Articles by Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) honored Schmidt Bakery this week. Leising presented the bakery’s owners, Clem and Bertie Schmidt, with a Certificate of Congratulations on the business’s 60th anniversary on Thursday, June […]

(Brookville, IN) – Royalty was recently crowned at the Franklin County 4-H Fair Queen and Princess Pageant. Jacoba Hensley will reign over this year’s fair as Queen; Paityn Freese was named 1st runner-up, and Madi […]

(Franklin County, IN) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says someone is spoofing its phone number as part of several scams. Deputies say the scammers mask phone numbers to try and get information and money […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Genesis: Pathways to Success continued its strong offering of A Summer of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, & Mathematics) programs on Tuesday with Explore Public Safety Camp at the Southeastern […]

(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $275,411 in 16 new grants in the second quarter of 2023. These grants included: ● $40,000 to Aberdeen Pate Water Corporation […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – Ivy Tech Community College President Sue Ellspermann is reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action and college and university admissions. “Ivy Tech is an open admissions institution. This decision […]

(Plainfield, IN) – The Duke Energy Foundation is dedicating an additional $100,000 in financial assistance to Indiana customers who may be struggling to pay their energy bills this summer. The funding is made possible through […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community School Board this week awarded the bid for the construction of the industrial technology center addition to the high school. Maxwell Construction Company was awarded the contract after submitting […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Good news if you typically drive on State Road 46 near Penntown. INDOT has reopened 46 west of State Road 101 over Little Pipe Creek following the completion of a bridge […]

(Southeastern IN) – Strong to severe storms rolled through the area Thursday afternoon, leaving behind fallen trees and power lines. A number of people around the area were left in the dark as a result, […]

(Ripley County, IN) – A man is in custody following a police chase in Ripley County Thursday morning. Indiana State Police say 22-year-old Deondrick Bailey was pulled over for speeding around 10 am on State […]

(Southeastern IN) – Same verse, different day. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has declared another Air Action Day for Southeastern Indiana due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. The air quality action day is […]