Articles by Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — St. Louis School has announced a revised list of students who qualified for the 2nd Quarter Honor Roll. One student was added to the 6th grade First Honors list. 4th grade First Honors:  Nathaniel […]

  UPDATE:  Ripley County, IN — U.S. 421 north of Napoleon has reopened in both directions after it was shut down Friday morning due to an overturned semi. Investigators say the driver apparently drove too […]

Greensburg, IN — Decatur County Commissioners will hold one evening meeting each quarter this year. Those meetings will take place at 6 pm on March 6, June 5, September 5, and December 4 in the […]

Laurel, IN — Crews from several Franklin County departments and one from Fayette County battled a structure fire at the corner of Pearl and Franklin streets in Laurel Thursday afternoon. The street around the scene […]

Lawrenceburg, IN — A 47-year-old West Harrison man has been charged with child solicitation after he was allegedly seen on a video trying to meet an underage boy for sex. Dearborn County Sheriff Shane McHenry says […]

Statehouse — A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would require the reporting of Indiana electric cars passed the Senate unanimously this week. Senate Bill 241 would require the Indiana Bureau of […]

Versailles, IN — Versailles Fire Rescue recently held its annual awards banquet and hardware was handed out. Jake Hebert was named Firefighter of the Year; the Chief’s Award went to Josh Walston; Rick Dillion is […]

Southeastern IN — All four area counties saw a dip in unemployment in December. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Decatur County had the lowest jobless rate at 2 percent, which was down […]

Washington, D.C. — Local Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN 09) has been appointed to serve on three committees in the 118th Congress. They are the House Financial Services Committee, the Rules Committee, and the Education and […]

Statewide — Get out your cameras and find your favorite historic destination because the DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology’s annual preservation photo contest has begun. The contest has been held since 2005 to […]

Lawrenceburg, IN — St. Lawrence School will host its annual open house this year on January 28, 2023, from 3:30 to 5 pm. Key school leadership will be presenting an overview of the school and […]

Batesville, IN — The Coalition for a Drug-Free Batesville is requesting community members’ participation in the 2023 Community Perception Survey. The survey asks community members for their thoughts on a variety of topics around substance […]