Articles by Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors LP plans to set beams next week at the County Road 600 East bridge over I-74 in Ripley County, as part of a superstructure […]

Greensburg, IN — Greensburg City Council on Tuesday night approved a five-year tax abatement for Heritage Hill Events, LLC. Evan Manship and his wife, the former Emily Oesterling, plan to redevelop the old St. Mary’s […]

Batesville, IN — Groundbreaking for the Batesville Skatepark is expected to take place next month after the city’s Board of Works on Monday night approved a base bid and Alternate 1 bid for construction of […]

Greensburg, IN —  The City of Greensburg will provide heavy trash collection next Monday through Friday (August 15-19), but Street Commissioner Mark Klosterkemper says there will be two big changes to the service because of […]

Indianapolis, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb on Tuesday signed Executive Order 22-12 calling a special election in the Second Congressional District. The special election will be held to fill the vacancy in the office of United […]

Ripley County, IN — A Summer of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, & Mathematics), an initiative of Genesis: Pathways to Success, provided a total of 7 co-curricular and fun-filled STREAM camps and activities for […]

Southeastern Indiana — Sixty 4th grade students at South Decatur Elementary School will take a field trip to Versailles State Park this academic year, thanks in part to the Discover the Outdoors grant program administered […]

Batesville, IN — By a 3-2 vote, Batesville City Council approved an additional appropriation of $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (coronavirus) funds for the Batesville Skate Park and the purchase of the Batesville Area […]

St. Leon, IN — The National FFA has awarded more than $260,000 to FFA chapters in 33 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks to its Yearlong Living to Serve Grants. Locally, members of the […]

Decatur County, IN — The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash late Sunday afternoon at the intersection of County Roads 1000 South and 100 West that resulted in serious injuries. When deputies […]

Millhousen, IN — No one was injured when a truck caught fire next to a building on the 3300 block of US 421 in Millhousen Sunday evening. Napoleon firefighters say the person who reported the […]

Negangards Corner, IN — Negangards Corner Free Will Baptist Church is collecting donations for the Eastern Kentucky flood survivors this week. Items that will be accepted include non-perishable food, hygiene items, and cleaning supplies. They’ll […]