Articles by Tom Snape

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) and fellow state lawmakers welcomed U.S. Representative Greg Pence (IN-06) to the Statehouse Tuesday. Pence joined state legislators for breakfast and coffee to discuss priorities in Washington, […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — The unemployment rate for all four Southeastern Indiana counties dropped to around the 1 percent mark in December. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Franklin County had the lowest jobless rate […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Heath Newcomb has been sentenced to a total of more than 10 years by Judge Tim Day in the Decatur Circuit Court after entering guilty pleas to several charges. Newcomb pleaded […]

LAWRENCEBURG/BATESVILLE, IN — More than 200 students were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at the Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg and Batesville campuses. The college names to the Dean’s List […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for tonight (Wednesday, January 26) at 6:30 pm has been canceled due to the lack of a quorum. The next Redevelopment Commission meeting […]

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors LP plans to close lanes and shift traffic next week at the I-74 bridges over the Whitewater River in Dearborn County. The bridges are […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A wrong-way driver was killed on westbound I-74 in eastern Decatur County Tuesday morning. Indiana State Police say the crash happened around 6 am near the 140-mile marker when 66-year-old Daryl […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A Batesville manufacturer has reached the Sweet 16 of the Indiana Chamber’s inaugural Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament. Wood-Mizer is among companies around the state involved in the online competition. Participants […]

DILLSBORO, IN — INDOT will host a public information meeting for an intersection improvement project along US 50 in Dillsboro Thursday night. Doors will open at the Dillsboro Community Center at 5:30 pm. A presentation […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is sending its Strike Team to Batesville on back-to-back weeks. The stepped-up testing and vaccination effort are on due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. All 92 […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously voted Tuesday in support of legislation authored by State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) to designate the mastodon as the official state fossil of Indiana. “Indiana is one […]

VERSAILLES, IN — February is Library Lover’s Month. To celebrate, Tyson Library will have a weekly drawing for prizes. To enter your name into the drawing, stop in and add a “Love Note” to the […]