Articles by Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg, front left) welcomed fourth-grade students from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Greensburg to the Statehouse on Monday, April 17. The group toured the building and learned about the […]

(Batesville, IN) – In support of the work of Safe Passage and the commitment to amplifying the voices of survivors, Madison, Batesville, Rising Sun, and Lawrenceburg mayors have joined forces and designated April 23-29 as […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Decatur County Commissioners this week agreed to act as sponsors for the Decatur County Family YMCA’s grant application for funds to repair the Y’s roof. The total cost of the project is […]

(Decatur County, IN) – Decatur County Sheriff Bill Meyerrose says the new Body Worn Camera (BWC) program is up and running at his agency. Meyerrose touted the program as one of the main platforms of […]

(Friendship, IN) – The Friendship Volunteer Fire Department and Ripley County EMS were called to a medical emergency at an undisclosed location Tuesday night which evolved into a medical evaluation. PHI Air Medical was called […]

(Southeastern IN) – A Red Flag Warning for wind and low humidity will go into effect at Noon and run through 8 o’clock tonight. The National Weather Service says we can expect southwest winds of […]

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville City Court has a new judge. Bradley Bergquist was appointed City Judge by Gov. Eric Holcomb in March and was recently sworn in by Mayor Mike Bettice. Bergquist succeeds former Judge […]

(Milan, IN) – The Milan Community School Board this week approved the hiring of John Prifogle as Intermediate/Middle School Principal. He succeeds Pat Murphy, who will take over as Milan Schools Superintendent on July 1. […]

(Franklin County, IN) – A Boil Advisory issued this week for Clark and Snow Mountain drives has been lifted by the Franklin County Water Association. An official with the water utility says the recent rash […]

(Statewide) – This is National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through road and highway work zones. The Indiana Department of […]

(Brookville, IN) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has reached a critical staffing shortage at the Security Center. Administrators have been struggling for several months to keep employees to staff the jail. As a result […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded Decatur Circuit Judge Timothy Day for unauthorized one-sided communications and for failing to take remedial measures regarding those communications. The reprimand comes four months […]