Articles by Tom Snape

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 […]

Decatur County, IN — Several people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries from a two-vehicle crash on westbound I-74 in Decatur County Saturday afternoon. Several agencies responded, including the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, […]

Penntown, IN — A semi driver was flown to the hospital following a crash on the 82-hundred block of Hoff Road. Ripley County Sheriff’s deputies say 40-year-old Robert Duvall was driving his tractor-trailer on I-74 west […]

Connersville, IN — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident in Fayette County that seriously injured a passenger. It happened Sunday night near the 500 block of Big Bear Road in Connersville. […]

Switzerland/Jefferson Counties, IN — An elderly woman is dead and a number of homes and roads were damaged after flash floods hit Switzerland and Jefferson counties Saturday night. Authorities in Jefferson County say the woman […]

Batesville, IN — Several area fire departments were called when a house went up in flames on the 12,000 block of North County Road 50 West Friday afternoon. Batesville Fire & Rescue says crews went […]