Articles by Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Some scary moments after a large sheet of ice came off a vehicle and shattered the front window of another vehicle (pictured) on eastbound I-74 just east of Batesville on Sunday. Indiana […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Indiana Department of Health Strike Team COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic will resume Saturday, February 5 at Noon at the Batesville Area Resource Center (BARC) at 920 County Line Road. The […]

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana House this week approved a bill that would change the rules for voting by mail. House Bill 1116 would require a voter to say they cannot vote in person on Election […]

BATESVILLE, IN — St. Louis School officially inducted its newest members into the National Junior Honor Society on January 26. They are: Sam Richardson, Sophia Hohenstein, Rachel Suttmann, Ethan Rahschulte, Aaron Bauer, Mary Hunter, Bridget […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Hazardous road conditions stemming from the winter storm forced Rumpke to cancel trash and recycling service on Friday in the City of Batesville. Rumpke will instead collect extra material from impacted Batesville […]

STATEWIDE — You can see the work of state snowplow drivers, thanks to cameras on board. INDOT crews now have cameras on many of their plow trucks. The cameras were installed last year, but this […]

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — Two people were rescued after their car went into a lake off Shale Road near Leatherwood Creek in Dearborn County just before 2 am Thursday. The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office says […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The winter weather is believed to be a factor in the downing of a tree that blocked one westbound lane of I-74 near the 155-mile marker in northeastern Ripley County Thursday […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Thursday reported 6,615 new cases of COVID-19 and 57 deaths across the state. Locally, Dearborn County reported 63 cases; Ripley County had 40 positives; Decatur County reported […]

STATEHOUSE — A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would improve veterinarian services passed the Indiana Senate unanimously. Senate Bill 177 would provide that the state veterinarian serves as the chief administrative […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — The situation continues to improve following the winter storm that socked the area Thursday into Friday. The National Weather Service has canceled the Winter Weather Advisory for Ripley, Franklin, and Dearborn counties […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has announced that all state-run COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics will be closed Friday due to hazardous weather conditions. This includes the clinic across from the […]