Articles by Tom Snape

(Milan, IN) – A local teacher is a published author. Milan High School English teacher Rebecca Wilhelm is the co-author of a book titled “Haunted Dearborn County, Indiana.” The 112-page book Wilhelm co-wrote with Mary […]

(Greensburg, IN) – The Greensburg Optimist Club awarded the 2023 Firefighter of the Year award to Greensburg Assistant Fire Chief Curtis Lewis during the organization’s meeting Thursday morning at the department’s Fire Station One on […]

(Milan, IN) – Milan Elementary School recently partnered with Stars of Honor and chose a number of students as great representatives of the school. The Stars of Honor award was created to recognize students for […]

(Franklin/Ripley Counties, IN) – In partnership with Strand Associates, the Indiana Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting on Tuesday, October 10, for the proposed State Road 229 Access Management Project in Batesville. […]

(Versailles, IN) – Royalty was crowned Wednesday night to open the 120th Versailles Pumpkin Show. East Central High School senior Stone Wilhelm was named King and Kaley Barnes from Lawrenceburg High School was chosen Queen. […]

(Osgood, IN) – The Town of Osgood has received more than $40,000 in grants to finish three improvement projects at Osgood Trails. An $8,000 grant from the Gilmore & Golda Reynolds Foundation will go towards […]

(Batesville, IN) – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will launch in Ripley County this month thanks to a partnership between the Southeastern Indiana YMCA, Ripley County Community Foundation (RCCF), Batesville Memorial Public Library, Tyson Library, and […]

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Randy Maxwell (R-Guilford) was sworn in as state senator of Indiana Senate District 43 by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush Thursday in the Senate Chamber. Maxwell succeeds State Sen. […]

(Batesville, IN) – The first twins born at Margaret Mary Health on September 26, 1933, celebrated a milestone birthday this week. Al Hartman and Dorothy Flaspohler celebrated their 90th birthday on Tuesday, and they received […]

(Milan, IN) – Milan American Legion Post #235 has donated $10,000 to Milan Community Schools. The donation will help offset rising motor coach transportation costs for the annual 8th grade Washington D.C. trip, which is […]

(Decatur County, IN) – A Bartholomew County man has been arrested in connection with a deadly single-vehicle rollover crash that happened on the 10,000 block of West County Road 100 South near Burney on August […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Two people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 421 near County Road 850 near Versailles Sunday afternoon. The injured persons’ names and conditions were not available. Responding agencies included […]