Articles by Tom Snape

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Community School Board this week approved the hiring of Brian McFee as Associate Principal at Batesville High School. McFee replaces Joe Hartman, who resigned last month so that he could […]

Decatur County, IN — Power outages that easily could have lasted for several days ended up being resolved within 48 hours, thanks to the work of a lot of people. Those are the sentiments of […]

Dupont, IN — Indiana State Police began a homicide investigation following a shooting early Tuesday morning in rural Jefferson County. Shortly after 4 am yesterday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call stating that shots […]

Statewide — Indiana DNR has received reports of sick and dying songbirds from five counties. DNR is working with the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (IN ADDL) and the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Knights of Columbus Council #1461 presented eleven $1,000 scholarships to local students. Eight scholarships to graduating 8th graders going to or students currently attending Oldenburg Academy. Four scholarships to graduating […]

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation awarded $12,740.69 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Osgood from the Frank Tarter Community Trust Fund and the Ray E. Herman & Louise (Herman) Crum Memorial […]

Ripley/Dearborn counties, IN — The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes touched down in the area Friday night. EF-1 tornado damage occurred along East Prattsburg Road near Milan, where several trees were knocked down. Additional […]

Indianapolis, IN — Butler University will require students, faculty, and staff to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus this fall. Exemptions will be considered based on health, religion, or strong personal reasons. Anyone […]

Franklin County, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Paul H. Rohe Company plans to begin work on or after tomorrow (Wednesday, June 23) on a $660,000 asphalt resurfacing project on State Road 252 in […]

Ripley County, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to begin asphalt resurfacing work on State Road 129 next week south of Batesville in Ripley County. Crews are scheduled to […]

Napoleon, IN — Napoleon Volunteer firefighters spent their lunchtime Monday battling a car fire at the intersection of US 421 and Millhousen Road. The car was listed as a total loss, despite a quick response […]

Statewide — Residents impacted by the severe storms June 18-21 are asked to contact Indiana 211 to report storm damage and help with a statewide damage assessment. The storm produced several tornado warnings and resulted […]