Articles by Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce has a new Executive Director. Brandi Merkel comes to the chamber from Jac-Cen-Del Schools, where she served the past several years as athletic secretary. Merkel […]

Batesville, IN — The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 23 at 6:30 pm has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 17 at 6:30 pm at the Memorial Building.

Decatur County, IN — A Wind Advisory will be in effect for Decatur County from 8 am until 8 pm on Saturday. The National Weather Service says 20 to 30 mph winds out of the South […]

Southeastern IN — It’s time to “fall back.” Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 am Sunday. You’re urged to set manual clocks and other time-keeping devices back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Street Department has begun the process of curbside collection of leaves and will conclude in December. On average, it takes between two to four weeks to make a complete circuit […]

Batesville, IN — The final Large Trash Pick Up of the year in the City of Batesville is set for Saturday. Up to 10 large items per residence will be collected, and items should not […]

Southeastern IN — Most of Southeastern Indiana remains in a drought. That’s according to a map released on Thursday by the US Drought Monitor. The map continues to show all of Ripley, Franklin, and Dearborn […]

St. Leon, IN — The Food & Growers Association (FGA) is partnering with the Society of St Andrew’s to glean potatoes at Lobenstein Farm in St. Leon today (Friday) from 10 am until 1 pm. […]

Batesville, IN — Batesville Main Street has a new Executive Director. Amy Pretzer is an Ohio native who has lived in Batesville for the past year. She previously lived in Orlando, Florida where she worked […]