Articles by Tom Snape

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded $465,068 to 18 recipients in the agency’s Community Recycling Grant Program. Locally, the Southeastern Indiana Solid Waste District received $24,247, while the Dearborn […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Parks and Recreation Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 pm at the Memorial Building (132 South Main Street in Batesville) has been canceled.

BATESVILLE, IN — The Southeastern Indiana YMCA will offer a free “Safety Around Water” program for 6 to 9-year-olds this summer. Registration is now open for the four-session class that will be offered Tuesday, May […]

VERSAILLES, IN — Versailles State Park has added a History Room to the newly-remodeled Nature Center and will hold a grand opening for the new exhibit over Memorial Day weekend. The park’s Nature Center and […]

STATEWIDE — Attorney General Todd Rokita invites Hoosiers to race over to IndianaUnclaimed.gov to search and claim their funds and/or property. You might recover enough to buy a lot of milk in Victory Lane. “With Indiana as […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Daniel Borns, a choral director with a proven track record for program expansion and competition success, has been tapped for the choir director position at Batesville Middle School (BMS) and Batesville High […]

BATESVILLE, IN — “Nobody Knows Inflatable, Event, and Party Rentals Like We Do,” is the mantra of Party Time Rentals. The business was celebrated Friday, May 13 during a ribbon-cutting event conducted by the Batesville Area […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Several hundred community members turned out Saturday afternoon for Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s 100th Anniversary Celebration and Open House. “It’s really a celebration of serving the community and a celebration of how […]

OLDENBURG, IN — Oldenburg Academy students and staff participated in the May Crowning on the special Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima Friday, May 13. The procession was led by OA seniors. Everyone joined in […]

STATEWIDE — Starting now, more than 200 state and local law enforcement agencies are increasing patrols as part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign prior to Memorial Day weekend. For the next three […]

SUNMAN, IN — The Sunman Food Pantry will be closed Saturday, June 4. The food pantry is housed at St. John’s United Church of Christ at Penntown, but church members will be preparing to host a […]

CEDAR GROVE, IN — Indiana State Police-Versailles Post detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened around 10:30 Friday night in Franklin County. Investigators say Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on Main […]