students and staff in quarantine forced Franklin County Community Schools to switch to E-Learning Thursday and Friday. Classes will […]

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — Shane McHenry (pictured) has filed to run for re-election as Dearborn County Sheriff. The incumbent Republican said in a statement that although the pandemic has made it tough at times, he […]

WESTPORT, IN — A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday for the South Decatur Jr./Sr. High School Medical Sciences Center. The center has a mission and footprint similar to the Cybersecurity Center that opened at North Decatur […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Primary School will once again have registration for the Mandarin Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program offered to incoming kindergartners for the 2022-2023 school year, according to BPS Principal Brad Stoneking. Kindergartners […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Wednesday reported 15,091 new COVID-19 cases and 125 deaths across the state. The state’s positivity rate has reached 27.8 percent. Locally, Dearborn County reported 142 positive […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A new scholarship in memory of beloved Batesville High School (BHS) administrative assistant Bobbie Brandes will join two existing scholarships to be awarded by the Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) in 2022, […]

NEW POINT, IN — A 74-year-old man is dead following a tree cutting accident Tuesday in the New Point area. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says Alvin Urban Wuestefeld was cutting a tree that had […]

STATEHOUSE — Three bills authored by State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) passed the Senate Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources on Monday, January 10. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources passed […]