Articles by Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Area Arts Council’s 32nd annual art auction is scheduled for February 11 at Walhill Farm. The auction is BAAC’s sole fundraiser, with proceeds used to support the arts council’s nationally-recognized […]

JACKSON COUNTY, IN — Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post arrested a South Carolina truck driver for operating a commercial motor vehicle with a BAC of nearly three times the legal limit. The investigation […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — The Indiana Department of Health Strike Team will be back in Brookville this week. The Franklin County Health Department says the team will hold a COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic this Wednesday […]

METAMORA, IN — There were no injuries reported following a house fire Sunday morning on the 19,000 block of Haytown Hill Road near Metamora. The initial report came in shortly before 8:30 am as a […]

ST. PAUL, IN — A man from St. Paul is dead and another was taken by StatFlight to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following a single-vehicle crash that occurred around 9:15 Saturday night on the 7,000 […]

STATEHOUSE — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) met with area Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) representatives on Thursday at the Statehouse. Six of the seven counties Leising represents had REMC Chief Executive Officers attend the […]

ST. LEON, IN — At the January Board of Finance meeting, the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation released its 2022-2026 Five-Year Financial Forecast. The forecast was first created in 2017 in response to the Strategic Plan […]

VERSAILLES, IN — As the organization’s signature fundraiser for the past 23 years, the 2022 Versailles Polar Plunge at Versailles State Park, one of 16 Plunges across Indiana to benefit Special Olympics Indiana, will be […]

SUNMAN, IN — Sunman Town Council announced at a special meeting Thursday night that it will hire an interim marshal to serve as the town’s top law enforcement officer for the time being, and then […]

BATESVILLE, IN — 2021 was a record year for Batesville Fire and Rescue first responders. Firefighters made 458 runs last year, including 202 for medical assistance. An estimated $855,000 in fire loss was recorded. EMS […]

LAUREL, IN — One person was flown to the hospital by StatFlight after an unusual accident around 5:30 Thursday evening on Stone Church Road in Laurel. Scanner traffic indicated the victim was crushed by a […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A driver was taken to the hospital following a collision at the intersection of State Road 46 and Columbus Avenue that happened Wednesday around 7 pm. Batesville Police say 70-year-old Douglas Haldeman […]