Articles by Tom Snape

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation, Inc. (RCCF), through its Ripley Youth Outreach Program, hosted the 2nd annual Chalktoberfest on October 9th. Chalktoberfest is a competitive chalk art contest for students in […]

COLUMBUS, IN — Legal Aid District 11 will hold another free legal advice phone clinic for residents in its eight-county district on Tuesday (October 19). The district includes Decatur, Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) officials say 15 COVID-positive patients were admitted last week, bringing the total since August 1 to 108 patients. MMH currently has 27 patients on the Medical/Surgery floor, with […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Area Art Council (BAAC) would like to get the word out that the last day to see the Batesville Umbrella Sky Project will be Sunday, October 24th. The last scheduled […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting-related accident that happened Thursday shortly after 11:30 am in Decatur County. Responders were dispatched to an area near the 8700 block of East County […]

NAPOLEON, IN — No one was injured when flames hit a log cabin-style home Friday night on County Road 750 West near Brownstown Road. Napoleon Fire Chief Ron Reynolds says the flames were contained to the […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to get immunized against influenza after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2021-22 flu season. No additional information about the patient will be released due […]

METAMORA TOWNSHIP, IN — Firefighters from several departments were called to a barn fire that broke out just before 9 pm Friday on the 18,000 block of Haytown Hill Road in Metamora Township. The barn […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam. Someone has reportedly been posing as Ripley County Sheriff’s deputies, telling people that they have missed a court date and […]

AURORA, IN — Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began a missing person investigation Thursday after a vehicle connected with a 2002 missing person investigation from Delhi Township, Ohio was located in the Ohio […]

WEST HARRISON, IN — Demolition began Monday on the scale house that was destroyed in the early morning of September 8 at the I-74 West Harrison weigh station. The scale house was crushed when a […]

ST. LEON, IN — Congratulations to the Superintendent of the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation. Dr. Andrew Jackson has been named the 2022 Superintendent of the Year in District VIII by members of the Indiana Association […]