Articles by Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — The latest in a series of art projects in downtown Batesville is complete. Local artists Chaz Kaiser and Andrea Grimsley finished work this week on the Hillrom Training Center Clock Tower project […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Firefighters were called to a house fire Thursday morning at 430 North Monfort Street in Greensburg. Flames were coming out of the vacant home when crews arrived on the scene just after […]

STATEWIDE — Indiana schools continue to reach new heights in COVID-19 cases reported among the state’s K-12 students — driven in part by an increase in the number of schools participating in the state-mandated reporting. […]

STATEWIDE — This is not the forecast you want to hear, but the Old Farmer’s Almanac says Indiana can expect a long, cold snowy winter. The Almanac expects much of the Midwest will experience a […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — A COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic will be held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Brookville Friday and Saturday from Noon until 8 pm on both days. Both the Pfizer and Johnson […]

WEST HARRISON, IN — Indiana State Police have identified the semi-driver who was killed in Wednesday morning’s crash at the weigh station along I-74 in West Harrison near the Indiana/Ohio state line. 63-year-old James Bristol […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health is reporting that, over the last week, their patient positivity rate for COVID-19 and inpatient volumes have continued to increase. Officials monitoring state models of the latest surge expect […]

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — Sentencing for a doctor from Dearborn County who was convicted of animal cruelty has been moved to next week. 58-year-old Joseph Stubbers III of Bright took the stand to apologize for his […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Greensburg Fire Chief Nathan Stoermer appeared before City Council Tuesday night to promote Saturday’s 9/11 Memorial Service. “We will go through the timeline of the 9/11 events, as well as have an […]

WEST HARRISON, IN — A semi-driver is dead following a crash at the westbound I-74 weigh station in West Harrison this morning. The tractor-trailer went off the highway around 5 am and smashed into the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Local Marine Kelsee Lainhart is out of the ICU at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington and is now on the Wounded Warrior Floor. That’s according to Lainhart’s mother Stacy, who is posting […]

BATESVILLE, IN — There is one less dining option in Batesville for area residents and hungry travelers. The Steak ‘n Shake restaurant near the I-74 interchange off State Road 229 has been shuttered. Signs are […]