Articles by Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Congratulations to a pair of local 11-year-olds. Jaxson Watson won the title of 2021 “Fastest Kid in Town” while Halle Weisenbach was the overall fastest female, or “Fastest Girl in Town.” Watson […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Community School Corporation has been recognized as a Top 20 District in Indiana for 2022. The Corporation was ranked 18th out of 290 districts. The ranking by niche.com is based […]

BROOKVILLE, IN –United Way of Franklin County (UWFC) will receive a second COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative grant for $148,998 from Indiana United Ways, the state professional association of which UWFC is a member. The grant […]

STATEWIDE — Free Fishing Day and National Hunting & Fishing Day on Saturday are opportunities for Hoosiers to get a hands-on experience with nature and enjoy the state’s public lands and waters. On Free Fishing […]

BATESVILLE, IN — T-Mobile has announced that Batesville is one of 25 small towns across the U.S. to receive a Hometown Grant to jumpstart a vital community development project to re-energize the city and build […]

VERSAILLES, IN — Persistent rain on Wednesday forced the cancellation of the first night of midway activities at the 118th Versailles Pumpkin Show, but the King and Queen contest went on as scheduled. Because of […]

BATESVILLE, IN — St. Louis School first grade classes recently wrote cards of encouragement to local US Marine Cpl. Kelsee Lainhart, who was injured in last month’s terrorist attack in Afghanistan.   Lainhart is recovering […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Transportation will host a Statewide Winter Seasonal Hiring Event on Thursday, September 30 from 10 am until 3 pm (local time) in multiple locations across the state. Winter seasonal […]

STATEWIDE — Harvest season is here and for some, that means visiting pumpkin patches and apple orchards, but Indiana State Police and others want to remind motorists that harvest season also means farmers will begin […]

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — A man was sentenced Wednesday in Dearborn Superior Court I to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Child Molesting, with two years suspended. Thirty-seven-year-old Corey D. Frank […]

MILAN, IN — The Hoosier Hills Water District will flush the distribution system starting next week. The water company will flush north of Milan in Franklin and Ripley counties beginning Monday and running through October […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Ripley County Covid seven-day positivity rate increased to 12.35% and remains in “orange” status. The Franklin County Covid seven-day positivity rate went up to 21.43% and remains in “red” status. The […]