Articles by Tom Snape

Statewide — Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel seasons of the year. AAA is predicting 54.6 million people will be heading out for the holiday. Of those, nearly 49 million will be traveling by […]

Southeastern IN — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says unemployment was up in all four area counties in October. Ripley County had the area’s highest jobless rate last month at 2.9 percent. That’s up […]

Statehouse — It is Organization Day at the Indiana Statehouse. “The Speaker of the House is sworn in. Also, the Clerk of the House is sworn in. Those are two different procedures that take place,” […]

Metamora, IN — A Metamora man is facing several charges in connection with a stabbing Sunday evening. Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies were called around 5:30 pm to the 19,000 block of Stacy Road in Metamora […]

Decatur County, IN — The Decatur County Election Board is looking into a formal complaint made against a Sheriffs candidate. The complaint centers around a photocopied handwritten letter that was mailed to local households before […]

Ripley County, IN — 2022 marks the Ripley County Community Foundation’s 25th anniversary. In honor of that milestone, the Board of Directors launched the 25th Anniversary Impact Grants. This opportunity made $100,000 available to assist […]

Southeastern IN — The area is under an Elevated Fire Danger this afternoon. The National Weather Service says winds of out the south at 10 to 20 mph combined with low humidity and dry vegetation […]

Milan, IN — Milan’s Ryan Langferman was named the 2022 State High School Principal of the Year at the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) banquet Sunday night in Indianapolis. He was chosen from the […]

Batesville, IN — There are now two vacancies that need to be filled on Batesville City Council. Jim Fritsch resigned late last week from the District 3 council seat. He becomes the second councilman to […]

Cedar Grove, IN — Two medical helicopters were called to a crash on U.S. 52 in Cedar Grove Friday afternoon. The rescue operation and investigation forced the closing of 52 for more than an hour. […]

Indianapolis, IN — Indiana’s unemployment rate in October stands at 3.0%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. That’s up from 2.8% in September. By comparison, the national unemployment rate in October stands at […]

Statewide — Fifth-grade students across the state are being encouraged to enter the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest Indiana State Police and the U.S. Department of Justice are teaming up to promote the contest. […]