Articles by Tom Snape

VERSAILLES, IN — Versailles firefighters have placed new Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) equipment into service. The new gear replaces 17-year-old SCBA equipment. Grants from the Ripley County Community Foundation, Southeastern Indiana REMC, and the Rising […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Thanks to the Ripley County Community Foundation (RCCF), nonprofit organizations may apply for one of four $1,000.00 Women’s Fund Grants that will benefit women or children in Ripley County. In 2021, […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Main Street Executive Director Tina Longstreth has announced that she will be stepping down from her position pending the hire of a new Executive Director. Longstreth, who has been in the […]

STATEWIDE — Governor Eric Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor and remember the victims of Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park, IL. Per President Biden’s […]

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to begin chip seal operations this week on State Road 46 in Dearborn County. Work will start on or after Thursday, July 7, weather […]

MILAN, IN — Stargazing with Astronomers, a portable planetarium led by the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery was brought to the Milan Public Library on Monday, June 27 thanks to Genesis: Pathways to Success, an initiative […]

ST. PAUL, IN — One person is dead following a motorcycle accident that happened on the 7000 block of West County Road 650 North in the St. Paul area early Saturday morning. The Decatur County […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews have delayed the closure of U.S. 421 (Ireland Street) in Greensburg to next Monday, July 11, due to predicted weather this week. The road was originally […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Robin Meyer and his Independence Day flag-wavers set a new record Monday. One hundred and nine people showed up, which shattered the previous record of 50 set on Memorial Day, to […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — A pair of Ripley County Lilly Scholars are giving back through the Lilly Scholars Network’s Lead Forward Community Grants Program. Christina White (2001 Lilly Scholar) and Adam Record (2003) are scholar […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce held its 19th Annual Women In Business Conference late last week at Greensburg Elementary School. Chamber Executive Director Dawn Lowe says this year’s conference was held […]