Articles by Tom Snape

Greensburg, IN — Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s President and CEO, Rex McKinney has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Indiana Department of Health by Governor Eric Holcomb. As a member of the executive […]

Batesville, IN — Batesville residents will soon add pizazz to basketball courts at Liberty Park if the Project Park Pizazz crowdfunding campaign reaches its goal of raising $25,000 by April 9, 2023. If successful, the […]

Osgood, IN — Eight-grade students from several Ripley County schools got to experience the everyday ups and downs in the life of an adult during WRBI’s Reality Check Wednesday at Jac-Cen-Del Jr./Sr. High School. In […]

Brookville, IN — Reid Health took the wraps off its new Brookville area Primary and Specialty Care facility Wednesday evening. Longtime Brookville primary care providers Scott Marsteller, M.D., and Nurse Practioner Katie Marker will start […]

Decatur County, IN –At least one person was injured in a crash on eastbound I-74 in Decatur County Wednesday afternoon. The crash at the 139-mile marker caused a backup for several miles. The victim’s name, […]

Ripley County, IN — Ripley County Council is responding to Sheriff Rob Bradley’s claims that county leaders have neglected the Sheriff’s Office staffing crisis, which he says has been brought on by a disparity in […]

Ripley County, IN — Ripley County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) wants to remind residents that March 12-18, 2023 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana. The purpose of Severe Weather Preparedness Week is to better […]

Batesville, IN — Firefighters quickly put out an apartment fire on Oakmont Place in Batesville’s Hillindale Estates area Tuesday evening. The fire was contained to one unit, and there were no injuries reported. The cause […]

St. Leon, IN — The Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation has been selected for the 2023 Literacy Cadre by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). IDOE has partnered with the Center of Excellence in Leadership of […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Food Pantry was recently awarded a $270 proactive grant from the Ripley County Community Foundation. The community foundation recognized local 501 (C)(3) charitable organizations with a mission to ease the […]

Putnam County, IN — Putnam County residents are closely watching developments after learning multiple truckloads of waste from the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, are already at a local landfill. The Hoosier Environmental […]

Versailles, IN — The Shelby Township Advisory Board plans to enter into a fire protection contract with the New Marion Volunteer Fire Department if the department becomes compliant and files the required paperwork with the […]