Articles by Tom Snape

GREENSBURG, IN — John Pratt with the Decatur County 2022 Bicentennial Committee gave an update Thursday to the Decatur County Tourism Board. Pratt said they will reenact Abraham Lincoln’s February 12, 1861 stopover in Greensburg […]

WEST HARRISON, IN – Former small-business owner and current House District 68 State Representative Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) has announced his candidacy for re-election in 2022. The newly redrawn House District 68 now contains all […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Today is the Great American Smokeout (GASO), a day to commit to being tobacco-free. The American Cancer Society (ACS) designates the third Thursday of every year as the GASO, which encourages smokers […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that five Ripley County seniors have been selected as the finalists for the 2022 Ripley County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. Join […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A local tradition carried on in-person this week when the 62nd Annual Farm-City Banquet was held in the Batesville Middle School Commons. The banquet was a collaboration between Batesville High School FFA, […]

VERSAILLES, IN — The South Ripley School Board this week acted on compensation increases, which are part of the recently-approved two-year collective bargaining agreement between the corporation and the South Ripley Classroom Teachers Association. “In […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) has seen COVID-19 patient volumes decline slightly this week. Both Ripley and Franklin counties saw an increase in positivity rates. Ripley County remains in Orange on the state […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Greensburg Mayor Joshua Marsh updated Decatur County Commissioners this week on the Make My Move initiative. More than 1,600 applications have been received, with the goal to whittle the list down […]

RUSHVILLE, IN — Diamond Pet Foods, a leading manufacturer of quality pet foods, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility and has selected the city of Rushville, Indiana, as its preferred location. The […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — It will be April before the Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments over the Governor’s emergency powers. The court said yesterday that it will hear a challenge to the new state law that […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Area Art Council announces that a new visual display will be coming to downtown Batesville just in time for the holidays. Batesville Sky – Winter Wonder will consist of a 200-foot […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 24 at 6:30 pm has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 18 at 6:30 pm at the Memorial Building.