Articles by Tom Snape

Decatur County, IN — Decatur County Commissioners are considering the installation of a new timepiece and bell tower chimes for the courthouse tower clock. The clock’s motor is broken and only tells the correct time […]

Switzerland County, IN — Switzerland County residents impacted by flash flooding that occurred last Saturday are asked to contact Indiana 211 to report damages and help with a damage assessment. Indiana 211 asks residents to use […]

Shelby County, IN — A Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy lost his life in a motorcycle crash early Wednesday morning on I-74. Indiana State Police troopers say 37-year-old Jay L. Griffith Jr. was off-duty at the […]

Batesville, IN — Cincinnati Children’s is adding specialty clinics at its primary care location in Batesville so kids and families in Southeast Indiana don’t have to travel far to see physicians and other providers who […]

Westport, IN — The 2022 Westport Kiwanis Car Show and BBQ will take place Saturday. The parade is set for 5:30 pm, with lineup starting at 5. The theme for the parade is “A New […]

Laurel, IN — Franklin County Purdue Extension is inviting the public to celebrate the first season of the community gardens in the county. The first garden harvest in Laurel will be celebrated Thursday evening from […]

Statewide — Decatur County, along with Rush, Shelby, and several others, are now among 50 Indiana counties considered high risk for community spread of COVID-19. Last week, 53 Hoosier counties were considered high risk, according […]

Versailles, IN — First responders were called Labor Day afternoon to Pangburn Park in Versailles after two teenage girls became stuck in the infant playground swings. Police officers were able to remove one of the […]

Franklin County, IN — Whitcomb Road in Franklin County is closed to traffic between Oxford Pike and Liberty Pike this Wednesday through Friday during daytime hours. Franklin County Highway crews are working on a paving […]

Jefferson County, IN — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident in Jefferson County that seriously injured the driver. The wreck happened late Sunday night in the area of the 1900 block of […]

Elrod, IN — Four people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of US 50 and Farmers Retreat Road in Elrod. Ripley County Sheriff’s deputies say a car driven by Isaac Tibbits of […]