Articles by Tom Snape

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Health announced yesterday that 302 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Locally, Ripley and Dearborn counties each had one new positive case. There were no new cases reported […]

Batesville, IN — Batesville will host the Star-Spangled Indianapolis Symphony event on Thursday, July 1 at 8 pm at Bill Gillespie Soccer Park on Delaware Road. This will be the third event in a series hosted […]

Greensburg, IN — Greensburg City Council voted 3-2 last night to enter into a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Bird Electric Scooters. Councilmembers Vietta McKenzie and Kevin Fleetwood voted in favor of the non-binding MOU […]

Columbus, IN — Indiana State Police detectives from the Versailles Post are investigating the death of an inmate at the Bartholomew County Jail. 47-year-old Gregory Leonard of Columbus was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday […]

Franklin County, IN — After nearly a week in effect, the yellow travel advisory for Franklin County has been lifted. The advisory went into effect following last week’s heavy rains and flooding, which caused debris […]

Greensburg, IN — Brendan Bridges attended his final Greensburg Board of Works and City Council meetings last night as police chief. Bridges is retiring as chief effective July 1. He will be replaced as Greensburg’s […]

Oldenburg, IN — The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently for A Beautiful World in Oldenburg. Owners Cecelia Rose and Deb Obermeyer were joined by Chamber officials and community members at the […]

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation (RCCF) is pleased to welcome their summer interns, Grace Vanderbur and Riley Schebler. The summer internship is designed to provide real-life work experience for students wishing […]

Westport, IN — Two people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident on State Road 3 in front of South Decatur High School yesterday afternoon. No word on names or conditions. A number […]

Statewide — More Hoosiers are getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but the daily number of administered doses is falling off. The State Department of Health says just over 16,000 people rolled up their sleeves on Friday. […]

Friendship, IN — Police, firefighters, and EMS personnel responded to a rollover crash just after 1 am Saturday on the 6,000 block of South Friendship Road in Ripley County. A vehicle hit a tree, but […]

Greensburg, IN — Brenda Dwenger has resigned as Greensburg City Clerk-Treasurer to concentrate on health and family matters. Dwenger was in her first term as Clerk-Treasurer. Mayor Joshua Marsh has appointed Deputy Clerk Betsy Wiley […]